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Stock markets decline as elevated crude oil prices weigh on sentiment; Sensex drops 388 points

Mumbai, Aug 11 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Tuesday as a sharp rally in crude oil prices due to geopolitical uncertainties dented investors’ sentiment. The 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 388.19 points, or 0.49 per cent, to settle at 78,154.25. During the day, it tanked 494.18 points, or 0.62 per cent, to 78,048.26. The 50-share NSE Nifty declined 112.10 points, or 0.46 per cent, to end at 24,471.70. From the Sensex pack, UltraTech Cement, Axis Bank, InterGlobe Aviation, Bharti Airtel, Bajaj Finance and Power Grid were among the major laggards. Eternal, Infosys, Titan, HCL Tech, and Tata

Rupee falls 13 paise to settle at 95.43 against US dollar

Mumbai, Aug 11 (PTI) The rupee declined 13 paise to settle at 95.43 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, tracking a sharp rise in global crude oil prices amid geopolitical uncertainties. However, recent foreign capital inflows provided some support to the local unit, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 95.38 against the US dollar and traded in a very narrow range of 95.37-95.45. Eventually it settled at 95.43 (provisional), down 13 paise from its previous close. The rupee declined 13 paise to settle at 95.30 against the US dollar on Monday. “The

CJP Dipke launches campaign to improve govt schools in India’s rural areas

New Delhi, Aug 11 (PTI) Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Monday announced a nationwide campaign to improve government schools in villages, calling on parents to conduct social audits of basic facilities and sarpanches to take up the task of improving the institutions. The campaign will be launched on August 15, with the CJP calling upon citizens, parents and village leaders to work together to address what it termed “neglect of rural educational infrastructure”. In a video message, Dipke said he would launch the initiative from his village Hingoli in Maharashtra by approaching the village head with the

“Rahul Gandhi has met students from Jharkhand”: Priyanka Gandhi amid NDA protest in Parliament

New Delhi [India], August 11 (ANI): Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said that Lok Sabha LoP Rahul Gandhi has already met the protesting students in Jharkhand amid NDA MPs’ protest in Parliament over police action against agitators. Soon after arriving at Parliament, Priyanka told the media, “Rahul Gandhi has met the students from Jharkhand.” Earlier today, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) MPs held a protest march towards Parliament against the Opposition’s logjam in both the Houses. The MPs were seen carrying placards targeting Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of running away from debate on

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