Tag: Newspaper
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RBI board approves dividend payment of ₹2,86,588 crore to government
The board reviewed the global and domestic economic scenario, including risks to the outlook
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Shrinking shared spaces in a growing cityscape
Hyderabad is building upward at breakneck speed. But amid gated communities, flyovers and glass towers, the city’s shared public life is quietly shrinking. As open spaces retreat behind private walls, residents are increasingly searching for places to meet, play and simply exist without barriers, reports Lavpreet Kaur
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Jammu families hit by demolitions to ‘skip Id festivities, stay put’
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Calcutta HC orders setting up SIT of CBI to probe hushing up charges in R G Kar rape-murder case
The Bench said that, considering the social ramifications of the gruesome incident, a three-member SIT would look into charges of evidence destruction and allegations made by the medic’s parents that there were attempts to hush up and downplay the incident.
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Fake call centres duping U.S. citizens busted in Bengaluru, man from Delhi, another from U.P. arrested
Police said the call centre employees used fake identities resembling those of U.S. officials to gain the trust of victims
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Lakshmi could have been a child bride
Teenage girls across five villages in Uttar Pradesh’s Chandauli district are resisting child marriage, supported by frontline government workers who don’t want to see their own lives repeated in another generation. Ashna Butani meets the women leading and demanding change, in a State that sees the highest number of child brides in India
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Should the rupee be left to depreciate?
Following days of sustained losses, the rupee has closed at nearly ₹97 to the dollar; while some advocate letting it find its own level, there is a risk in allowing depreciation to continue unchecked, especially as rising import costs of essential goods could fuel inflation
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India imported 4.3% less crude oil in April this year, yet the bill still up 50% as prices soar
LNG imports declined about 30% on a year-over-year basis with the import bill for the same dipping one-fourth
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Let the rupee depreciate past ₹100 to a dollar, 16th Finance Commission chairman advises RBI
In a thread on X, Arvind Panagariya said that whether the current oil shortage is short-term or long-lasting, the central bank should not fear the ₹100 per dollar mark
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RBI considers rate hike as rupee slumps: reports
This comes after the rupee touched a new low of 96.95 against the dollar on May 20