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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Rupee plummets 47 paise to end at 87.19 against US dollar
The rupee fell sharply by 47 paise to settle at 87.19 against the US dollar on Tuesday due to month-end dollar demand by importers amid uncertainty over US trade tariffs. Elevated greenback against major crosses and sustained FII outflows also contributed to the decline in the domestic unit, forex traders said.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Congress to hold protests in Maharashtra on Mar 3, 4 to highlight issues linked to farmers, local bodies
Maharashtra Congress chief Harshvardhan Sapkal on Tuesday said his party will hold state-wide protests on March 3, the first day of the state legislature`s budget session, to highlight the "plight of farmers under the Devendra Fadnavis-led government". The party will also hold agitations on March 4 in municipal areas to draw the government`s attention to public grievances about civic issues.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: IT data centres and API industry in Thane to get priority, says Deputy CM Eknath Shinde
Maharashtra’s Industry Department has been directed to take the initiative in boosting IT data centres and promoting the pharmaceutical sector by providing the necessary infrastructure for the Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient (API) industry in the Thane region, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde said today. A meeting was held at the committee room of the Deputy CM in Mantralaya to discuss various aspects of Thane’s development under the initiative of the Maharashtra Institution for Transformation (MITRA). Present at the meeting were MITRA’s CEO Praveen Pardeshi, Additional Chief Secretary to the Deputy CM Asim Gupta, Principal Secretary Navin Sona, Additional Chief Secretary of the Energy Department Abha Shukla, Additional Chief Secretary of the Housing Department Valsa Nair, Principal Secretary of the Water Supply Department Sanjay Khandare, Principal Secretary of the Information and Technology Department Parag Jain Nainutia, Secretary of the Industry Department P. Anbalagan, MIDC CEO P. Velarasu, and Thane Municipal Commissioner Saurabh Rao.

Mumbai News LIVE Updates: NCP (SP) leader Jayant Patil meets Maharashtra BJP president, dismisses political motives
A meeting between Maharashtra NCP (SP) president Jayant Patil and his counterpart from BJP, Chandrashekhar Bawankule, has sparked speculation over Patil`s political stance. Both Patil and state Revenue Minister Bawankule stressed that they didn`t discuss politics during the meeting in Mumbai.