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Rupee falls 9 paise to 74.52 against US dollar in early trade

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The rupee declined 9 paise to 74.52 against the US dollar in opening trade on Monday, as muted domestic equities and elevated crude oil prices weighed on investor sentiments. Forex traders said the Indian rupee is trading in a narrow range ahead of the US Federal Reserve meeting later this week. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened weak at 74.43 against the US dollar, then slipped further to 74.52 against the greenback, registering a decline of 5 paise from the last close. On Friday, the rupee had settled…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

Pak to hand over 20 Indian fishermen to India at Wagah

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Twenty Indian fishermen arrested by Pakistan for allegedly entering into the country’s territorial waters are set to be handed over to India through the Wagah border crossing on Monday, according to a senior jail official. The fishermen, kept in Karachi’s Landhi Jail, were released on Sunday on humanitarian grounds. Deputy Superintendent of Police Azeem Thebo said that with the release of these 20 Indian fishermen as a goodwill gesture, there are now 568 Indian fishermen left in the jail, the Dawn newspaper reported. The released fishermen, arrested for illegally entering…

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Active COVID-19 cases in country highest in 241 days

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 India logged 3,06,064 new coronavirus infections taking the total tally of COVID-19 cases to 3,95,43,328, while the active cases climbed to 22,49,335, the highest in 241 days, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Monday. The death toll has climbed to 4,89,848 with 439 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 5.69 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate decreased to 93.07 per cent, the ministry said. An increase of 62,130 cases has been recorded in the…

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NEWS CATEGORIES SPORTS 

India may try different options to avoid more humiliation; spotlight on Bhuvneshwar, Ashwin

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Indian team’s strategy is expected to undergo paradigm shift with some players getting a subtle yet stern message to lift their games as they face an embarrassing possibility of a clean sweep against South Africa in the third ODI, here on Sunday. India’s strategy looked completely out of sync with modern day white ball game as the batters failed to keep the momentum in the middle overs and more importantly the bowlers, save Jasprit Bumrah, looked club class and without ideas of getting breakthroughs. In two matches, India have been…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

NGT forms panel to submit report on Lakhwar Multipurpose Project in Uttarakhand

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The National Green Tribunal has formed a committee to submit a report on conditions subject to which Lakhwar Multipurpose Project in Uttarakhand can be allowed. A bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel constituted the independent expert committee headed by Additional Secretary of Ministry of Water Resources. The domain experts will look into their respective fields, to be collated collectively by the committee. The meeting of the committee may be called within one month. Further study may be completed within two months in the light of available data…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Nick Jonas welcome baby via surrogacy

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 Actor Priyanka Chopra Jonas and her pop star husband Nick Jonas have become parents to their first child, a baby boy, through surrogacy. The 39-year-old actor and Jonas shared the news on their respective Instagram accounts on late Friday night. “We are overjoyed to confirm that we have welcomed a baby via surrogate,” the statement read. The couple further asked for privacy during this special time. “We respectfully ask for privacy during this special time as we focus on our family. Thank you so much,” they added. Chopra Jonas tied…

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Rupee trades in a narrow range in early session against US dollar

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The Indian rupee was trading in a narrow range in morning trade on Friday as muted domestic equities and sustained foreign fund outflows negated the impact of easing crude oil prices. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 74.50 against the American dollar, then inched higher to 74.48. The local unit also touched an early low of 74.53 against US dollar in the opening session. On Thursday, the rupee had slipped 7 paise to close at 74.51 against the US dollar. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

UN chief hopes for peaceful resolution of Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan

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UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has said that he hopes the Kashmir issue between India and Pakistan can be solved peacefully. Well, the position of the UN and the resolutions that were taken are the same, remain the same. We have, as you know, a peacekeeping operation there. We are, of course, committed, Guterres said on Friday. I’d offered my good offices several times, and we hope that this is something that can be solved peacefully and that the situation in Kashmir is a situation in which human rights are…

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60 pc MLAs in Goa switched parties in last five years, a ‘record’ in India: ADR report

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As many as 24 legislators in Goa, which is 60 per cent of the total strength of the 40-member state Assembly, have switched parties in the last five years, a report by an organisation has said. The Association of Democratic Reforms (ADR) said in its report that with this, Goa has set a unique record, which is “unparalleled” in the history of Indian democracy. Assembly polls in Goa will be held on February 14. “In the five year tenure of the current Assembly (2017-2022), as many as 24 MLAs have…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC to consider hearing plea seeking food, welfare measures for migrant workers during third COVID wave

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The Supreme Court Wednesday said it would consider listing for hearing the fresh plea of activists seeking implementation of an earlier order on ensuring food security and other welfare measures for migrant workers who are again in distress in the third COVID-19 wave triggered by omicron variant and consequential curbs imposed in parts of country. Let me see, Chief Justice of India (CJI) N V Ramana told advocate Prashant Bhushan who sought urgent hearing on an interim application filed by three activists, Anjali Bharadwaj, Harsh Mander and Jagdeep Chhokar, in…

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