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The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee unanimously decided to keep the repo rate- key lending rate- unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the fourth time in a row. The rate-setting panel also left the policy stance unchanged with focus on withdrawal of accommodation. The central bank now sees inflation for Q2, Q3 and Q4 at 6.4%, 5.6% and 5.2%, respectively.

Also read: Karnataka: School timings likely to be changed in Bengaluru to ease traffic. Details here “A 190 km long tunnel road has been proposed to combat traffic congestion in Bengaluru and eight companies have qualified for it. These companies will submit a feasibility report and we are preparing to call for public tenders within 45 days," Shivakumar while addressing a press conference at Vidhana Soudha on Thursday.

Investing.com — Stocks were flat to down heading into the closing bell on Thursday as most investors were preoccupied with what Friday's jobs report for September might say.

PoK) and called for respecting sovereignty and territorial integrity of the country. MEA spokesman Arindam Bagchi said India’s stand on the entire Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir being an integral part of India is well known. “We would urge the international community to respect our sovereignty and territorial integrity. We have raised our concerns about the visit of the US ambassador to Pakistan with his country (US side),” he told reporters. US Ambassador to Pakistan Donald Blome recently paid a six-day visit to Gilgit-Baltistan during which he visited different areas and met local representatives and Gilgit-Baltistan government officials also. On Canada, when asked who will ensure that Canadian visas, especially for students, are issued once staff is downsized by two-thirds, Bagchi said, “It is up to the Canadian side who they staff their missions with.

Geo.tv. Tom Bower, a royal expert has claimed that Meghan is penning her autobiography and it has caused a stir among some Royal family members, the report said. “One of whom is William, the Prince of Wales, who is left “frustrated" with claims that Meghan will expose more secrets of Royal family in her book," the Geo.tv report said.

Philadelphia Phillies take on their arch-rival Atlanta Braves in their NL Division Series match on Saturday, many things will be at stake for both of the teams. The Braves won their sixth consecutive National League East title and they will meet Phillies for a second straight postseason clash. Last year, Philadelphia scored victories in the best-of-three Wild Card Series and met Atlanta. Braves Manager Brian Snitker said at that time that the Phillies scared him as much as any team in the game.

Akshata Murty, the Indian-origin First Lady of the United Kingdom, recently delivered a heartfelt speech at the Conservative Party conference in Manchester. Her speech provided valuable insights into her relationship with her husband, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Murty, introducing Sunak as her «best friend» for his maiden speech as Prime Minister, shared that her participation in this event was spontaneous and unannounced, catching her husband by surprise.

₹75,000 crore in the current financial year to strengthen their networks, reported PTI The report said Reliance Jio may invest around ₹42,000 crore and Bharti Airtel around ₹33,000 crore in FY24, but the investment will taper down after their 5G network rollout target is met as per their announcement. "Bharti's management capex guidance implies India business capex could decline to approximately ₹200 billion ( ₹20,000 crore) from FY25 (versus ₹280 billion, or ₹28,000 crore in FY23) though we continue to conservatively build in approximately ₹270 billion ( ₹27,000 crore) for FY25 and ₹330 billion ( ₹33,000 crore) for FY24," the PTI quoted the report as saying.

The federal judge who ruled that Ripple Labs Inc.’s cryptocurrency doesn’t constitute a security when sold to the general public denied the Securities and Exchange Commission’s request to appeal the determination before trial.

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh after conducting raids on Wednesday at his residence. ED officials on Wednesday morning raided AAP MP Sanjay Singh's home in connection with a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy. With Sanjay Singh, the strength of the Arvind Kejriwal led AAP seems to have dwindled even more after the party already lost Manish Sisodia and Satyander Jain to jail premises.

Indian Express. “It has just been three months since the triple engine government came to power…and I have heard that one faction is upset," NCP MP Supriya Sule said.

Gayatri Joshi has reportedly met with an accident in Italy. The video of the crash surfaced online which showed a Lamborghini and a Ferrari involved in the car accident.

Odisha and Jharkhand on Wednesday due to a low-pressure area in the eastern region. The Meteorological department has forecast heavy rain in several districts of West Bengal till October 5 under the influence of the low-pressure area formed over southwest Jharkhand and adjoining northern Chhattisgarh. It said that light to moderate rain will occur at most places in the state during the period.

Joshi, best known for the 2004 Shahrukh Khan-starrer ‘Swades’, recently survived an accident. The former actress, who was holidaying in Italy along with her husband Vikas Oberoi, got involved in a nasty car crash, when her vehicle collided with several other cars and a camper van. The collision took place in Sardinia reportedly.

McCarthy's ability to remain in leadership was thrown into serious risk on Tuesday after the House voted to move ahead with an effort by hard-right Republican critics to oust him. The narrow outcome forced by McCarthy's chief rival, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, brought together a handful of conservative Republican critics of the speaker and many Democrats who say he is unworthy of leadership.

Digital personal financial services company SoFi Technologies (SOFI) has reached an agreement with a company founded by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy to be the presenting sponsor of a new team golf league, in a deal that includes naming rights for an arena in Florida.

Ajit Pawar on Tuesday skipped the weekly Cabinet meeting. Although officially indisposed, Ajit met NCP leaders in his house, triggering speculation that he was miffed with alliance partners BJP and the Shinde faction of Shiv Sena. The finance minister's unhappiness has been attributed to 'clipping of his wings' by fellow DyCM Devendra Fadnavis and chief minister Eknath Shinde.

Bengaluru: In the 2009 Bollywood movie 3 Idiots, Aamir Khan, who plays an engineering student named Rancho, guides a drone with four rotors to the window of a classmate’s hostel room and catches him unguarded… and unclad. The drone, technically known as an unmanned aerial vehicle or UAV, was an early vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) prototype manufactured by Mumbai-based startup ideaForge Technology. The company has come a long way in the years since and is now India’s largest drone startup.

Indian Air Force (IAF) is all set to replace all MiG-21 squadrons with the LCA Mark 1A by 2025, said Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari on Tuesday. He was addressing a press conference in Delhi ahead of the Air Force Day that is to be celebrated on October 8 in Prayagraj. Responding to a question by on MIG 21, Air Chief Marshal Chaudhari said, «We had signed a contract for 83 LCA Mark-1As. The contract is to be supplemented with 97 additional aircraft.

Jefferies analysts raised Wingstop (NASDAQ:WING) to hold from Underperform, lifting the price target to $170 from $150 per share in a note Tuesday.

By Howard Schneider