Suo Moto case filed against Bajrang Dal leaders for provocative speech in Karkala
Karkala: A suo-moto case has been registered against the Bajrang Dal leaders at the Karkala city police station due to their alleged inflammatory aand provocative speech during an event on August 13 here in the city.
The case has been lodged against Puneeth Attavar, the coordinator of Bajrang Dal's Mangaluru division, and Sampath, the coordinator of Bajrang Dal in Karkala city, as stated by the police.
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The incident transpired during a Bajrang Dal event in Karkala on August 13, where Puneeth Attavar, a key speaker, reportedly made a statement indicating that those involved in cow slaughter should anticipate consequences. His remarks conveyed that they should expect the same hand used for slaughtering the cow to be separated from their body. In response to these comments, the Karkala police took action and officially registered a case on Sunday.
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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.
