The rupee continued to strengthen against the US dollar, rising by 40 paise on Friday and breaching the 84-mark. This is the first time in seven months that the rupee has traded below the 84-level against the greenback.
Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Mansukh Mandaviya, will participate in a special edition of the Fit India Sundays on Cycle initiative, titled ‘Cycling with Teachers', alongside teachers from across the country.
Angola’s President Joao Manuel Goncalves Lourenco arrived in New Delhi on Friday for the first official state visit by a President from that country to India in 38 years.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court declined to entertain a plea seeking the formation of a probe panel headed by a retired apex court judge to investigate the deadly April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 civilians. A bench headed by Justice Surya Kant came down heavily on the PIL litigant for filing such a petition before the top court.
On Thursday, the Delhi High Court said that Yoga guru Ramdev "lives in his own world" and appears to be "beyond anyone's control", as it found him prima facie in contempt for his controversial "Sharbat Jihad" comments targeting Hamdard's Rooh Afza.
According to a statement released by Delhi Police, the incident began at around 3 p.m. when a motorcycle patrol team observed two individuals on a bike acting suspiciously near the Palam area.
Gold prices have continued to rise for investors, delivering a return of over 30 per cent since last year's Akshaya Tritiya, according to brokerage firm Ventura.