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RBI holds repo rate steady at 5.25%: What it means for new and existing home loan borrowers

India, April 8 -- The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee on April 8 kept the repo rate unchanged at 5.25%, signalling stability for current and prospective home loan borrowers. Wi... Read More


Govt taking steps to develop tourism sector: PM

, April 8 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said the government has taken short, medium and long-term plans to develop the tourism sector in line with growing demand. "The government is f... Read More


Arunachal: Centre clears Rs 40,000 crore for Kamala, Kalai-II mega hydropower projects

Guwahati, April 8 -- The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has approved two major hydroelectric projects in Arunachal Pradesh with a combined inves... Read More


Red Zone Alert

Mysore/Mysuru, April 8 -- Building height restricted around Mysore Airport The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has issued a public advisory cautioning against unauthorised constructions in the 'Red... Read More


Smoke at Green Life Hospital, Fire Service searches for source

Dhaka, April 8 -- Firefighters have gone to Green Life Hospital on Dhaka's Green Road following a report of smoke. Two units of the Fire Service went to the location around 11:45am. Rafi Al Faruk, d... Read More


Raitha Sangha protests NIMHANS-like Hospital in Mysuru

Mysore/Mysuru, April 8 -- Members of Karnataka Rajya Raitha Sangha (KRRS) accompanied by villagers staged a protest demanding authorities to stop the works on constructing NIMHANS-like Hospital on a l... Read More


'Electrical glitch' caused smoke at Green Life Hospital

Dhaka, April 8 -- Authorities say the smoke seen at Dhaka's Green Life Hospital is due to an "electrical glitch", but there has been no major damage. Fire Service personnel went to the hospital on Gr... Read More


Bitcoin at $10,000? Peter Schiff predicts a brutal crash as the cryptocurrency price falls below $68,000

New Delhi, April 8 -- Bitcoin has once again found itself at the centre of a familiar debate: is it still a long-term winner, or is the risk now too high for new investors? The world's largest crypto... Read More


Railway Underpass works to start in 15 days

Mysore/Mysuru, April 8 -- Project planned near Kukkarahalli Lake and Crawford Hall junction; MP Yaduveer Wadiyar inspects spot In what would facilitate a seamless traffic movement, the works on the c... Read More


UAE, Kuwait intercept strikes as first ships pass Hormuz after ceasefire

Hyderabad, April 8 -- US and Israeli strikes on Iran have pushed the conflict into a volatile phase on Wednesday, April 8, with a fragile two-week ceasefire in place even as fresh attacks and warnings... Read More