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Rupee falls 13 paise to 85.55 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, May 20 (PTI) The rupee depreciated 13 paise to 85.55 against the American currency in early trade on Tuesday, tracking a muted trend in domestic equities and foreign fund outflows. Forex traders said the recent surge in the US 10-year yield reflects mounting concerns over fiscal and monetary policies, driving borrowing costs higher and this has pushed the Dollar Index lower. Moreover, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent recently warned of potential sharp tariff increases on key US trading partners. Such a move could rattle markets, traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 85.47 and

MP govt constitutes SIT to probe Minister Vijay Shah’s remarks against Col Sofiya Qureshi

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], May 20 (ANI): The Madhya Pradesh government has constituted a three-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) to investigate the controversial remarks against Col Sofiya Qureshi made by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kunwar Vijay Shah, who serves as the Tribal Affairs minister in the state cabinet. This development comes after the Supreme Court directed the Madhya Pradesh government to form an SIT, comprising three IPS officers, including a lady officer, while coming down heavily on Shah for his remarks against Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, referring to her as “sister of terrorists”. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and

India not a dharamshala to accommodate refugees from all over the world’: Supreme Court

New Delhi [India], May 19 (ANI): India is not a dharamshala to accommodate refugees from all over the world. The Supreme Court remarked on Monday while declining to entertain a plea filed by a Sri Lankan national challenging his deportation after serving a jail term. A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and K Vinod Chandran said, “Is India to host refugees from all over the world? We are already struggling with a population of 140 crore. This is not a dharmshala where we can entertain foreign nationals from everywhere.” The apex court was hearing a plea challenging a Madras High

Trump hopes for ceasefire progress in Russia-Ukraine war in Monday calls with Putin and Zelenskyy

WASHINGTON, May 19, 2025 (AP) — President Donald Trump is hoping separate phone calls Monday with Russian leader Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will make progress toward a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. Trump expressed his hopes for a “productive day” Monday — and a ceasefire — in a social media post over the weekend. His effort will also include calls to NATO leaders. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov confirmed to the media Monday that Putin and Trump will speak at 5 p.m. Moscow time (1400 GMT), about 10 a.m. Eastern, and called the conversation “important, given the

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