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Rupee settles near all-time low at 91.96 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jan 29 (PTI) The rupee settled near its all-time closing low at 91.96 (provisional) against the US dollar, amid selling pressure from foreign funds and risk-off sentiment in global markets. Forex traders said the rupee hit its all-time intra-day low of 92 against the US dollar amid geopolitical uncertainty and foreign outflows. Moreover, a surge in crude oil prices weighed on the rupee. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 91.95 and touched an early high of 91.82, but pared gains to touch an intra-day low of 92 against the greenback. The domestic unit settled at 91.96

Supreme Court reserves verdict on pleas against SIR of electoral rolls in Bihar

New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its verdict on a batch of pleas including the one filed by NGO Association for Democratic Reforms challenging the SIR (Special Intensive Revision) of electoral rolls in Bihar. A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi concluded the final hearing after a battery of lawyers including Kapil Sibal, Abhishek Singhvi, Prashant Bhushan and Gopal Sankaranarayan argued in the matter. The poll panel was represented by senior advocates Rakesh Dwivedi and Maninder Singh. The bench heard rejoinder submissions on behalf of the petitioners before reserving the verdict.

Silver futures breach Rs 4 lakh per kg mark; gold hits record Rs 1.8 lakh/10g

New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) Silver prices extended their blistering rally on Thursday, soaring 6 per cent to cross the Rs 4 lakh per kilogram-mark, while gold scaled a lifetime high of Rs 1.8 lakh per 10 grams, tracking record gains in the global markets amid escalating tensions in the Middle East. Extending the gains for the fifth straight day, silver futures for March delivery surged by Rs 24,434, or 6.34 per cent, to a new record of Rs 4,09,800 per kilogram. In the last five trading sessions, the white metal had surged Rs 91,308, or nearly 29 per cent,

‘All is good, we are on same page’: Tharoor after meeting Kharge-Rahul

New Delhi, Jan 29 (PTI) Amid reports that he was upset with his party, senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday met party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, and said “all is good” and he is on the “same page” with the leadership. The meeting in Kharge’s chamber in Parliament House complex lasted for over an hour. Sources said Congress general secretary K C Venugopal also joined the meeting. “We had a discussion with my two party leaders, the LoP and the Congress president. We had a very good, constructive, positive discussion,” Tharoor said. “All is good and we

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