RBI’s net short forward position hits record $106.6 billion amid rupee pressure

The rupee had slipped to a record low of 96.96 against the US dollar on May 20. According to market participants, repeated RBI intervention prevented the currency from breaching the psychologically important 97-per-dollar mark. After sustained intervention by the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) to support the rupee during a period of heightened volatility triggered…

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Major row over airport detention of Johns Hopkins health researcher Fatima Ameaka; Colleagues say she is brilliant but DHS says she is an ‘illegal’

Researcher Fatima Ameaka was detained by ICE and was later released. A major row broke out after Johns Hopkins University public health researcher Fatima Ameaka was detained by immigration authorities as she boarded a domestic flight on Tuesday. She was released later but the Department of Homeland Security said that she had overstayed her visa…

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Pralhad Joshi to attend 13th BRICS Education Ministers’ Meeting in Bhubaneswar: Here’s what’s on the agenda

Union Education minister Pralhad Joshi The spotlight will be on education cooperation this week as India hosts the 13th BRICS Education Ministers’ Meeting in Bhubaneswar from August 5 to 7. Union Education Minister Pralhad Joshi is scheduled to participate in the meeting, which is being held under India’s BRICS Chairship 2026.Alongside the ministerial meeting, the…

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Kiren Rijiju: ‘Not a single protester died’: Rijiju defends Delhi police response to Jantar Mantar protests | India News

Rijiju defends police response to student protests (ANI image) NEW DELHI: Union parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Tuesday defended the Bihar and Delhi governments and law enforcement agencies over their handling of student protests, saying security forces managed large crowds without any casualties or serious injuries.“Not a single person died; not a single person…

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