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Rupee falls 9 paise to close at fresh record low of 85.20 against US dollar

Rupee hits record low

Mumbai, Dec 24 (PTI) The rupee extended the slide for the second straight session and depreciated 9 paise to settle at a fresh all-time low of 85.20 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, dragged by a strong greenback against major crosses overseas and subdued domestic equities. According to analysts, increased demand of dollar due to month-end payment obligation and the fear of an aggressive import tariff by the Donald Trump administration in the US strengthened the greenback. Besides, surging crude oil prices pushed the rupee down further, they added. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 85.10

Eating grapes can improve your eye health: Study

The saying ‘an apple a day keeps the doctor away’ is one we’ve all heard time and time again. However, scientists have now highlighted another fruit that could be a game-changer for eye health. Last year, the National University of Singapore asked 34 older adults to either consume 46g per day of freeze-dried table grape powder or the same amount of placebo powder in a 16-week clinical trial. They were keen to understand how this consumption impacts a number of factors, including ‘macular pigment’ – a yellowish substance that protects the eye and helps with vision. After taking various measurements

Christmas celebrations: Orthodox priest criticises PM Modi, BJP

Thrissur (Kerala), Dec 24 (PTI) A senior priest of the Orthodox Church in Kerala on Tuesday took a swipe at the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi over their Christmas celebrations, citing the recent disruption of festivity in a Kerala school by VHP activists. The sharp criticism from the Malankara Orthodox Syrian Church’s Thrissur diocese metropolitan, Yuhanon Mor Meletius, on his social media handle came a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Christmas celebrations hosted by the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of India in New Delhi. “Over there, bishops are honoured, and cribs are revered. Here, cribs are destroyed.

Inflation continues to hit FMCG industry, urban growth expected to slow in H1/2025: Kantar report

New Delhi, Dec 24 (PTI) Heading towards a slowdown amid inflationary pressures, the FMCG industry’s volume growth during August-October this year has dropped to 4.3 per cent from 6.4 per cent in the year-ago period, research and insight firm Kantar said in a report. Moreover, the FMCG volume growth was lower sequentially also as in the May-July period, this was 4.5 per cent, according to Kantar’s latest FMCG Pulse report. “We are in that last quarter, and the FMCG growth as of the quarter ending October is 4.3 per cent. This number is a far cry from the 6.4 per

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