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India aims to strengthen economic ties with US, engage with Trump administration

NEW DELHI, Jan 3 (Reuters) – India is looking forward to strengthening its economic relationship with the United States by engaging with the incoming Trump administration, India’s trade minister Piyush Goyal told reporters in New Delhi on Friday. “We are looking forward to a very deep and substantive engagement with the new US administration,” the trade minister said, noting that under Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has bolstered bilateral relations with successive U.S. administrations, including those led by Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden. Bilateral trade between India and the United States, India’s largest trading partner, exceeded $118 billion

Rupee falls 4 paise to close at record low of 85.79 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jan 3 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 4 paise to close at a record low of 85.79 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, as strong dollar demand from importers and a muted trend in domestic equities weighed on investors’ sentiments. Forex traders said the dollar gained against most currencies during 2024 and continued to remain on a strong footing this year. The US dollar index breached the crucial 109-mark. The uptrend in the American currency was underpinned by expectations of fewer rate cuts and a view that the US economy will continue to outperform its peers globally. At the

Modi govt should be asked hard questions on Christian minorities: TMC’s Derek O’Brien

New Delhi, Jan 3 (PTI) TMC leader Derek O’Brien on Friday (January 3, 2025) said the Narendra Modi government must be asked “hard questions” about the Christian community, including why the FCRA had been “weaponised” and the people of Manipur “ignored”. He also sought to corner the church on the issue, days after Prime Minister Modi attended a Christmas celebration hosted by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India (CBCI) in Delhi. In a blogpost on Friday, Mr. O’Brien said voices were coming up from the Christian community that should be raised to the Union government. “These are the hard questions

BPSC exam row: MP Pappu Yadav’s supporters stage rail blockade in Patna

Patna, Jan 3 (PTI) Supporters of independent MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav on Friday held a rail blockade at a station here to press their demand for cancellation of the recent Bihar PSC exam, police said. They gathered at the Sachiwalay Halt Railway Station and squatted on the tracks for a brief period, which caused a delay in the movement of trains, an official said. “Protesters stopped the Buxar-Fatuha passenger train at Sachivalaya Halt Station around 9 am on Friday. The train was stopped for 20 minutes and after that, it left the station,” East Central Railway chief public

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