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Rupee rises 11 paise to 91.57 against the US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Jan 28 (PTI) The rupee gained 11 paise to 91.57 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday, supported by a retreating dollar index and the landmark India-EU trade deal. Forex traders said the rupee opened higher as the US dollar index softened and a long-awaited trade breakthrough with Europe offered quiet reassurance. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 91.60 against the US dollar, then gained some ground to 91.57, registering a gain of 11 paise over its previous close. On Tuesday, the rupee rebounded from its all-time low levels and gained 22 paise

Sensex jumps 646 points in early trade on optimism over India-EU FTA

Mumbai, Jan 28 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged in early trade on Wednesday, extending their previous day’s rally, on optimism over India-EU FTA. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 646.49 points to 82,503.97 during initial trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty surged 196.7 points to 25,372.10. From the 30-Sensex firms, Axis Bank, Reliance Industries, NTPC, Bharat Electronics, ICICI Bank and Bajaj Finance were among the major gainers. However, Asian Paints dropped nearly 6 per cent after the firm reported a decline of 4.83 per cent in consolidated net profit at Rs 1,073.92 crore in the December quarter of FY26

Maharashtra Dy CM Ajit Pawar, four others killed in plane crash in Pune

Pune, Jan 28 (PTI) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar and four other persons were killed after an aircraft carrying them crashed in Pune district on Wednesday morning, officials said. The incident occurred when the plane carrying Pawar (66) and others landed near Baramati, they said. According to Flight Radar, the flight took off from Mumbai at 8.10 am and it disappeared from radar around 8.45 am. Pawar was traveling to Baramati from Mumbai to address public meetings as part of the campaign for the February 5 zilla parishad elections in the state. There were five people on board when

Opposition parties demand discussion on SIR, MGNREGA; slam govt for not sharing agenda for Budget Session

New Delhi, Jan 27 (PTI) Opposition parties on Tuesday demanded discussions on issues like the scrapping of MGNREGA, SIR, India’s foreign policy and the state of the economy during the Budget session, stressing that their voice should be heard for Parliament to run smoothly. They also questioned the government for not circulating the tentative legislative agenda for the session at an all-party meeting chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the eve of the session. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju, however, downplayed the issue, saying the list of government business is shared after the President’s address and assuring the members

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