Rupee  

The domestic currency closed at a record low of 73.58, down by 24 paise or 0.33 per cent on Thursday, marking its third straight session of losses.

At the Interbank Foreign Exchange (forex) market, the domestic currency dropped 43 paise to 73.34 against the US dollar in the early trade

Besides, weakness in the US dollar against some currencies, fresh foreign fund inflows supported the rupee
 

Rising fuel prices, intense competition and inability to pass on spiralling expenses have been negatively impacting the domestic airlines

Prices of petrol and diesel have been on the rise since mid-August, rising almost every day due to a combination of a drop in the dollar-rupee and rise in crude oil prices

Weavers of Chendamangalam in Ernakulam, who lost looms, raw materials and stock worth crores of rupees due to the floods in Kerala, have a new buddy called Bhoomika.

According to Kochi-based Federal Bank, there are signs of a spurt in remittances already, with the banks remittance touching Rs 1,000 crore per week last fortnight, as against the usual average of Rs 700-800 crore.
 

With no proper plan in place and the burden of loan falling on BJP's shoulder, this problem has risen. And Congress is responsible for all this, said Tamil Nadu BJP president Tamilisai Sounderarajan.

Congress has called for a bandh protesting against prices of diesel, petrol, the deteriorating value of Indian currency, and for the formation of a joint party committee to scrutinise the alleged irregularities in the Rafale deal.