Currency watch: Rupee slips 25 paise to 88.53 against US dollar; Trump tariffs & H-1B visa fee hike weigh on sentiment

Rupee slips 25 paise to an all-time intraday low of 88.53 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday, as concerns over enhanced US tariffs on Indian goods and the new $100,000 H-1B visa fee weighed on investor sentiment.Forex traders said that global risk aversion and trade policy uncertainty further exacerbated the rupee’s decline.At…

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ONGC takes over control of Vedanta-operated oil block: CB-OS/2 fields under interim control; case moves to Delhi HC

ONGC takes over control of Vedanta-operated oil block The Government has directed state-run Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) to take interim operational control of an oil and gas block from Vedanta, after rejecting the company’s request to renew its contract.Vedanta, which produces about one-fifth of India’s crude oil, has challenged the decision in the…

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