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We are alleged of encroaching upon parliamentary, executive functions: Supreme Court’s Justice B R Gavai

New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) “As it is, we are alleged of encroaching upon the parliamentary and executive functions,” Supreme Court’s judge B R Gavai said on Monday in an apparent reference to recent attacks on the judiciary. Justice Gavai’s comment came while the apex court bench, also comprising Justice Augustine George Masih, was considering a fresh plea seeking an inquiry into the recent violence in West Bengal during anti-Waqf law protests. Advocate Vishnu Shankar Jain, who had filed a PIL in 2021 on behalf of two petitioners seeking President’s Rule in West Bengal in the wake of violence following

Rupee gains 25 paise to settle at 85.13 against US dollar

Mumbai, Apr 21 (PTI) The rupee sustained its rally for the fifth straight session and settled with gains of 25 paise at 85.13 (provisional) against the US dollar on Monday, boosted by a sharp fall in the dollar index and a surge in the domestic equities. The dollar index has breached the 99 mark and is trading at its lowest level in three years. Moreover, fresh foreign fund inflows and decline in crude oil prices also favoured the rupee, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange, the domestic unit opened at 85.15 and moved between the intraday high of

Stock markets rally for 5th day; Sensex jumps 855 pts on buying in banking, IT shares

Mumbai, Apr 21 (PTI) Benchmark equity indices Sensex and Nifty surged more than 1 per cent on Monday, registering their fifth day of rally on the back of buying in banking and IT shares after encouraging quarterly earnings and foreign fund inflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 855.30 points or 1.09 per cent to settle above the 79,000 mark at 79,408.50. During the day, it surged 1,081.85 points or 1.37 per cent to 79,635.05. The NSE Nifty climbed 273.90 points or 1.15 per cent to close at 24,125.55. From the Sensex firms, Tech Mahindra, IndusInd Bank, Power Grid, Bajaj Finserv,

Gold nears Rs 1 lakh-mark in Delhi on weak dollar, US-China tariff war woes

New Delhi, Apr 21 (PTI) Gold prices inched closer to the psychological mark of Rs 1 lakh per 10 grams as the bullion rates surged Rs 1,650 in the national capital on Monday on weak dollar and uncertainties over US-China trade war driving demand. According to the All India Sarafa Association, the yellow metal of 99.9 per cent purity reached Rs 99,800 per 10 grams on Monday. Its value had declined Rs 20 to close at Rs 98,150 per on Friday. Gold of 99.5 per cent purity bounced Rs 1,600 to hit a fresh peak of Rs 99,300 per 10

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