The Indian rupee fell to a record low of 91.7 against the United States dollar. It was the worst-performing Asian currency on Wednesday.

The rupee has fallen 2% this month, after declining about 5% in 2025. The currency was weighed down by continued foreign fund outflows amid a cautious global mood, including risk aversion triggered by heightened tensions about Greenland, and a negative trend in domestic markets. Read on.

Prohibitory orders banning the assembly of more than four persons in public places were imposed in Kokrajhar of Assam. The Army has been deployed in sensitive areas of the district and internet services remain suspended, while officials said the situation was under control.

This came after tensions erupted on Monday night, when a vehicle with three persons from the Bodo community hit two Adivasis in the Karigaon area of the district. One of the injured Adivasi men, Sunil Murmu, later died of his injuries.

After the two persons were hit, “others joined in to attack the people inside the vehicle”, according to the police. One of the persons inside the car, Sikhna Jwhwlao Bismit, also succumbed to injuries sustained during the incident. Read on.

The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam, led by former Tamil Nadu MLA TTV Dhinakaran, returned to the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance ahead of the Assembly elections.

The Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam had contested the 2024 Lok Sabha polls as part of the NDA but quit the alliance in September. Dhinakaran had at the time expressed disappointment about his party being neglected after the BJP revived its ties with the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam.

The state is expected to head for polls in April or May. Read on.

A group of lawyers in Sambhal protested against the transfer of Chief Judicial Magistrate Vibhanshu Sudheer. Sudheer had earlier this month ordered a first information report against former Circle Officer Anuj Chaudhary, police officer Anuj Tomar and 15 to 20 unidentified personnel in connection with allegations that a man, Alam, was shot and injured during the unrest in Sambhal in November 2024.

Sudheer, who was transferred to Sultanpur as a civil judge (senior division), was among the 14 judicial officers transferred by the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday.

He will be replaced by Aditya Singh, the judge who had directed a survey of the Shahi Jama Masjid in Chandausi town. The November 2024 violence, which left five dead, had broken out after a group of Muslims objected to the survey. Read on.

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