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RBI likely selling dollars to support rupee amid Asian currencies’ slide

MUMBAI, Nov 12 (Reuters) – The RBI (Reserve Bank of India) was likely selling dollars to support the rupee after the local currency hit its all-time low on Tuesday, pressured by a Chinese yuan-led decline in Asian currencies, four traders told Reuters. The rupee weakened to a low of 84.40 per dollar in early trading, eclipsing its previous record low of 84.3925 hit in the previous session. The currency was last flat at 84.3925. State-run banks were spotted offering dollars near 84.40 levels, most likely on behalf of the Reserve Bank of India, said the traders, who declined to be

2,337 steps a day can cut risk of dying from heart disease: Study

2,337 steps a day could start to reduce the risk of dying from heart and circulatory diseases. A study published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology in 2023, which analysed 17 previous studies involving over 200,000 people, found it. Many of us have heard that walking 10,000 steps a day is best for our health. As a result, various step-counting apps and watches have become very popular over the years. The new study has suggested that maybe 10,000 steps is not the magic solution we think it is. Moreover, at least 3,867 steps were found to decrease the risk

Maharashtra polls: Uddhav claims officials checked his bag ahead of rally

Yavatmal, Nov 11 (PTI) Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Monday claimed his bag was inspected by government authorities when he arrived in Maharashtra’s Yavatmal to campaign for the November 20 assembly elections. The former chief minister asked if the election authorities would also inspect the bags of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other senior leaders. Thackeray shared this experience while addressing a public meeting at Wani in Yavatmal for Shiv Sena (UBT) candidate Sanjay Derkar. The Sena (UBT) chief said when he arrived in Wani by a helicopter, his bag was inspected by several government authorities. He asked

Trial starts over rape, murder of junior doctor in India’s Kolkata

KOLKATA, Nov 11 (Reuters) – A court in the eastern state of West Bengal began the trial on Monday of a police volunteer accused of raping and murdering a doctor at a government hospital in August, a case that has sparked outrage over the lack of safety for women in India. The woman’s body was found in a classroom at the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in the state capital Kolkata on Aug. 9, federal police said. They also said they had arrested a police volunteer, Sanjay Roy, for the crime. Charges were drawn up last week, while Roy

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