Tuesday, 16 February 2021

Rupee Slips 23 Paise To 72.92 Against US Dollar In Early Trade

Rupee Vs Dollar: The domestic currency is likely to strengthen 1.3 per cent and average 73.5 against the US dollar in the financial year 2022-23

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Britain to urge cease-fires to allow COVID-19 deliveries

British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab says he will urge the U.N. Security Council to adopt a resolution calling for cease-fires in conflict zones to allow the delivery of COVID-19 vaccines

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IPL Auction 2021: SunRisers Hyderabad Could Bid For These Players

IPL 2021 Auction: SunRisers Hyderabad will go into the player auction with a purse of 10.75 crore and they might look to add more depth to their settled squad.

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England Players Likely To Miss NZ Tests For IPL Knockouts: Report

England players will be allowed to stay on if their respective teams qualify for the IPL knockouts, according to a report.

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South Africa's Faf du Plessis Announces Retirement From Test Cricket

Former South Africa captain Faf du Plessis announced his retirement from Test cricket.

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Nestle India Shares Fall After December Quarter Earnings

Nestle India's revenue from sale of products rose 9 per cent to Rs 3,417.52 crore compared with Rs 3,130.74 crore in the year ago period.

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Infosys' US Subsidiary Buys Underwriting Platform; Stock Edges Lower

"The powerful rule-driven new business and automated underwriting platform from STEP will help Infosys McCamish in enhancing its industry-leading VPAS policy administration platform," Infosys said

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Today in History

Today in History Today is Wednesday, Feb. 17, the 48th day of 2021. There are 317 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On Feb. 17, 1815, the United States and Britain exchanged the instruments of ratification for the Treaty of Ghent, ending the War of 1812. On this date: In 1801, the U.S. House of Representatives broke an electoral tie between Thomas Jefferson and Aaron Burr, electing Jefferson president; Burr became vice president. In 1863, the International Red Cross was founded in Geneva. In 1864, during the Civil War, the Union ship USS Housatonic was rammed and sunk in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, by the Confederate hand-cranked submarine HL Hunley in the first naval attack of its kind; the Hunley also sank. In 1897, the forerunner of the National PTA, the National Congress of Mothers, convened its first meeting in Washington. In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces invaded Eniwetok (ehn-eh-WEE’-tahk) Atoll, encountering little initial...

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Woman charged in Capitol melee says Proud Boys recruited her

The recent arrest of an Arizona woman who prosecutors say was a member of a Proud Boys cell in Kansas City has intrigued experts who study extremist right-wing movements

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Millions endure record cold without power; at least 20 dead

A winter storm that left millions without power in record-breaking cold weather has claimed more lives

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UN chief: CAR peacekeeping force needs 3,700 reinforcements

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is recommending an increase of nearly 3,700 military and police to bolster the U.N. peacekeeping force in Central African Republic

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Adani Ports Gains Over 3% On Completing Dighi Port Acquisition

Adani Ports will invest more than Rs 10,000 crore in developing Dighi Port as an alternate gateway to JNPT, the company said in a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges

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Sensex Falls Over 300 Points Weighed Down By Banking, IT Shares

Eight of 11 sector gauges compiled by the National Stock Exchange were trading lower led by the Nifty IT index's over 1 per cent decline

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