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Rupee recovers 9 paise from all-time low to close at 88.06 against US dollar

Mumbai, Sep 3 (PTI) The rupee recovered 9 paise from its all-time low level to settle at 88.06 (provisional) against US dollar on Wednesday, on positive domestic equities, softening of crude oil prices and weak US dollar index. Forex traders said the rupee is trading near all-time low levels amid persistent foreign fund outflows on the back of ongoing trade tariff concerns between India and the US. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 88.15 against the US dollar, then fell to an intraday low of 88.19 and a high of 87.98 against the American currency. The

Stock markets bounce back amid volatility, Sensex closes higher 410 pts

> Mumbai, Sep 3 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher in a volatile session on Wednesday, driven by a rally in metal stocks and optimism related to the GST Council meeting. After oscillating between highs and lows, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 409.83 points or 0.51 per cent to settle at 80,567.71. During the day, the benchmark hit a high of 80,671.28 and a low of 80,004.60, gyrating 666.68 points. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 135.45 points or 0.55 per cent to 24,715.05. The GST Council is meeting in New Delhi for two days to discuss the

Suspended BRS leader Kavitha announces quitting party, MLC post

Hyderabad, Sep 3 (PTI) A day after her suspension from KCR-led BRS, senior leader K Kavitha on Wednesday announced her resignation from the party and trained her guns against cousin and former minister T Harish Rao. Kavitha, daughter of party founder and former Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao(KCR), also announced quitting as Member of the Legislative Council and indicated there was ‘pressure’ on her father to act against her. She accused Harish Rao of conspiring against KCR’s family. Addressing a press conference here flanked by her supporters, the 47 year-old former MP charged Harish Rao with having a tacit

Putin meets North Korea’s Kim in Beijing

BEIJING, September 3, 2025 (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have met to begin bilateral talks in Beijing. The two leaders met formally at the Diaoyutai state guest house after attending a major military parade in the heart of the Chinese capital that marked the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. Putin and Kim traveled from a formal reception to the negotiations in the same car, the Kremlin said in a post on social media. Speaking in front of journalists as the meeting began, Putin praised the bravery and heroism

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