What led to arrest of Kannada actor Darshan?
Bengaluru: Popular Kannada film actor Darshan has been arrested by the Bengaluru City Police Commissioner B. Dayanand in connection with the murder of a young man named Renukaswamy from Chitradurga. The Commissioner has disclosed that Darshan's arrest is linked to an incident involving obscene messages circulated on social media.
According to Commissioner B. Dayananda, Renukaswamy's murder is believed to have stemmed from his alleged sending of an indecent message to a woman close to Darshan. In response to this act, Darshan and over ten of his associates purportedly planned the murder.
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Details surrounding the incident remain scarce as the case is currently under thorough investigation. Commissioner B. Dayananda has stated that additional information will be provided as the inquiry progresses.
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Rupee falls 8 paise to 90.98 against US dollar in early trade
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee depreciated 8 paise to 90.98 against the American currency in early trade on Tuesday, as strong dollar demand from metal importers and persistent foreign fund outflows dented investor sentiment.
Forex traders said rising geopolitical uncertainty, including renewed US expansionary signals, has increased risk aversion and kept emerging market currencies under pressure.
Moreover, a sluggish domestic stock market triggered by an exodus of foreign capital, they said.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 90.91 and lost ground to trade at 90.98 against the greenback, down 8 paise from its previous close.
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On Monday, the rupee depreciated by 12 paise to close at 90.90 against the greenback, a tad above its record low closing level. On December 16, 2025, the rupee reached its lowest intra-day level of 91.14 and its lowest closing level of 90.93 against the American currency.
"The US Supreme Court will be giving a decision on the legality of the Trump Tariffs, which will affect the world markets directly. Presently, all the markets are in risk-off mode with Gold and Silver getting bought as safe havens," said Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director at Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP.
Meanwhile, the dollar index, which measures the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.44 per cent lower at 98.95.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading 0.11 per cent higher at USD 64.01 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, Sensex declined 311.33 points to 82,934.85 in early trade, and the Nifty dropped 99.5 points to 25,486.
Foreign institutional investors offloaded equities worth Rs 3,262.82 crore on Monday, according to exchange data.
"Foreign investors have withdrawn more than USD 3 billion from Indian equities so far in January, and the steady outflow has made the rupee increasingly sensitive to even modest dollar demand. With capital moving out, stability becomes harder to defend," CR Forex Advisors MD Amit Pabari said.
Pabari further noted that the ongoing global uncertainty, combined with a sustained break above 91.07, could pave the way for a move toward the 91.70–92.00 zone, unless offset by active intervention from the RBI. On the downside, any corrective move is likely to find initial support in the 90.30–90.50 range.
