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Rupee falls 14 paise to close at 86.59 against US dollar

Rupee falls 14 paise to close at 86.59 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jan 21 (PTI) The rupee pared initial gains and settled for the day lower by 14 paise to 86.59 (provisional) against US dollar on Tuesday, tracking heavy sell-off in the domestic equity market and a recovery in the US dollar index. Forex traders said the dollar weakened from its 109 levels but clawed back to 108.66 as Donald Trump declared tariffs against Canada and Mexico in the near future but stopped short of declaring any tariffs against China. Rupee is expected to see high volatility ahead of key events in the global and domestic economic landscape, they added. At

‘Provocative’ song case: Supreme Court stays case against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi

‘Provocative’ song case: Supreme Court stays case against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi

New Delhi, Jan 21 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed proceedings against Congress MP Imran Pratapgarhi, booked in Jamnagar, Gujarat, for allegedly posting an edited video of a provocative song. A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan issued notice to the Gujarat government and complainant Kishanbhai Deepakbhai Nanda on an appeal filed by Pratapgarhi. The Congress leader has challenged January 17 order of the Gujarat High Court which dismissed his petition for quashing the FIR filed against him saying investigation was at a very nascent stage. On January 3, Pratapgarhi was booked for the alleged provocative

Trump’s inaugural brings the world’s billionaire elites en masse to DC

Trump’s inaugural brings the world’s billionaire elites en masse to DC

WASHINGTON, Jan 21 (Reuters) – The attendees at a U.S. presidential inauguration do not often resemble the annual gathering of the world’s richest in Davos, Switzerland, which kicked off on Monday, but the parallels were hard to ignore as Donald Trump was sworn in as U.S. President. The globe’s wealthiest individuals attended Trump’s inauguration in Washington on Monday and the glamorous balls to celebrate with the new president afterwards. Among those seated prominently were the three richest men in the world: Elon Musk, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos, and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, with a combined net worth of nearly $900

Trump signs order to pull US out of Paris climate agreement

Trump signs order to pull US out of Paris climate agreement

WASHINGTON, January 21, 2025 (AP) — President Donald Trump signed an executive order Monday directing the United States to again withdraw from the landmark Paris climate agreement, dealing a blow to worldwide efforts to combat global warming and once again distancing the U.S. from its closest allies. Trump’s action, hours after he was sworn in to a second term, echoed his directive in 2017, when he announced that the U.S. would abandon the global Paris accord. The pact is aimed at limiting long-term global warming to 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit (1.5 degrees Celsius) above pre-industrial levels or, failing that, keeping temperatures

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