UAE Princess reacts to Ramesh Bhiduri’s communal slur against Danish Ali in Lok Sabha
Dubai: Sheikha Hend bint Faisal Al Qasimi, a member of the United Arab Emirates' Royal family, has expressed her reaction to a video featuring BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri making derogatory comments about MP Kunwar Danish Ali in the Lok Sabha.
The UAE princess responded to the video, which was shared by Al Jazeera's English Twitter account, by posting a tweet. She remarked, "Who needs soaps with these people playing clowns in public."
The controversy unfolded when BJP MP Ramesh Bidhuri used communal slurs against MP Kunwar Danish Ali, who represents the BSP, during the ongoing special session of the parliament on Thursday.
Sheikha Hend bint Faisal Al Qasimi's comment adds to the growing discussion surrounding the incident, with people both within and outside of India expressing their views on the matter
Who needs soaps with these people playing clowns in public
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Rupee hits record intra-day low in early trade, falls 12 paise to 92.37 against US dollar
Mumbai (PTI): The rupee slumped 12 paise to its record low of 92.37 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday as global crude oil prices showed no signs of easing amid the ongoing West Asian conflict.
A stronger greenback, heavy FII selling and weak sentiments in the domestic equity markets further weighed on the rupee, according to forex traders.
At the interbank foreign exchange, the local unit opened at 92.33 and slipped further to hit its record intra-day low of 92.37 against the US dollar, down 12 paise from its previous close.
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The rupee touched a fresh intra-day low of 92.36 on Thursday and closed the session 24 paise down at its lowest level of 92.25 against the US dollar.
"Oil prices remained elevated after Iran said the Strait of Hormuz is closed permanently till the resolution of the crisis. The dollar index also rose, European and Asian currencies all fell against the dollar," Anil Kumar Bhansali, Head of Treasury and Executive Director, Finrex Treasury Advisors LLP, said.
The rupee has remained vulnerable and in the absence of the RBI could have reached 93.00 levels, he added.
The dollar index, which gauges the greenback's strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.04 per cent higher at 99.77.
Brent crude, the global oil benchmark, was trading higher by 4.99 per cent at USD 96.57 per barrel in futures trade.
On the domestic equity market front, the Sensex plunged 560.06 points, or 0.74 per cent, to 75,474.36, while the Nifty tanked 184.45 points, or 0.78 per cent, to 23,454.70.
Foreign institutional investors sold equities worth Rs 7,049.87 crore on a net basis on Thursday, according to exchange data.
Meanwhile, retail inflation moved up to 3.21 per cent in February compared to 2.74 per cent in the preceding month, driven mainly by higher food prices, government data released on Thursday showed.
