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August 5, 2026 5:13 PM
Indian Railways currently operates 19 Rail Neer plants across the country to meet the demand for packaged drinking water on trains and at railway stations, the government informed Parliament on Wednesday. The Ministry of Railways said the demand for...
August 5, 2026 5:18 PM
Economists broadly welcomed the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent and retain a neutral stance, saying easing inflation risks, improving capital inflows and adequate liquidity provide room f...
August 5, 2026 5:07 PM
Indian equity benchmarks ended marginally higher on Wednesday after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) kept the benchmark repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent and maintained its neutral policy stance, broadly in line with market expectations. The Sense...
August 5, 2026 5:06 PM
The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) decision to keep the repo rate unchanged is likely to support homebuyer confidence, boost festive-season housing demand and investment activity across India's real estate sector, as per industry experts. The apex ba...
August 5, 2026 5:09 PM
Indian Railways has utilised more than ₹1.14 lakh crore, nearly 39 per cent of its Budget allocation of ₹2.93 lakh crore for 2026-27, till July this year, while continuing to expand investments in safety, infrastructure and capacity enhancement, ...
August 5, 2026 5:03 PM
Russian strikes around Ukraine's capital of Kyiv killed fourteen people, injured 27 and damaged warehouses overnight, emergency service officials said on the Telegram messaging app. Air raid alerts lasted for more than an hour across the capital...
August 5, 2026 4:25 PM
The Gujarat government has announced plans to launch a 600-passenger luxury cruise on the Narmada River near the Statue of Unity, a move aimed at enhancing visitor experience and promoting river tourism at Ekta Nagar in Narmada district. The cruise,...
August 5, 2026 4:19 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh have witnessed a "wide-ranging transformation" since the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A in August 2019, asserting that the constitutional changes had expanded opportuniti...
August 5, 2026 4:03 PM
A SpaceX rocket piece floating in space since last year is on track to smash into the moon at high speed early Wednesday morning. The school-bus-size object is the second stage of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket that had launched a lunar lander from Firefl...
August 5, 2026 4:00 PM
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday said the central bank is targeting the circulation of polymer currency notes by the beginning of the next financial year. “The polymer currency notes have enhanced durability and li...
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