Rupee fall has forex reserves plunging $16.5 bn since April

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 17:34

The Reserve Bank was net seller of the dollar twice this year in May and June, according to its monthly data.

'Rupee depreciation matter of concern but no reason for despair'

Last Updated: Saturday, September 7, 2013, 22:37

"The recent depreciation of rupee, which is more than 18 percent during the last one year, high food inflation and a drop in manufacturing activity are matters of concern.

Rupee trading at 66.06 per dollar

Last Updated: Friday, September 6, 2013, 09:23

Finance Minister P Chidambaram had yesterday asserted in the Lok Sabha that rupee will correct itself and the growth will bounce back.

Rupee trims initial losses Vs dollar, still down 14 paise

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 12:58

The Indian rupee trimmed its initial losses but was still quoted down by 14 paise to 65.84 per dollar on demand for the US currency from banks and importers due to higher global cues amid firm equity market.

Rupee down 45 paise to 66.15 against dollar in early trade

Last Updated: Monday, September 2, 2013, 09:12

At the interbank foreign exchange market, the local currency resumed 66.15 from the previous close of 65.70 against dollar.

The Rupee pain

Last Updated: Saturday, August 31, 2013, 11:35

The rupee’s freefall in part can be blamed on fears that the US will scale back stimulus measures.

Rupee spoils holidays abroad for Indians, but not for all

Last Updated: Friday, August 30, 2013, 09:19

While a rising dollar has hit Indians’ purchasing power for plane tickets and hotel stays, travelling abroad has never been off the table for some.

Rupee crash forces holidaymakers to ditch Italy for Goa

Last Updated: Friday, August 30, 2013, 09:09

The rupee's crash has swept away banker Nupur Sood's dream of a holiday in Venice: instead the 35-year-old will settle for cold beers on the beaches of Goa on India's west coast.

Rupee meltdown: How it will impact you

Last Updated: Thursday, August 29, 2013, 09:09

Let’s have a look at how continuous depreciation of the Indian currency will affect the common man.

Why has govt failed to arrest rupee's free fall?

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 12:00

Constant efforts of the government might bring a very marginal respite for the rupee, but to bring it back to 55-level will be an uphill struggle.

Rupee's collapse confounds India Inc

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 28, 2013, 08:49

Companies such as Whirlpool of India Ltd say they can't plan more than a couple of months out as a fast-falling rupee currency drives up the cost of imports, forcing them to raise prices even as consumer spending crumbles.

ISI supplies fake Indian currency notes to operatives: Tunda

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 20, 2013, 20:47

Lashkar-e-Toiba operative Abdul Karim Tunda has told his interrogators that Pakistan`s intelligence agency ISI used to run the entire supply chain of Fake Indian Currency Notes (FICN) being smuggled into India.