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Indian corn, soybean prices fall as door opened to US imports

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI, Feb 11 (Reuters) – Indian corn and soybean prices fell on Wednesday after New Delhi agreed to duty-free imports of U.S. soyoil and a protein-rich animal feed under a new trade deal with Washington, stoking fears of cheaper supplies among farmers. Farm unions and opposition parties, concerned about cheap U.S. supplies, have called nationwide protests for Thursday. A joint statement from India and the U.S. last week said New Delhi had agreed to allow duty-free imports of soyoil and distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS), a corn-based ethanol byproduct used as cattle feed. Soybean and corn prices have

Indian court sentences journalist to jail in defamation case by Adani Group

NEW DELHI, Feb 11 (Reuters) – An Indian court has sentenced a journalist to one year in jail for some of his social media posts on the Adani Group, saying they were unverified, defamatory and portrayed the group in a disreputable light. Adani Enterprises, led by billionaire Gautam Adani, filed the case in 2021 against India journalist Ravi Nair in a district court in Gujarat, accusing him of making statements suggesting “political patronage… financial irregularities and unethical conduct”, according to a Tuesday court order seen by Reuters. “No documentary material, official record, or verified data has been produced to substantiate

Rupee falls 14 paise to close at 90.70 against US dollar

Mumbai, Feb 11 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 14 paise to close at 90.70 (provisional) against the US dollar on Wednesday, on dollar demand from importers and geopolitical tensions. Forex traders said the rupee is trading with a slight negative bias amid geopolitical tensions and elevated crude oil prices. Dollar demand from importers may also pressurise the rupee. However, FPI inflows may support the local unit at lower levels. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.56 against the US dollar, and touched a low of 90.75 and a high of 90.46 against the greenback in intraday trade.

Sensex, Nifty close almost unchanged in choppy trade; IT shares decline

Mumbai, Feb 11 (PTI) Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty closed on a flat note in a choppy session on Wednesday as gains in PSU banks and auto shares were offset by losses in IT stocks. In a range-bound trade, the 30-share BSE Sensex slipped 40.28 points, or 0.05 per cent, to close at 84,233.64. During the day, it hit a high of 84,487.34 and a low of 84,081.25. The NSE Nifty inched up 18.70 points, or 0.07 per cent, to settle at 25,953.85. Among the 30 Sensex firms, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, HCL Technologies, Eternal, ITC, Tech Mahindra, Axis

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