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October 1, 2025 1:49 PM

RBI unveils new measures to promote international use of the Rupee

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced a series of measures to facilitate wider use of the Indian Rupee (INR) and other local currencies in international trade transactions. RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said the government has been s...

October 1, 2025 1:58 PM

RBI keeps repo rate unchanged at 5.5%, maintains neutral stance

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent, with the monetary policy committee (MPC) maintaining a “neutral” policy stance. A neutral stance implies that the central bank neither seeks to...

October 1, 2025 10:17 AM

What would it take to end the US government shutdown?

A deep impasse between Republican President Donald Trump and congressional Democrats has triggered the 15th U.S. government shutdown since 1981. Here's a look at what it will take to reopen the government. WHAT DO REPUBLICANS WANT? Trump's Republic...

October 1, 2025 10:06 AM

Morocco’s youth protests turn violent on fourth day

Youth-led protests demanding better education and healthcare in Morocco escalated into violent clashes with security forces on Tuesday evening, marking the fourth consecutive day of demonstrations across several cities. The protests were ...

October 1, 2025 9:43 AM

US government lurches toward shutdown, Trump threatens fresh cuts

The U.S. lurched toward a government shutdown on Tuesday as a vote to extend funding past a midnight deadline failed in the U.S. Senate and President Donald Trump threatened to extend his purge of the federal workforce. The 55-to-45 vote in the Sena...

October 1, 2025 9:22 AM

PM to participate in RSS centenary celebrations on Wednesday

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on Wednesday at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre in New Delhi. The programme is scheduled to begin at 10:30 AM. On the occasion, the ...

October 1, 2025 9:25 AM

Pentagon says Iraq mission being scaled back

The Pentagon recommitted itself in a statement on Tuesday to scaling back its military mission in Iraq, a process that a U.S. official said will see Baghdad command efforts to combat remnants of Islamic State inside its own country. Under the plan...

October 1, 2025 9:59 AM

Philippines quake death toll rises to 69 , official says

The death toll from a 6.9-magnitude earthquake that hit the central Philippines has risen to 69, a disaster official said on Wednesday as the government mobilised agencies to search for survivors and restore power and water supplies. In Bogo city in...

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