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Rupee falls 3 paise to close at 90.64 against US dollar

Mumbai, Feb 13 (PTI) The rupee consolidated in a narrow range and settled for the day 3 paise lower at 90.64 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday, tracking the strength of the American currency in the overseas market and a negative trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said rupee traded in a narrow range with a weakening bias as a firm dollar limited the upside for emerging market currencies including the rupee. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.69 against the US dollar, and touched an intraday high of 90.60 and a low of 90.79

What dating apps are really optimising. Hint: it isn’t love

Toronto, Feb 13 (The Conversation) In the weeks leading up to Valentine’s Day, dating apps typically see a spike in new users and activity. More profiles are created, more messages sent, more swipes logged. Dating platforms market themselves as modern technological solutions to loneliness, right at your fingertips. And yet, for many people, the day meant to celebrate romantic connection feels lonelier than ever. This, rather than a personal failure or the reality of modern romance, is the outcome of how dating apps are designed and of the economic logic that governs them. These digital tools aren’t simply interfaces that

Heel push-ups while sitting may reduce post-meal blood sugar spikes by up to 52 pc: Review

New Delhi, Feb 13 (PTI) Lifting and lowering heels, or soleus push-ups, while sitting may reduce post-meal blood sugar spikes by up to 52 per cent and insulin response by 60 per cent during oral glucose tolerance tests, according to a review of previously published studies. Performing passive stretching exercises for 40 minutes acutely lowered blood glucose by up to 28 milligrams per decilitre, persistently improves blood flow to the femur or thigh by 30 per cent, findings published in the journal Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome: Clinical Research and Reviews show. Researchers, including those from New Delhi’s Indraprastha Apollo Hospitals

Reliance wins US licence for Venezuelan oil, sources say

NEW DELHI/WASHINGTON, Feb 13 (Reuters) – The United States has issued a general licence to India’s Reliance Industries Ltd that will allow the refiner to buy Venezuelan oil directly without violating sanctions, two sources familiar with the matter said. Following the U.S. capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro earlier this month, U.S. officials said Washington would ease sanctions imposed on Venezuela’s energy industry to facilitate a $2 billion oil supply deal between Caracas and Washington and an ambitious $100 billion reconstruction plan for the country’s oil industry. A general licence authorises the purchase, exportation, and sale of Venezuelan-origin oil that

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