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Rupee appreciated 40 paise to close at 86.99 against US dollar

Mumbai, Aug 19 (PTI) The rupee appreciated 40 paise to close at 86.99 (provisional) against the US dollar on Tuesday, supported by optimism over GST restructuring and positive domestic equity markets. Forex traders said rupee is expected to trade with a positive bias as easing worries over additional tariffs by the US boosted market sentiments after the meeting between US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 87.24 against the US dollar, touched an intraday low of 87.31 and a high of 86.92, and settled at 86.99 (provisional), registering

Stock markets rally for 4th day; Sensex climbs nearly 371 points on GST reform bid

Mumbai, Aug 19 (PTI) Benchmark stock indices Sensex and Nifty advanced on Tuesday, marking their fourth consecutive day of gains, mainly driven by Reliance Industries and Tata Motors. Rising for the fourth trading day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex edged higher by 370.64 points or 0.46 per cent to settle at 81,644.39. During the day, it jumped 482.13 points or 0.59 per cent to 81,755.88. The 50-share NSE Nifty climbed 103.70 points or 0.42 per cent to 24,980.65. Optimism prevailed in the market, buoyed by plans for big bang reforms in the GST regime by Diwali and easing

Maybe Centre will consult stars to discuss SIR: Akhilesh Yadav’s jibe after Parliament held special discussion on space program

New Delhi [India], August 19 (ANI): Samajwadi Party chief and Lok Sabha MP Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday took a swipe at the Centre, suggesting that the government was avoiding questions on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar and instead holding a special discussion on India’s space programme. While congratulating Air Force Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla for his Axiom-4 mission to the International Space Station (ISS), Yadav said the government might be looking at the stars to decide when to allow a debate on the SIR. “Shubanshu Shukla, his family, and whoever is involved in the mission, congratulations to them,

Trump once again claims he stopped India, Pakistan war

Washington, Aug 19 (PTI) US President Donald Trump on Monday repeated his claim that he stopped the war between India and Pakistan. Talking to the press in the Oval Office while meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Trump claimed to have ended six wars, including the war between India and Pakistan. While answering a question, Trump said he thought that the Russia-Ukraine war would be the “easiest one” to end, but it is not. Trump said that “it is the tough one”, and we have been talking about it for a long time, like “we were talking about others …India-Pakistan.”

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