Video of verbal assault of Korean students by Hindutva group goes viral; Meerut cops deny incident
Meerut: A video of Korean students from New Delhi, who were visiting the Chaudhary Charan Singh University in Meerut, allegedly being ragged by a group of men in the name of religion has gone viral on social media.
The Meerut Police, however, has issued a statement refuting the verbal assault on the visiting students.
The police officers have said in the statement that the video shows the youngsters questioning the Korean students about their names and religion. The video, which was publicized by people, was fake as the incident did not occur, the police have added.
Senior journalist Mohammed Zubair, has also shared the video on his Twitter handle.
Zubair has posted, “Korean Students studying in Delhi had visited Chaudhary Charan Singh University, UP. Here's how they were welcomed by Right Wing goons. A guy can be heard saying "Ye Christian Missionaries hai, Jo yaha ana chah rahe hai" Police denied conversation claim.”
Korean Students studying in Delhi had visited Chaudhary Charan Singh University, UP. Here's how they were welcomed by Right Wing goons.
— Mohammed Zubair (@zoo_bear) January 22, 2023
A guy can be heard saying "Ye Christian Missionaries hai, Jo yaha ana chah rahe hai"
Police denied conversation claim. pic.twitter.com/UZtCiKylDM
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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.
