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INDIA bloc leaders to meet in Parliament to chalk out strategy for House proceedings

New Delhi [India], August 12 (ANI): The leaders of the INDIA bloc will meet in Parliament at 10:15 am on Tuesday to discuss their strategy for the proceedings in the House. A day earlier, the INDIA bloc and its leaders came down heavily on the Election Commission of India (ECI) amid allegations of “vote theft” in the previous assembly and general elections. The opposition MPs were detained by the Delhi police this morning for protesting the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in poll-bound Bihar, following allegations of “vote theft,” after they were denied permission to march to the

Rupee rises 10 paise to 87.65 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Aug 12 (PTI) The rupee traded in a narrow range and edged higher by 10 paise to 87.65 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, 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 CPI inflation data and are also awaiting cues from the US-Russia talks on August 15. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the

Markets trade higher in early trade on buying in IT stocks, firm trend in Asian peers

Mumbai, Aug 12 (PTI) Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading in positive territory in early trade on Tuesday helped by buying in IT stocks and a firm trend in Asian markets. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 66.28 points to 80,670.36 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 42.85 points to 24,627.90. Later, the BSE benchmark quoted 205.95 points higher at 80,807.55, and the Nifty traded 59 points up at 24,643.20. From the Sensex firms, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Mahindra & Mahindra, HCL Tech, Larsen & Toubro and Tata Steel were among the major gainers. However,

US and China extend trade truce another 90 days, easing tension between world’s largest economies

WASHINGTON, August 12, 2025 (AP) — President Donald Trump extended a trade truce with China for another 90 days Monday, at least delaying once again a dangerous showdown between the world’s two biggest economies. Trump posted on his Truth Social platform that he signed the executive order for the extension, and that “all other elements of the Agreement will remain the same.” Beijing at the same time also announced the extension of the tariff pause via the official news agency Xinhua. The previous deadline was set to expire at 12:01 a.m. Tuesday. Had that happened the U.S. could have ratcheted

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