The rarely staged first part of ‘Subhadraharanam’ was performed in Edappally by a group of competent artistes.

Actress Neena Gupta on the special camaraderie of theatre and playing Hema Roy in Mera Woh Matlab Nahi Tha, to be staged in the city on September 18

Yuki Ellias gave the story a human and humorous touch

Mohan Agashe tells us what pushed him to back “Atsu”, which deals with the growing problem of elderly care.

Hanu Yadav’s “Karmanasha Ki Haar” is a severe indictment of superstition and feudal values, says Diwan Singh Bajeli

Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream staged by E.M.G.Yadava Women’s College students brought to fore Elizabethan society, sense and sensibilities

Visu’s play, enacted by Stage Creations, underlined greed and hypocrisy.

Y Gee Mahendran’s ‘Soppana Vazhvil’ is a witty commentary on the unruly ways of society, writes Srivathsan Nadadhur.

Rani Balbir Kaur’s production of Balwant Gargi celebrated play “Kanak Di Balli” touched the hearts of the audience.

Theatre aspirants in Visakhapatnam were exposed to technical and histrionic trends from across the country.

The Soorpanaka episode staged by Yakshagana artists at Niram Thiram stood out for its unusual treatment, writes Rupa Srikanth

Sreemoyee Dasgupta’s “7 Raison d'etre” is an experimental dramatic piece which projects a dark and bitter vision of contemporary society

Hints for rate cut and weak economic data triggers the fall

Meanwhile, the dollar index gained 0.16 per cent to 102.85 points

While traders expect the rupee to weaken below 84, interventions from RBI have kept the currency well-supported above the psychologically important level

Rupee edges up, taking a cue from other Asian currencies

The dollar index is coming closer to a crucial support

Immediate resistance ahead has to be broken to gain more strength

Rupee settles at 83.9175 to the dollar, compared to its previous close of 83.8625

Rupee lifted by weakening of dollar, and drop in crude oil prices

A bullish euro leaves the bias negative for the greenback

The dollar index was up 0.34 per cent at 101.06

The reserves perked up in the reporting week as foreign currency assets (FCA) and gold holdings were up by $2.057 billion and $726 million, respectively.

High chances to see a rally within the broad range

 In the week ending September 27, 2024, the reserves reached an all-time high of $704.885 billion.

RBI changed its stance to ‘neutral’ on Wednesday, spurring bets that the country is on the path to cut interest rates 

The decline was primarily due to a decrease in foreign currency assets by $3.511 billion, now at $612.643 billion.

The rupee’s performance was also impacted by the volatile situation in the Middle East, which is expected to keep oil prices elevated and exert further pressure on the currency

Strong rise in the Treasury yield aids the greenback

The reserves shrunk by $10.746 billion during the reporting week to stand at $690.43 billion as on October 11, 2024

A short-lived correction looks likely in the near term

Despite this increase, the currency is affected by strong dollar demand and outflows from foreign funds, contributing to investor hesitancy.

Volatility is guaranteed as the week is packed with key events

Meanwhile, the dollar index was trading 0.22 per cent lower at 104.86