Quicktakes

Chinese in troubled waters

BEIJING: Close on the heels of two vials of undiluted human growth hormones HGH being found in the baggage of Chinese female swimmer Yaun Yuan at the ongoing World Championship at Perth, four more Chinese swimmers tested positive for alleged doping. The Chinese Swimming Association CSA said in a statement today that it supported the decision of the sport8217;s world governing body Fina, to suspend these four Chinese swimmers.

Re fall continues

MUMBAI: The rupee continued its downward slide against the dollar and touched a new low of 40.35 before the Reserve Bank of India along with the State Bank of India stepped in to pump in around 100 million to arrest the fall of the Indian currency.