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Rupee rises 23 paise to close at 87.36 against US dollar

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) The rupee appreciated 23 paise to close at 87.36 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, supported by strong domestic equities. Forex traders said the Indian rupee traded on the positive territory on the GST reforms that Prime Minister Narendra Modi recommended in his August 15 address to the nation. Forex traders said the uncertainty over trade tariffs issue between India and the US is likely to keep market participants cautious. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 87.46 against the US dollar, and touched an intraday low of 87.48 and a

Opposition parties likely to bring Impeachment motion notice against CEC: Sources

New Delhi [India], August 18 (ANI): Amid the ongoing allegations of ‘vote theft,’ opposition parties are likely to bring an impeachment motion in the monsoon session of Parliament against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, sources said. Congress Rajya Sabha MP Syed Naseer Hussain also spoke on the matter and said that the party is ready to use all democratic tools, including an impeachment motion if needed, though no formal discussions have been held so far. “If there is a need, we will use all the weapons of democracy under the rules. We have not had any discussions (about impeachment) as

Opposition protests against SIR in Parliament complex

New Delhi, Aug 18 (PTI) Several opposition MPs of INDIA bloc parties held a protest in the Parliament House complex on Monday against the Election Commission’s voter roll revision in Bihar. Led by Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha and Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, the MPs of INDIA bloc raised “vote chor, gaddi chhor” and “vote chori band karo” slogans. They also held a big banner that read “vote chori” and held posters demanding “stop SIR”. Leaders of Congress, TMC, DMK, Left parties and RJD and Samajwadi Party were seen holding posters and banners right outside the Makar Dwar of

SIR is ‘new weapon’ of ‘vote chori’, will protect ‘one person, one vote’: Rahul Gandhi

Aurangabad (Bihar), Aug 18 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls is a “new weapon” of “vote chori” and vowed to protect the ‘one person, one vote’ principle. He made the remarks in a post on his WhatsApp channel while talking about his meeting with a group of people who had cast their vote in the previous Lok Sabha election but their name had been deleted in the SIR exercise in Bihar. Gandhi met the group at the launch of his Vote Adhikar Yatra in Sasaram on Sunday. In his post in

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