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Mahagathbandhan may announce seat-sharing arrangement for Bihar by Wednesday morning: Congress leader

Patna, Oct 14 (PTI) Members of the opposition Mahagathbandhan were discussing every assembly constituency in Bihar carefully, and the seat-sharing arrangement might be announced by Wednesday morning, a Congress leader said. Speaking to reporters in Patna on Tuesday, Congress national spokesperson Abhay Dubey claimed that the BJP’s announcement of its partial candidates’ list clearly indicated “friction” within the NDA camp. “Nitish Kumar is neither meeting journalists nor his own party leaders. One of his MPs, Ajay Kumar Mandal, has resigned as he was not allowed to meet the CM. Another MLA, Gopal Mandal, was sitting outside the CM’s residence. Where

Stock markets fall for 2nd day on weak global trends, fresh foreign fund outflows

Mumbai, Oct 14 (PTI) Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Tuesday amid weak trends in Asian and European markets and fresh foreign fund outflows. Reversing its early gains, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 297.07 points or 0.36 per cent to settle at 82,029.98. During the day, it dropped 545.43 points or 0.66 per cent to 81,781.62. The 50-share NSE Nifty went lower by 81.85 points or 0.32 per cent to 25,145.50. Bajaj Finance, Bharat Electronics, Tata Steel, Tata Consultancy Services, NTPC, Trent, Asian Paints and Axis Bank were the major laggards among Sensex stocks. However, Tech Mahindra,

Rupee falls 12 paise to revisit all-time low of 88.80 against US dollar

Mumbai, Oct 14 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 12 paise to revisit its all-time low of 88.80 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, weighed down by negative domestic equities and overnight gains in the American currency. Forex traders said foreign fund outflows amid a risk-off mode globally further dented investor sentiment. However, a decline in crude oil prices and reports of RBI intervention supported the local unit and restricted the slide. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 88.73 against the greenback and fell to an intraday low of 88.81 and a high of 88.73. It finally closed

Gold breaches Rs 1.3 lakh/10 g, silver hits Rs 1.85 lakh/kg amid festive rush

New Delhi, Oct 14 (PTI) Gold prices on Tuesday surged by Rs 2,850 to breach the Rs 1.3 lakh per 10 gram-mark for the first time in the national capital, driven by heavy festive buying by retailers and jewellers ahead of ‘Dhanteras’. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the precious metal of 99.9 per cent purity jumped Rs 2,850 to a record of Rs 1,30,800 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes) against the previous close of Rs 1,27,950. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity also advanced by Rs 2,850 to hit a new record of Rs 1,30,200 per

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