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Bihar SIR row: Supreme Court asks Election Commission to publish details of 65 lakh deleted voters with reasons

New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Election Commission of India (ECI) to publish details of 65 lakh deleted names from the voters list with reasons of non-inclusion to enhance transparency in Bihar’s special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral roll. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi passed the order while hearing pleas challenging the June 24 ECI decision to conduct the SIR of electoral roll in Bihar. It directed the list of 65 lakh voters whose names featured in the electoral roll but dropped from the draft roll to be published on

Gold extends rise on Fed rate cut hopes, softer dollar

Aug 14 (Reuters) – Gold extended gains to a third straight session on Thursday, supported by rising expectations of an interest rate cut by the U.S. Federal Reserve in September following tame inflation data, which also weighed on the dollar. Spot gold rose 0.2% to $3,359.81 per ounce as of 0410 GMT. U.S. gold futures for December delivery added 0.3% to $3,408.50. “Markets are pricing in the chance that the Fed cuts 50 basis points in September. So the dollar’s weakening, gold’s going up as a result, yields are also down,” said Kyle Rodda, Capital.com’s financial market analyst. “The technical

Rupee trades in narrow range against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Aug 14 (PTI) The rupee traded in a narrow range and edged higher by 8 paise to 87.39 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, amid a positive trend in domestic equities. Forex traders said the rupee is trading in a tight range and the overall bias is expected to be negative amid uncertainty over the trade tariffs issue between India and the US. Moreover, investors are in a wait-and-watch mode ahead of the US-Russia talks on August 15. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 87.48 against the US dollar, then touched 87.39,

Equity markets climb in early trade on buying in HDFC Bank, TCS

Mumbai, Aug 14 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rallied in early trade on Thursday amid buying in blue-chip stocks such as HDFC Bank and TCS, along with a positive trend in the US markets. Extending its previous day’s rally, the 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 154.07 points to 80,693.98 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 45 points to 24,664.35. From the Sensex firms, Infosys, Sun Pharma, Asian Paints, HDFC Bank, Maruti and Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) were among the major gainers. However, Tata Steel, Bharat Electronics, NTPC and Adani Ports were among the laggards. In Asian

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