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Rupee falls 11 paise to 96.36 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Jul 22 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 11 paise to 96.36 against the US dollar in early trade on Wednesday as crude oil prices climbed on renewed geopolitical tensions, and demand for the US dollar increased as investors moved toward safe-haven assets. Forex traders said concerns over the security of oil shipments through the Red Sea and Strait of Hormuz continue to support crude oil prices. Moreover, Houthi threats against shipping and ongoing US-Iran hostilities have kept a geopolitical risk premium in the market, they said. At the interbank foreign exchange market the rupee opened at 96.36, registering a fall

Swimming can alleviate low back pain – new study

July 22, 2026 (Conversation) As we age, low back pain becomes more common. Between the ages 20 and 59, persistent low back pain (lasting more than three months) affects nearly one in five. While you may be tempted to reach for heat packs, medication or a massage, new evidence suggests that the common advice to go for a swim is much more effective. Until recently, there was no research to back up this advice. Our new trial shows for the first time that swimming can improve low back pain. What we did We recruited 76 adults aged 26 to 74

The Gates Foundation met with Epstein about 30 times despite staff concerns, an external review says

NEW YORK (AP) — Bill Gates and the staff of his charitable foundation met with convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein more than two dozen times even as employees expressed concerns about the reputational risk of working with him, an external review commissioned by the Gates Foundation found. The conversations appeared to focus on a public health fund that never materialized and a grant to the International Peace Institute, which was run by an associate of Epstein. The roughly 30 meetings, which took place from 2011 to 2014, included several visits to Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse and one meeting on the Gates

“Govt trembling in fear”: Mallikarjun Kharge slams Centre as Congress leaders detained for Lok Kalyan Marg protest

New Delhi [India], July 21 (ANI): Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Tuesday slammed the Centre over the detention of the party’s leaders during a protest at Lok Kalyan Marg, demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan. Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and former Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi were detained by the Delhi Police while leading a protest near Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s official residence.Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, who joined the protest, was also detained. In an X post, Kharge claimed that the

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