Mumbai

At the interbank forex market, the rupee opened at 73.21 against the American currency, then gained ground and finally settled at 73.16 against the US dollar, up 8 paise from its previous close of 73.24.

Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) six-member Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has decided to keep the key policy repo rate unchanged at 4 per cent, Das said while announcing the outcome the central bank's bi-monthly policy review meeting.

Tata Steel was the top gainer in the Sensex pack, rising around 3 percent, followed by Bharti Airtel, L&T, M&M, Bajaj Finance and HDFC.

Non-food credit stood at Rs 90.46 lakh crore as on August 28, according to the data on sectoral deployment of bank credit released by the Reserve Bank.

IndusInd Bank was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 2 per cent, followed by ICICI Bank, Axis Bank, SBI, PowerGrid, NTPC and HDFC Bank. On the other hand, Sun Pharma, ONGC, M&M and HUL were among the gainers.

A bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice G S Kulkarni asked the civic body how it expected these staff members to report to work in the absence of such travel arrangements.

The agitation has been supported by the Congress, Nationalist Congress Party, All India Kisan Sabha, Swabhimani Shetkari Sanghatana and other major farmers organisations in the state.

Seeking to allay concerns over shortage of Remdesivir, Maharashtra Health Minister Rajesh Tope said the government held talks with pharma companies and ensured sufficient supply of the medicine for COVID-19 patients.

The railways have been operating special suburban services for people engaged in essential and emergency services since mid-June.

Women workers from all 36 districts in Maharashtra collected onions and sent them to PM Narendra Modi and Governor BS Koshyari, said NCP Women's Wing President Rupali Chakankar.

When the accused reached the quarantine facility on Monday morning, he allegedly tried to molest the girl and slapped her when she resisted the assault

The 58-year old Shiv Sena leader said that her Rapid Antigen test was positive but she is asymptomatic.

The borrowing alternative offered by the Centre to make up for the shortfall in the promised compensation will lead to the states' fiscal deficits widening to 4.25 – 5.52 per cent, rating agency Icra has said in the report.

The former defence minister held a meeting, where he expressed his concerns over a larger strategic and political thinking in China that aims to halt India's economic growth.

Maharashtra Minister for Higher and Technical Education is among ministers from six states who have moved the apex court for a review of its earlier order to conduct exams.

A resident doctor said the authorities have been trying to pump out the water but it wasn't receding quickly as rains haven't stopped.