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India’s opposition parties protest against a controversial electoral roll revision

NEW DELHI, August 11, 2025 (AP) — India ’s opposition parties held a protest Monday calling for the rollback of a controversial revision of the voter list in one of the country’s poorest states, where key elections are scheduled in November, and warning it could lead to voter disenfranchisement. Hundreds of lawmakers and supporters began the protest from parliament and were confronted by police, who stopped them from marching towards the election commission office in the capital, New Delhi. Police briefly detained some lawmakers, including opposition leader Rahul Gandhi. India’s opposition accuses the Election Commission of India of rushing through

Trump yet to decide on tariffs over China’s Russian oil purchase: Vance

New York, Aug 11 (PTI) US President Donald Trump has not yet decided on imposing levies on China for purchasing oil from Russia, as Washington’s ties with Beijing “affect many things that have nothing to do with the Russian situation”, Vice President J D Vance has said. “Well, the President said he’s thinking about it, but he hasn’t made any firm decisions,” Vance told Fox News Sunday. He was responding to a question about Trump imposing significant tariffs on countries like India for buying Russian oil and whether Washington will impose similar levies on China since Beijing also buys Russian

Markets trade higher in early trade amid fresh foreign fund inflows, rally in US peers

Mumbai, Aug 11 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty were trading in positive territory in early trade on Monday amid fresh foreign fund inflows and a rally in the US markets. A firm trend in Asian markets further contributed to the optimism in equities. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 104.84 points to 79,962.63 in early trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 55.85 points to 24,419.15. From the Sensex firms, State Bank of India, Trent, NTPC, Tata Motors, UltraTech Cement and Kotak Mahindra Bank were among the gainers. However, Titan, ICICI Bank, HCL Tech and Bajaj Finserv were

Rupee rises 8 paise to 87.50 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Aug 11 (PTI) The rupee appreciated 8 paise to 87.50 against the US dollar in early trade on Monday, tracking a weak American currency, as investors await cues from the upcoming talks between Russia and the US. Forex traders said the Indian rupee opened with small gains on Monday and is expected to remain within a range of 87.25/87.80 while markets are in a wait-and-watch mode for the US and India CPI inflation and the US-Russia talks on August 15. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 87.56 against the US dollar, then touched an initial

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