Deep divers of the Indian Navy have been deployed to assist authorities in the rescue operation of nine labourers trapped in a coal mine in Assam's Dima Hasao district since Monday evening after a sudden gush of water flooded the site. RESCUE EFFORTS UNDERWAY The rescue efforts, which began shortly after the flooding incident, have seen collaboration between multiple agencies, …
Bitcoin dropped to a two-month low on Thursday, fell over 4 per cent to $57,711 amid uncertainty over the U.S. presidential elections and reports of bitcoin supply from a defunct Tokyo-based crypto exchange. Bitcoin fell to its lowest level since May 2, and has lost more than 6 per cent this week. Meanwhile, Ether, another significant cryptocurrency, was trading slightly …
LONDON — The Russian ruble on Monday reached its lowest value since the early weeks of the war in Ukraine as Moscow increases military spending and Western sanctions weigh on its energy exports. It led Russia’s central bank to announce an emergency meeting for Tuesday to review its key interest rate, raising the likelihood of an increase in borrowing costs …
The quality of air worsened in Delhi on Monday, a day after Diwali, but pollution trackers and city authorities blamed a spike in post-harvest stubble burning as they warned residents with respiratory problems not to step out. The air quality index breached the “severe” mark at 506, the season’s worst so far, according to the Centre-run System of Air Quality …
