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Rupee rises 6 paise to 90.89 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Feb 25 (PTI) The rupee gained 6 paise to 90.89 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday aided by a weaker greenback and a strong opening in the domestic equity markets. However, a sharp rise in global crude oil prices and FII outflows prevented sharp gains in the local unit, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.94 against the greenback before rising to 90.89, registering a gain of 6 paise from its previous close. The rupee traded in a narrow range on Tuesday and settled 6 paise lower at 90.95 against

Stock markets rebound in early trade: Sensex jumps 559 points, Nifty climbs to 25,581.70 level

MUMBAI, Feb 25 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Wednesday, bouncing back from previous session’s sharp fall, driven by buying in IT stocks and a positive trend in global markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 558.79 points to 82,784.71 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 157.05 points to 25,581.70. From the Sensex pack, Tech Mahindra, HCL Tech, Tata Consultancy Services, Infosys, Power Grid and InterGlobe Aviation were the biggest gainers. State Bank of India, Bajaj Finance, Asian Paints and Maruti Suzuki were the laggards. The BSE IT index traded 2.08 per cent

Iranians worry over American military buildup as last-chance round of talks nears

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, February 25, 2026 (AP) — As the United States assembles its greatest military firepower in decades in the Middle East, Iranians are warily awaiting the next round of talks with the U.S. in Geneva this week — negotiations that many see as a last chance for their ruling theocracy to strike a deal with U.S. President Donald Trump. Some say the situation feels hopeless. Battered by decades of sanctions, heightened by Trump’s 2018 decision to withdraw from Tehran’s nuclear deal with world powers, Iranians also just suffered through the bloodiest crackdown on dissent in the country’s

South Korea’s birthrate, the world’s lowest, rises again amid signs of easing demographic crisis

SEOUL, Feb 25 (Reuters) – South Korea’s birthrate rose for a second-straight year in 2025, government data showed on Wednesday, in a further sign that a country facing a demographic crisis for nearly a decade may be starting to turn a corner. South Korea’s total fertility rate, the average number of babies a woman is expected to have during her reproductive life, stood at 0.80 in 2025, up from 0.75 in 2024, according to preliminary data from the Ministry of Data and Statistics. New births in the Asian country started to rebound in 2024 on a post-pandemic boost and supported

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