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Rupee breaches 91/USD mark 2nd time in a month, ends 14 paise lower at 90.92 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jan 19 (PTI) The rupee breached the 91-a-dollar mark for the second time in a month before ending 14 paise down at 90.92 (provisional) against the greenback on Monday, as renewed concerns over global trade uncertainties accelerated foreign fund withdrawal. Despite weak American currency and lower crude oil prices, selling pressure in domestic equities pushed the Indian currency downward, forex analysts said. Investors were also concerned after US President Donald Trump announced tariffs on European countries if they resisted his plan to control Greenland. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.68 and slid past the crucial

Sensex, Nifty succumb to selling pressure in blue-chips RIL, ICICI Bank amid weak global

Mumbai, Jan 19 (PTI) Stock market benchmarks Sensex and Nifty ended lower on Monday, tracking deep losses in heavyweights Reliance Industries, Eternal, and ICICI Bank amid rising geopolitical tensions and renewed global tariff concerns. Besides, subdued quarterly results, ongoing weakness in the rupee and unabated flight of foreign capital from Indian equities also made investors jittery, traders said. Amid cautious investor sentiment, the 30-share BSE Sensex declined 324.17 points, or 0.39 per cent, to settle at 83,246.18. During the day, it tumbled 672.04 points, or 0.80 per cent, to 82,898.31. A total of 3,074 stocks declined, while 1,227 advanced and

AI not just about creating content, it can predict road crashes too!

Davos, Jan 19 (PTI) Artificial Intelligence is not just about creating text, images, graphics and videos online; it can make a big change in the physical life and for humanity by even predicting road crashes. The assertion was made by SaveLife Foundation Founder and CEO Piyush Tewari here during the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting. Tewari, who ventured into the area of working on road safety after losing a young family member in a road crash, said his organisation is looking at using AI in a big way for predictive analysis. He also lauded the Government of India for a

China’s population falls again as births drop 17% a decade after the 1-child policy ended

BANGKOK, January 19, 2026 (AP) — How do you convince a population to have more babies after generations of a policy that limited families to just one? A decade after ending China’s longtime, one-child policy, authorities are pushing a whole range of ideas and policies to try and encourage more births, ranging from cash subsidies to taxing condoms. The efforts haven’t paid off yet. At least, that is what population figures released Monday show for what is now the world’s second-most populous nation. China’s population of 1.4 billion continued to shrink, marking the fourth straight year of decrease, new government

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