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assembly elections in five states, the Election Commission on Friday told poll observers to be visible, accessible, neutral and ethical in their functioning. Addressing over 1,100 observers, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar directed them to ensure a level-playing field by working in a coordinated manner to ensure free, fair and inducement-free polls. The observers will be deployed for the forthcoming elections to the legislative assemblies of Mizoram, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Telangana.

A hotter-than-expected jobs report will likely nudge the Federal Reserve toward raising interest rates again by the end of the year.

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Canadian jobs data surprised again in September with a net gain of 63,800 positions, more than triple forecasts.

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A hotter-than-expected jobs report will likely nudge the United States Federal Reserve toward raising interest rates again by the end of the year.

interest rates again this year. The last time the dollar hit that milestone was in 2014. The greenback this week was up 0.5%, but those 12 consecutive weeks of rises translated to an 8% increase in the dollar's value.

Gujarat government says there is a huge potential for small-scale wind power rooftop power projects as well. The renewable energy (RE) policy announced on Wednesday has made provision for setting up small-scale wind power projects on rooftops. “Small scale wind projects can be installed by consumers on rooftops or within premises under a net metering arrangement to offset their own consumption or under a gross metering arrangement and sell the entire generation to DISCOM, as per the applicable regulations of GERC.

He said that an Indian space station is in ISRO's plan for the coming twenty to twenty five years. The Indian space agency will be focusing on manned exploration, a human spaceflight for longer duration, space exercise in coming time. “Our Gaganyaan program is towards a human space flight capability to space.

Prada is collaborating with NASA through private company Axiom Space to create cutting-edge space suits for astronauts. These next-generation space suits are slated for use in NASA's Artemis Mission III will follow Artemis 2, which will involve flying a capsule around the Moon late next year or early in 2025. «Prada has considerable experience with various types of composite fabrics and may actually be able to make some real technical contributions to the outer layers of the new space suit,» Professor Jeffrey Hoffman told BBC.

Mint delves into the specifics of the monetary policy report in five charts: Despite the recent rise in crude oil prices, the central bank retained its baseline assumption of $85 a barrel for the Indian basket for the second half of the fiscal year. While Brent crude prices had risen to as much as $98 a barrel in September, they fell below $90 on Friday. However, oil prices are known to be volatile and if they settle above $90 for longer, the RBI's inflation projections could prove to be an underestimate.

Also Read: India's bond yield posts biggest single-day jump in 17 months; What's fuelling the rise? “Pursuant to Regulation 29(1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, this is to inform you that the Board of Directors will consider a proposal for buyback of equity shares of the Company, at its meeting to be held on October 11, 2023," TCS said in its BSE filing on Friday. Also Read: Sunita Tools IPO allotment finalised; here’s how to check IPO allotment status The buyback comes at a time Indian IT services companies are grappling with an uncertain demand environment, especially in the U.S., a key market for the sector.

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The head of private fixed income at SLC Management is to retire at the end of the year and will be succeeded by two co-heads.

FTX co-founder Gary Wang said he and Sam Bankman-Fried committed a multibillion-dollar fraud with customer funds that led to the cryptocurrency exchange’s collapse, shortly after taking the stand against his onetime math camp buddy and MIT roommate.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said if her party retains power in Chhattisgarh after the upcoming assembly polls, a caste census will be carried out in the state on the lines of a similar exercise conducted in Bihar. Addressing 'Nagariya Nikaay Evam Panchayati Raj Mahasammlen', an event of the Congress government in Chhattisgarh's Kanker district, she also promised ten lakh houses for the poor if her party gets elected again in the polls due by the year-end. Hitting out at the BJP-led government at the Centre, Gandhi alleged it is for the rich and has no concern for the poor or the middle class. «If the Congress party again elected to power in Chhattisgarh, a caste census will be carried out in the state on the lines of a caste survey conducted in Bihar,» she said.

Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday reviewed the security situation in Naxal-affected states where violent incidents have come down by 77 per cent in 2022 in comparison to the high of 2010, officials said. The review meeting was attended by the chief ministers of Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Jharkhand. Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis also attended the meeting where Odisha, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh were represented by state ministers.

Nobel Prize in Literature awarded to Norwegian author Jon Fosse "This prize is first and foremost a recognition of the very important work of a whole movement in Iran with with its undisputed leader, Nargis Mohammadi," said Berit Reiss-Andersen, the chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee who announced the prize in Oslo. Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels. Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! "The impact of the prize is not for the Nobel committee to decide upon.

Nifty 50 today: Frontline indices the Sensex and the Nifty 50 ended higher on Friday, October 6, extending their gains into the second consecutive session after the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) maintained a status quo on repo rates and policy stance, in line with expectations. RBI's MPC unanimously decided to keep the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent on Friday. The central bank also retained its policy stance as the "withdrawal of accommodation" with five out of six MPC members voting in favour of this.

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repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent on Friday (October 6) and also retained its policy stance as the "withdrawal of accommodation" with five out of six MPC members voting in favour of this. Growth and inflation projections also did not see any remarkable revision. However, the tone of the governor was hawkish as he emphasised the central bank was targeting inflation near 4 per cent and not between 2-6 per cent.