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Rupee falls 6 paise to settle at 87.12 against US dollar

Mumbai, Mar 6 (PTI) The rupee snapped its three-day rally and settled with a loss of 6 paise at 87.12 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday amid uncertainty over trade tariffs and persistent foreign fund outflows. According to forex traders, investors moved cautiously awaiting the weekly unemployment claims data from the US and the monetary policy announcement by the European Central Bank. While a positive equity market, weakness of the American currency in the overseas market and easing crude oil prices contained the losses for the local unit. In initial trade the local currency gained momentum after the US

Sensex rallies 610 pts to reclaim 74,000 on buying in RIL, global equity gains

Mumbai, Mar 6 (PTI) Benchmark stock index Sensex rallied nearly 610 points to reclaim the 74,000 mark while Nifty closed above 22,500 in their second day of gains on Thursday following heavy buying in Reliance Industries on easing crude oil prices. Recovering from early losses, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 609.86 points or 0.83 per cent to settle at 74,340.09. During the day, it surged 660.57 points or 0.89 per cent to hit a high of 74,390.80. The broader Nifty of NSE advanced 207.40 points or 0.93 per cent to close at 22,544.70. In the session, the 50-share barometer jumped

PM Modi has forgotten his guarantee of cleaning Ganga, his govt only cheated Maa Ganga: Kharge

New Delhi, Mar 6 (PTI) Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the winter abode of Goddess Ganga in Uttarakhand, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge took a swipe at him on Thursday, saying the government has only “cheated” ‘Maa Ganga’ in the name of cleaning the river. Modi offered prayers at Mukhwa temple in Uttarkashi district in the morning. Mukhwa is located on the way to the Gangotri temple dedicated to Goddess Ganga. Her idol is moved to Mukhwa temple from Gangotri Dham every year after the closure of its gates for winter. In a post in Hindi on

India condemns security breach as protester disrupts foreign minister’s London visit

NEW DELHI, March 6 (Reuters) – India on Thursday condemned a security breach during its foreign minister’s visit to London when a protester broke through a police cordon, stood in front of the minister’s car and tore the Indian flag before being taken away. India’s foreign ministry said it expects Britain to live up to “diplomatic obligations” and called the group of protesters a “small group of separatists and extremists”. Videos posted on social media showed a handful of protesters waving flags of a Sikh separatist movement called Khalistan and shouting slogans outside think tank Chatham House in London on

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