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Sensex, Nifty pare opening gains amid FII selling pressure

Mumbai, Jan 23 (PTI) Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty pared opening gains to trade lower in the early session on Friday amid sustained selling by foreign institutional investors. The 30-share BSE Sensex opened higher at 82,335.94 and later hit a high of 82,516.27. However, profit-taking by investors dragged the barometer into the red. The index was down 22.13 points or 0.03 per cent at 82,285.24 at 1000 hrs. The broader NSE Nifty was marginally down by 2.95 or 0.01 per cent at 25,286.95. The index moved between 25,347.95 and a low of 25,249.10 in the early session. Among the

Mamata pays homage to Bose on birth anniversary, urges Centre to declassify all files related to him

Kolkata, Jan 23 (PTI) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday paid tribute to Subhas Chandra Bose on his birth anniversary, and urged the central government to declassify all remaining documents related to the legendary freedom fighter. Banerjee, in a post on X, also said that even after decades, “the mystery surrounding his disappearance remains unsolved”. “On the birth anniversary of Deshnayak Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, I offer my heartfelt respect and salutations to him,” she said. “It is our collective misfortune that the mystery of Netaji’s disappearance has not been solved even today. We do not know what

Rupee rises 17 paise to 91.41 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Jan 23 (PTI) The rupee gained 17 paise to trade at 91.41 against the US dollar in early deals on Friday, as investor sentiments improved after US President Donald Trump stepped back from tariff threats against Europe linked to Greenland, easing immediate trade-war fears. Forex traders said Trump’s softer rhetoric reduced near-term geopolitical anxiety. Moreover, as investors’ risk appetite improved, the dollar corrected, allowing emerging market currencies — including the rupee — to recover slightly, they said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 91.45 then gained ground to trade at 91.41 against the greenback, up 17

Trump rolls out his Board of Peace at Davos, but many top US allies aren’t participating

DAVOS, Switzerland, January 22, 2026 (AP) — President Donald Trump on Thursday inaugurated his Board of Peace to lead efforts at maintaining a ceasefire in Israel’s war with Hamas, insisting that “everyone wants to be a part” of the body that could eventually rival the United Nations — despite many U.S. allies opting not to participate. In a speech at the World Economic Forum, Trump sought to create momentum for a project to map out a future of the war-torn Gaza Strip that has been overshadowed this week, first by his threats to seize Greenland, then by a dramatic retreat

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