Category: Events

The Reserve Bank of India hit the pause button on repo rate once again, keeping it unchanged at 5.25%. The move comes as inflation eased to 3.48% in April, comfortably below the RBI’s 4% target. With experts seeing little urgency for any near-term rate changes, the key question is what this steady policy stance means...

NEW DELHI: Amid the recent surge in Ebola virus cases across several parts of Africa, Chhattisgarh has reported three suspected cases involving foreign nationals who were isolated in Durg and placed under a 21-day quarantine as a precautionary measure.State health minister Shyam Bihari Jaiswal on Saturday announced that the state is fully prepared to handle...

CJP protest at Jantar Mantar NEW DELHI: Members and supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) gathered at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday for a demonstration centred on alleged irregularities in examinations and recruitment processes.The protest attracted hundreds of participants, most of them students and young professionals. Many attendees wore cockroach masks and...

US lawmaker Chip Roy has introduced a bill aimed to overhaul the H-1B hiring programme titled “American White-Collar Worker Jobs Act of 2026”. Among other changes, the bill seeks to end the use of H-1B visas as a pathway to permanent residency (Green Card) and eliminates the Optional Practical Training (OPT) program to prioritize employment...

Israel built secret network at Azerbaijan border (Image source: AP) Israel reportedly operated a network of military around Iran during its recent conflict with Tehran.One of the most significant deployments was in Azerbaijan, where Israeli special forces, intelligence personnel and drone units were allegedly stationed close to Iran’s northern border, according to a CNN report.Azerbaijan...

Representative image (AI) As the conflict in the Middle East escalates, Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, said a potential peace deal between the United States and Iran depends on the Trump administration agreeing to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets.In an interview with CNN, Rezaei said: “The negotiations are...

India’s investor base hit a new milestone in June, with the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE) registering over 26 crore unique trading accounts, or client codes. In a press release issued on Friday, the exchange said it added the latest 1 crore accounts in just under four months.Over the past year, more than 4.3...

Representational image The Uttarakhand government rolled out a financial assistance scheme aimed at providing housing relief to the families of soldiers who have made the ultimate sacrifice, as well as war-disabled veterans trying to rebuild their lives.The “Housing Assistance Grant” scheme is being implemented by the State Sainik Board under the Sainik Welfare Department. It...

Delhi Police has arrested a cook working at a south Delhi hotel where a devastating fire killed 21 people earlier this week, with investigators alleging that his negligence may have played a role in triggering the blaze, officials said on Saturday. NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has arrested a cook working at a south Delhi hotel...

Image credit: AP The Pentagon has raised its counterintelligence threat assessment for Israel to the highest level – “critical” – amid escalating tensions between Washington and Israel over the way forward in the war with Iran, according to two current US officials and one former official who spoke to NBC News.The Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency...