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Stock markets surge for 2nd day as oil drops below USD 100 per barrel

Mumbai, Oct 6 (PTI) Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended sharply higher on Tuesday, extending their previous session’s rally, as a decline in crude oil prices below the USD 100 per barrel mark and buying in bank stocks and Reliance Industries added to investors’ optimism. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 685.34 points, or 0.95 per cent, to settle at 73,067.81. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 220.35 points, or 0.98 per cent, to end at 22,776.10. From the 30 Sensex firms, Trent surged the most by 12.78 per cent. Kotak Mahindra Bank, Hindustan Unilever, Reliance Industries, InterGlobe Aviation, Eternal and

Rupee falls 8 paise to close at 96.43 against US dollar

Rupee falls 8 paise to close at 96.43 against US dollar

Mumbai, Oct 6 (PTI) The rupee declined 8 paise to settle at 96.43 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday amid sustained outflows of foreign capital and uncertainties over a US-Iran deal. However, a drop in global crude oil prices and a weaker greenback capped the rupee’s fall, according to forex traders. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 96.29 and traded in the range of 96.29-96.45 before eventually settling at 96.43 (provisional), down 8 paise from its previous close. The rupee depreciated 10 paise to close at 96.35 against the US dollar on Monday. “The rupee traded

Indian police detains opposition lawmakers protesting against election chief

NEW DELHI, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Indian police detained several opposition lawmakers in the ​capital of New Delhi on Tuesday for trying to breach barricades during a protest march to demand ‌the resignation of the election chief over a controversial revision of voter lists. The march presents a fresh political challenge to Prime Minister Narendra Modi midway into his third term, just months after similar protests forced the resignation of his education minister over exam paper leaks. Parties opposing Modi’s government along ​with members of the popular ‘cockroach’ youth movement protested against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar after the Indian

India opposition parties rally for election chief’s exit over voter list changes

NEW DELHI, October 6, 2026 (AP) — Opposition parties held protests in India’s capital New Delhi on Tuesday, demanding the resignation of the country’s election chief over a contentious revision of voter lists as hundreds of police personnel were deployed across the heart of the city. Tuesday’s demonstration is the latest in a series of near-daily protests beginning last week by student groups, opposition parties and India’s “Cockroach” youth movement. The protesters have demanded the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, accusing the polling body he oversees of manipulating voter registrations to benefit Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Bharatiya

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