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RBI Hikes Key Interest Rates Again, Bad News for Loan Borrowers

June 8, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday increased the benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points (bps) to 4.90 percent to contain inflation. The benchmark lending rate has remained stubbornly above the target of 6 percent for the last three months. Repo is the rate at which the Reserve Bank of India lends funds […]

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Need $5 Billion in the next six months for essentials: Sri Lanka PM

June 7, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: In the middle of the financial crisis in the country, the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka assumed the amount to run the island nation for the next six months. Prime Minister of Sri Lanka – Ranil Wickremesinghe said that “the country will need $5 billion over the next six months to ensure basic living […]

Kanpur Violence Case: UP Police releases 40 photos of rioters

June 6, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh Police has released the pictures of 40 men after scouring through hours of CCTV and video footage in connection with the clashes and stone pelting reported from the city last Friday. The police suspect these men to have played an active role in the Friday violence that injured several people. The […]

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Gun violence in the US related to mental health: Sadhguru

June 6, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Chennai: Well-known personality of India Sadhguru has expressed concerns about consistently rising gun violence in the US, he said, ” the gun violence in the United States is related to the mental health of the youth,” “Mental health and violence are very connected. I am asking — have we not made violence a very popular thing? […]

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Two Norovirus cases Detect in Kerala: State Health Minister

June 6, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Kochi: The Government of Kerala on Sunday confirmed that the health department of Kerala reported two cases of highly contagious Norovirus. The norovirus is similar to the diarrhea-inducing rotavirus, which can be fatal if not treated. Those infected with Norovirus suffer from nausea, vomiting, abdominal pain, and diarrhea. The symptoms subside after three days or so, […]

Foreign ministers of Russia and Eritrea meet for talks in Moscow

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Lavrov’s plane not allowed to cross skies in several countries: Russia

June 6, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has confirmed that the countries bordering Serbia have closed their airspace to Minister Sergey Lavrov’s aircraft. “The countries bordering Serbia have closed the only air route to the aircraft of Sergey Lavrov who was to depart for Serbia. The Russian delegation was scheduled to hold talks in […]

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Pakistan is responsible for targeted killings in Jammu and Kashmir: Central Intelligence Agencies

June 4, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: Amid rising targeted killings in Kashmir, the Central Intelligence Agencies (IB) of India blamed Pakistan for the escalating violence in the Kashmir valley. A senior official of IB said, “Perpetrators of violence are sitting across the border in Pakistan. Violence levels might have increased in Kashmir but it is not jihad. It is being […]

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India records 3,962 new cases, 26 deaths in the last 24 hours

June 4, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: India logged a single-day rise of 3,962 coronavirus infections and 26 fatalities, pushing the overall tally to 4,31,72,547 cases and 5,24,677 deaths, according to Union Health Ministry data updated on Saturday. The data updated at 8 am also stated that the number of active cases in the country increased by 1,239 in 24 hours […]

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Jammu and Kashmir: Hizb-ul-Mujahideen commander killed in encounter in Anantnag

June 4, 2022 Vinayak Barot

Srinagar: Terrorist Commander of proscribed terror outfit Hizb-ul-Mujahideen Nisar Khanday – was killed by the security forces in an encounter in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag. Three soldiers and a civilian were injured in an encounter on early Saturday. The Incriminating materials, arms, and ammunition including one AK 47 rifle recovered from the terrorist. The gunfight […]

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After Rise in Targeted Killings, Hindus and Govt Employees Once Again Leaving Kashmir: Report

June 3, 2022 Vinayak Barot

New Delhi: The Hindu population and the government employees living in Kashmir are leaving the place again as targeted killings raised in the last few weeks. A well-known media covered the ground report and asked locals about the situation in present Kashmir. The locals have expressed their pain and said, “Today’s Kashmir is more dangerous than […]