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CPI raises bank unions’ demand of 5-day working in Rajya Sabha

New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Rajya Sabha CPI member Sandosh Kumar P on Tuesday asked the finance minister to address the bank unions’ genuine demands, including filling up vacant posts in public sector banks, and five-day working. Raising the issue during Zero Hour in Rajya Sabha, Kumar said the United Forum of Bank Unions, an umbrella organisation of nine unions, has called for a 48-hour bank strike on March 24-25 to press for their demands. Stressing that bank employees, especially in public sector banks, are facing a lot of problems, he said the strike is going to affect the banking

Gold futures hit fresh peak of Rs 88,499/10g

New Delhi, Mar 18 (PTI) Gold prices on Tuesday touched an all-time high of Rs 88,499 per 10 grams in futures trade in line with firm global trends. On the Multi Commodity Exchange, yellow metal contracts for April delivery hit a record high of Rs 88,499 per 10 grams in early trade. Later, the contracts pared the gains to trade Rs 380 or 0.43 per cent higher at Rs 88,403 per 10 grams with an open interest of 13,898 lots. According to analysts, gold surged to a new all-time high amid escalating tensions in the Middle East Globally, gold futures

Nagpur sets curfew after demand demolition of Aurangzeb’s tomb

NEW DELHI, March 18, 2025 (AP) — Authorities imposed an indefinite curfew in parts of a western Indian city on Tuesday, a day after sectarian clashes were sparked by Hindu nationalist groups who want to demolish the tomb of a 17th-century Muslim Mughal ruler. Clashes between Hindus and Muslims in Maharashtra state’s Nagpur city broke out on Monday during a protest led by Hindu nationalist groups demanding the demolition of the tomb of Aurangzeb, a Muslim Mughal ruler who has been dead for more than 300 years. Lawmaker Chandrashekhar Bawankule said at least 34 police personnel and five other people

Rupee continues winning run; exporter, foreign banks’ dollar sales help

MUMBAI, March 17 (Reuters) – The Indian rupee strengthened for the third consecutive session on Monday, helped by dollar sales by exporters and foreign banks, coupled with a broadly softer greenback that hovered near a five-month low against its major peers. The rupee closed at 86.80 against the U.S. dollar, up 0.2% on the day. The currency rose to a peak of 86.7625, its highest since February 24, before trimming gains. Get the latest news and expert analysis about the state of the global economy with the Reuters Econ World newsletter. Sign up here. Other Asian currencies were mostly rangebound,

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