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Indian rupee hits record low as global bond yield surge compounds oil pain

MUMBAI, May 18 (Reuters) – The Indian rupee fell to an all-time low on Monday, ​as stubbornly high energy prices due to the Iran war sent ‌global bond yields soaring, denting risk appetite and deepening economic headwinds confronting the world’s third-largest crude importer. The rupee fell nearly 0.3% to 96.2275 per dollar, eclipsing its previous ​all-time low of 96.1350. Asia’s worst-performing currency of 2026 has fallen ​to record lows for five straight sessions. Traders said the losses would ⁠have been steeper if not for likely dollar-selling intervention by the Reserve ​Bank of India. In addition to market interventions, Indian policymakers

CNG prices hike again rising in Delhi NCR in the midst of Iran war

The price of Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) by Re 1 per kg across Delhi-NCR on Sunday, a day after a 10 paisa per kg hike. The CNG prices were hiked by ₹2 on Friday. The latest revision of CNG price in Delhi is ₹80.09 per kg, while in Noida and Ghaziabad, consumers have to pay ₹88.70 per kg of CNG. This is the latest hike in Rs 1 per kg, effective immediately as prices of fuels remain under pressure on account of ongoing conflict in West. Adding to this, lakhs of cab operators, autorickshaws and commercial transport operators are relying

Sack Dharmendra Pradhan: Rahul to PM amid NEET row

New Delhi, May 16 (PTI) The Congress on Saturday stepped up its attack on the Centre over the NEET paper-leak issue, with Rahul Gandhi demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should immediately sack Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan or take responsibility himself The youth wing of the Congress staged a protest here demanding Pradhan’s resignation over the issue and the alleged suicides of four NEET aspirants. Holding posters, banners and party flags, Indian Youth Congress activists took out a protest march from the Teen Murti Circle towards the education minister’s residence, before they were stopped by police barricades. Gandhi demanded that

Silver prices plunge by Rs 21,600, gold falls by Rs 3,200 amid global selloff

New Delhi, May 15 (PTI) Silver prices plunged by Rs 21,600 to Rs 2.75 lakh per kg while gold dropped by Rs 3,200 to Rs 1.62 lakh per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday due to a strong US dollar and heavy profit-booking by investors. According to the All India Sarafa Association, gold of 99.9 per cent purity dropped by Rs 3,200, or 1.93 per cent, to Rs 1,62,800 per 10 grams (inclusive of all taxes) from Thursday’s closing level of Rs 1,66,000 per 10 grams. Silver prices also nosedived by Rs 21,600, or 7.3 per cent, to

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