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- Indian foreign minister S Jaishankar will participate in President-elect Donald Trump's swearing-in ceremony.
- The Indian rupee slid to an all-time low of 86.20 against the US dollar.
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- Tamil Nadu Government and its Governor R N Ravi are at loggerheads again.
- Various farmer unions rally around senior ailing leader Dallewal whose fast unto death enters 47th day.
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