What the reserves offer for now is improved import coverage of about 13 months, almost double the 2013 level of less than seven months. And, ammunition to arrest a rapid rupee slide, says Anup Roy.
We bring you a collection of some of the best photographs taken this week by ace Reuters photographers.
'No germ, virus or bacteria worth its nasty trait was allowed across the threshold,' observes Kishore Singh.
The parlours and salons falling under the COVID-19 containment zones did not open.
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to clamp down on gold coin sales by banks, amid rising bullion imports adding pressure to the current account deficit and weakening the rupee.
Its newly-built Jigani kitchen in Bengaluru is piloting the use of technologies such as data analytics, blockchain and Internet of Things to speed up the huge volume of its operations while ensuring strict quality control, reports Samreen Ahmad.
Is young India sexually active? Do they favour contraceptives? What are they doing to ensure safe sex?
Tackle your hair and skin problems with expert help from Dr Dinesh Jain.
Did you catch the latest 3D movie last weekend? Well, according the Bombay Municipal Corporation, that's not the only thing you may have caught.
Known for making controversial statements, Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Sakshi Maharaj has demanded that a strict law for family planning be brought in for all to check population growth and those who do not follow it should be stripped of their voting right.
Movie theatres may reopen around the second week of July.
With Sonam's death, eight children have killed by the stray dogs this month alone.
Only a mix of sterilised currency intervention and capital account management can halt the rupee's rise, says Shankar Acharya.
One person lost his life while three were injured during celebratory gunfire at a wedding in Karnal, Haryana allegedly by controversial Hindu Mahasabha leader Sadhvi Deva Thakur and her security guards.
When the Indian brunost bravely ventured into the international cheese arena in Spain, along with 4,000 others from 45 countries, before 230 judges, its sterling desi pedigree spoke for itself, winning a silver in the brown cheese category and giving India a berth on the global cheese map.
USFDA issues Form 483 with as many as 14 observations that could impact ongoing operations at Aurobindo's Pashamailaram facility in Hyderabad.
The company has been held responsible for the violation of the Drugs and Cosmetic Act, 1940 and the rules framed in 1945.
Europeans believe that what is under attack is their way of life, their secular faith, the long-fought right to keep religion out of the public sphere, observes Virendra Kapoor.
'Everyone wants that doctors should fight from the frontlines of the pandemic, but there's no reaction from the government when they fall ill or even die because of it.'
Sania Mirza has lent her support to the cause of animal welfare, calling for adoption of homeless dogs and cats.
Ramesh and others were sent to the sub-jail in Kozhikode last night. BJP leaders said a bail application seeking the release of Ramesh and other BJYM workers would be moved.
On the 40th anniversary of the beginning of one of the darkest periods in our history, here are six painful facts about the Emergency.
This cult of speed reaches its crowning glory during that peculiar Indian spectacle called medical camps. Medical camps are an activity in which doctors from cities travel to underserved areas, often on weekends, where the poor are then herded in hundreds for deliverance, photo-ops and freebies. In their more evolved form, there are surgical camps where bewildered and overawed patients are put onto operating tables and, much like an assembly line, a series of operations are performed in rapid succession. The surgical instruments are often magically sterilised in minutes between procedures, says Dr Sanjay Nagral.
DO: Whether or not your business has suffered losses, now is the time to optimise resources, cut back on unnecessary expenditure and spend every penny cautiously. DON'T: If there is a cash crunch, don't rush to fire staff. Instead, weigh in other options that will protect the interest of both the company and the employees. Must Read Advice from Apoorva Ranjan Sharma, MD, 9unicorn.
'There is a misconception that gold is a dead asset in India.' 'Around 30 per cent of agriculture loans are collateralised by gold, Soumya Kanti Ghosh and Saket Hishikar, economists at the SBI, point out.
Both want parents to have more children.
'There is merit in keeping the central bank's balance sheet strong if the government's fiscal balance sheet is weak.'
Controversy's child Sakshi was severely criticised on Monday for linking Rahul Gandhi's visit to Kedarnath to the devastating Nepal earthquake.
The Telugu superstar underwent a sinus surgery in Mumbai.
At least 13 infants, most of them reportedly born premature, died at the state government-run Chhattisgarh Institute of Medical Sciences in Bilaspur district in last week with their families alleging mismanagement and medical negligence.
As India prepares for a calibrated exit from the lockdown by easing more restrictions, 'Unlock-1 -- the first of the three-phase plan for reopening of prohibited activities in non-containment zones with a stringent set of Standard Operating Procedures(SOPs) -- kicks in at a time when the country recorded a daily jump of COVID-19 cases by over 9,000 for the fifth straight day on Sunday.
An Iran Air flight carrying Indian pilgrims stranded in coronavirus-hit Iran landed at the airport in Mumbai on Friday afternoon, an official said.
High humidity causes sweat, dirt and dust along with other toxins to build up on the surface of the skin. Dr Saumya Shetty Hegde tells you how to take care.
AG Venugopal asserted that right to privacy could not be bundled as a single right in a developing country like India where a few persons, claiming right to privacy, override the fundamental rights of 60-70 million people, who did not have access to basic amenities like food and shelter.
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