Two injured in wild elephant attack in Kerala
Kochi (PTI): Two persons were injured after being attacked by a wild elephant at Kottappady here on Friday.
According to police, the injured have been identified as Gopi and Ayyappankutty of Kulangattukuzhy, Kothamangalam.
The incident occurred at Vaveli, near Kottappady, around 7 am, when the duo was travelling on their motorcycle.
They accidentally came face to face with a wild elephant, which struck them with its trunk.
Fortunately, Gopi and Ayyappankutty managed to run away from the spot after abandoning their vehicle.
They were later taken to a government hospital by the locals.
Police said the duo suffered minor injuries and their condition is stable.
Forest officials have reached the spot and are taking steps to drive the elephant away, the officials added.
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Rupee falls 9 paise to all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): Rupee depreciated 9 paise to an all-time low of 90.58 against US dollar in early trade on Monday, weighed down by uncertainty over an India-US trade deal and persistent foreign fund outflows.
Forex traders said rupee is trading with a negative bias as investors are in wait and watch mode and awaiting cues from the India-US trade deal front.
At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 90.53 against the US dollar, then fell further to an all-time intraday low of 90.58 against the greenback, registering a fall of 9 paise over its previous close.
On Friday, the rupee had slipped 17 paise to close at an all-time low of 90.49 against the American currency.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.05 per cent lower at 98.35.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 0.52 per cent at USD 61.44 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the 30-share benchmark index Sensex was trading 298.86 points lower at 84,968.80, while the Nifty was down 121.40 points at 25,925.55.
Foreign Institutional Investors sold equities worth Rs 1,114.22 crore on Friday, according to exchange data.
"FPIs continue to be in selling mode in equity and debt while RBI has been selling dollars to fund their long positions," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
