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    RBI raises repo rate by 25 basis points to 5.5 pc; first hike since 2023

    The Federal
    7 Oct 2026 10:21 AM IST

    RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra-led MPC unanimously raises the repo rate as inflation, oil prices and rupee weakness weigh on the economy

    RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra
    Business
    Oil tanker
    India

    'Ukrainian' drone attack sets oil tanker ablaze off Sochi, all 23 Indian crew members rescued

    7 Oct 2026 9:47 AM IST
    In death, bestselling author Jeffrey Archer leaves ‘biggest market’ India bereft
    Obituary

    In death, bestselling author Jeffrey Archer leaves ‘biggest market’ India bereft

    7 Oct 2026 9:28 AM IST
    Why Karnataka govts recognition for Tulu has revived debate on plight of other minor languages
    The Eighth Column

    Why Karnataka govt's recognition for Tulu has revived debate on plight of other minor languages

    7 Oct 2026 8:33 AM IST
    CEC row LIVE: Rahul, Priyanka, other MPs released; Cong calls ‘Black Day’ protest tomorrow
    LIVE

    CEC row LIVE: Rahul, Priyanka, other MPs released; Cong calls ‘Black Day’ protest tomorrow

    7 Oct 2026 7:36 AM IST
    Bihar MLC polls: Before taking on each other, rival alliances face bigger contests within

    Bihar MLC polls: Before taking on each other, rival alliances face bigger contests within

    7 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 top 10 theme pandals: Lotus, SP Mookerjee, Partition and more

    Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 top 10 theme pandals: Lotus, SP Mookerjee, Partition and more

    7 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
    GST

    EXCLUSIVE: GST Council may cut rate on delivery services; new threshold for tax notices also on agenda

    6 Oct 2026 9:15 PM IST
    PC Vishnunadh

    Steps being taken to get industrial status for tourism sector: Keralam Minister Vishnunadh

    6 Oct 2026 8:14 PM IST
    drugs seized in Keralam

    Operation Toofan: Over 13,000 arrested in Keralam anti-drug drive

    6 Oct 2026 7:37 PM IST
    Devendra Fadnavis

    Maharashtra drought: Central team to visit state to assess situation

    6 Oct 2026 6:55 PM IST
    Rahul Gandhi

    ‘Afraid of Vijay?’: DMK questions Rahul Gandhi’s ‘silence’ on TN SIR

    6 Oct 2026 6:37 PM IST
    India’s growth story strong, but rising costs, market volatility niggling concerns

    India’s growth story strong, but rising costs, market volatility niggling concerns

    6 Oct 2026 5:53 PM IST
    Andhra Police arrest 2 in alleged Pakistan espionage case; 13 Navy personnel among 18 suspects

    Andhra Police arrest 2 in alleged Pakistan espionage case; 13 Navy personnel among 18 suspects

    6 Oct 2026 5:42 PM IST
    Isn’t plague a medieval sickness? That, and other questions answered

    Isn’t plague a medieval sickness? That, and other questions answered

    The Conversation
    6 Oct 2026 5:33 PM IST

    Nearly 200 people are in quarantine in Siberia after the death of lab technician Darya Shipilova, 28. It's Covid 2.0, say alarmists. How worried...

    Olympics flag

    India, 6 other countries in race to host 2036 Olympics

    6 Oct 2026 5:08 PM IST
    Francis Halzen

    Francis Halzen wins Nobel Physics for IceCube neutrino breakthrough

    6 Oct 2026 4:49 PM IST
    Victims

    Delhi construction workers face debt over winter pollution curbs

    6 Oct 2026 4:49 PM IST
    Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University Nanded

    Maharashtra’s drought-hit students get exam fee waiver from Nanded University

    6 Oct 2026 4:08 PM IST
    Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde speaking during a video interview about the Supreme Court and Election Commission.

    Watch | SC’s SIR scrutiny: 'Strong court can make big difference'

    6 Oct 2026 3:48 PM IST
    Whiskey, Alcohol, Liquor

    Liquor sales shoot up in Rayalaseema; high demand for beer

    6 Oct 2026 3:26 PM IST
    Mere filing of Form-7 doesn’t mean deletion of voter names: Karnataka CEO Anbukumar

    Mere filing of Form-7 doesn’t mean deletion of voter names: Karnataka CEO Anbukumar

    6 Oct 2026 2:12 PM IST
    GDP, India, Fitch Ratings, forecast, 2023-2024

    World Bank raises India’s FY27 GDP growth forecast to 7.1 pc, cites strong consumption

    6 Oct 2026 1:50 PM IST
    Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav

    UP Rajya Sabha polls: SP may not force contest as BJP fields 8 candidates

    6 Oct 2026 1:41 PM IST
    CJP founder Abhijeet Dipke

    CJP founder Dipke alleges police pressure on activists over Delhi protest

    6 Oct 2026 1:29 PM IST
    PM Narendra Modi

    Why Modi's 25 years in power mark the biggest consolidation of power in Independent India

    6 Oct 2026 11:30 AM IST
    Rahul Gandhi
    LIVE

    LIVE | Rahul, other Congress leaders released by Delhi Police after detention

    6 Oct 2026 9:55 AM IST
    Jeffrey Archer, bestselling British author and former politician, dies at 86

    Jeffrey Archer, bestselling British author and former politician, dies at 86

    6 Oct 2026 9:15 AM IST
    Polling in Madurantakam seat

    Bypolls end with high turnout: Madurantakam leads at 85.99 pc, Nandigram at 79.39 pc

    6 Oct 2026 9:12 AM IST
    Six things to watch as SC examines EC’s decisions

    Six things to watch as SC examines EC’s decisions

    6 Oct 2026 9:00 AM IST
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