The rupee declined by 10 paise to 90.44 against the US dollar in early trade on Friday, extending its losing streak to a third consecutive session. Persistent foreign fund outflows and a strong dollar weighed on the currency, though lower crude oil prices and positive domestic equities helped limit sharper losses

The fresh drone sightings came as Army Chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi said that the Indian Army on Tuesday strongly raised with Pakistan`s Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) about sightings of Pakistani drones along the border areas in the Jammu Sector in the last three days