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Rupee gains 3 paise to settle at 85.33 against US dollar

Mumbai, May 13 (PTI) The rupee pared most of its initial gains to settle 3 paise higher at 85.33 (provisional) against the American currency on Tuesday, due to rising appetite for riskier assets amid easing trade tariff tensions. However, rising crude oil prices, a strong US dollar and the emergence of profit booking in domestic equities restricted the rise of the domestic unit, traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 84.70 and moved between the intra-day high of 84.62 and the low of 85.48 against the greenback. The unit ended the session at 85.33 (provisional),

Health differences between men, women involve social factors, not only biological: Study

New Delhi, May 13 (PTI) Genetics may not solely explain the biology which cause different health risks, symptoms and outcomes between men and women — social factors such as neighbourhood and lifestyle too need to be looked at, according to a study. The research, led by Queen Mary University, UK, analysed genetic links between nearly 6,000 proteins and diseases in 56,000 people. A “very small” fraction — around 100 proteins — were found to be responsible for differing levels of majority of the 6,000 proteins studied between men and women. Findings, published in the journal Nature Communications, “clearly show that

Indian border villagers want recompense for damages in Pakistan clashes

JAMMU/SRINAGAR, May 13 (Reuters) – Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan are maintaining a ceasefire that ended four days of intense military clashes, but many in the Indian-ruled part of disputed Kashmir are demanding compensation for damages from cross-border firing. Hundreds of villagers evacuated their homes as the rivals targeted each other’s military installations with missiles and drones, killing about 70 civilians, after New Delhi struck what it called terrorist camps across the border. Many returned to find their homes destroyed or roofless. “Where will we go with our kids? We don’t have anywhere to live and anything to eat,” said

Pakistan says clashes with neighbour India killed more than 50

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, May 13 (Reuters) – Pakistan’s army said on Tuesday that more than 50 people were killed in last week’s military clashes with India which ended in a ceasefire agreed by the nuclear-armed neighbours, restoring peace to their border. The arch rivals fired missiles and drones targeting each other’s military installations after India said it struck “terrorist infrastructure” sites in Pakistan and Pakistani Kashmir on Wednesday in retaliation for an attack on tourists. Pakistan said the targets were all civilian. Its military said the dead in the attacks comprised 40 civilians and 11 of its armed forces. India has

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