The dollar weakened against a basket of six major currencies and was set for its biggest weekly loss in more than a month.
The rating action may act a catalyst of sorts for those foreign investors eyeing India, say analysts.
Ibrahimovic is yet to play this season after suffering a cruciate knee ligament injury in April.
Describing the rating upgrade, which came after a gap of 13 years, as a "re-affirmation of how the world views India, and a long pending step," State Bank chairman Rajnish Kumar said this is "a thumbs up to the various reform measures and will bring the cost of foreign borrowings automatically down."
Manoj Kumar Maharana ensured that the straws were in his mouth for at least 10 seconds.
Scribe Rajdev Ranjan, working with a vernacular daily, was shot dead on the evening of May 13 in Siwan town by some sharp- shooters.
The US-based agency upped India's rating to Baa2 from Baa3, changing outlook to 'stable' from 'positive', seen as a boost to the Modi government's reform agenda.
The changes are announced by Asia Index, a joint venture between S&P Dow Jones Indices LLC and BSE. The move is a part of Asia Index's semi-annual reconstitution results.
The Supreme Court on Thursday questioned the maintainability of a petition challenging the provision mandating linking of Aadhaar with PAN number and for filing income tax returns.
India's 51-day tour of South Africa will come to an end on February 24, two weeks before the start of Independence Cup.
The NGT stated on November 11 that it would not exempt women and two-wheelers from the odd-even vehicle rationing plan to tackle pollution.
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday said the process of handing over the land for a memorial to Shiv Sena founder the late Bal Thackeray was in the last stages.
In Mumbai, gold prices, however, recovered marginally to close at Rs 29,460 per 10 grams today due to mild demand from stockists and retailers amid bullish global cues.
India has had a tough schedule ahead of the two-month tour to South Africa which begins next month.
Statistical highlights of second day's play of the first Test between India and Sri Lanka. (Day 2 Report | As it happened)
India resume Day 2 at a shaky 17/3 after Suranga Lakmal rocked India in the 11.5 overs possible on a rain-hit opening day of the first Test at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Even though Jamshedpur are new to the ISL, they have enough experience in their ranks, starting with their coach Steve Coppell who guided Kerala Blasters to the final last season.
Farooq Abdullah had on November 11 had said that PoK belonged to Pakistan and "this won't change" no matter how many wars India and Pakistan fight against each other.
The share buyback, which will be the first in the company's 36-year long history, will see Infosys buying back over 11.30 crore shares at Rs 1,150 apiece.
Day 1 round up from fifth round of 2017-18 Ranji Trophy season.
The former Trinamool Congress MP alleged that while he was in West Bengal, he always found that the local police were monitoring his movements.
The makers of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati" have rubbished reports that the film, which is facing protest from several Rajput groups, has been postponed to January next year.
The makers of Sanjay Leela Bhansali's "Padmavati" have rubbished reports that the film, which is facing protest from several Rajput groups, has been postponed to January next year.
Amid a row over film 'Padmavati', former union minister Shashi Tharoor claimed on Thursday that the "so called valourous maharajas" had scurried to accommodate themselves when the British "trampled" over their honour and were now after a filmmaker claiming prestige was at stake.
Maintaining its dominance over the greenback, the rupee touched an intra-day peak of 64.60 in mid-morning deals.
