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IAS officer Dhiman Chakma arrested for ‘accepting bribe’ from businessman

Bhubaneswar, Jun 9 (PTI) The Odisha Vigilance Department on Monday arrested an IAS officer, who was caught allegedly accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a businessman, an official said. “Today, Dhiman Chakma, IAS (2021 batch), sub-collector of Dharamgarh in Kalahandi district was arrested by Odisha vigilance for demanding and taking a bribe of Rs 10 lakh from a local businessman (complainant) as an installment of the overall demand of Rs 20-lakh bribe,” the department said in a release. Vigilance sleuths laid a trap and caught the IAS officer “while accepting a bribe of Rs 10 lakh”, an official

Rupee rises 4 paise to close at 85.64 against US dollar

Mumbai, Jun 9 (PTI) The rupee appreciated 4 paise to close at 85.64 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, supported by a firm trend in domestic equities and foreign capital inflows. However, elevated global crude oil prices and the US dollar against major rivals overseas restricted its rise, traders said. The rupee benefitted from the initial reaction to the RBI rate cut, but the aggressive rate cut narrows the interest rate differential with global peers, they added. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit witnessed a volatile trading session. It opened at 85.61 and moved between a high

Stock markets rise for 4th day on global rally, gains in banking shares after RBI rate cut

Mumbai, Jun 9 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty closed higher for the fourth day in a row on Monday following a rally in global markets and upbeat investors’ sentiment after the RBI’s jumbo 50 basis points rate cut. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 256.22 points or 0.31 per cent to settle at 82,445.21, driven by buying in bank stocks. During the day, it jumped 480.01 points or 0.58 per cent to 82,669. The 50-share NSE Nifty surged 100.15 points or 0.40 per cent to 25,103.20. Optimism over a new round of trade talks between the US and China

Silver futures rise Rs 65 to Rs 1,05,524/kg

New Delhi, Jun 9 (PTI) Silver prices on Monday increased by Rs 65 to Rs 1,05,524 per kilogram in futures trade, as participants increased their bets. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, silver contracts for July delivery rose Rs 65 or 0.06 per cent to Rs 1,05,524 per kg in a business turnover of 21,115 lots. resh positions built up by participants led to a rise in silver prices, analysts said. Globally, silver was trading 0.21 per cent higher at USD 36.05 per ounce in New York.

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