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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) maintained the repo rate at 5.25% amid global uncertainties. The RBI announced its monetary policy decision on Wednesday (August 5, 2026). MPC unanimously decided in favour of the status quo on the…
A map prepared by P.S. Biju, a scientist with the India Meteorological Department, and Raji pushpalatha, Assistant professor, Amritha Vishwa Vidyapeetham, as part of a research project using the rainfall data from 1901 to 2025 shows the areas vulnerable to extreme rainfall events in Kerala during monsoon. Under fire for the sluggish response to the…
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Mention ‘France head coach’, our muscle memory will instantly direct us to the unassuming figure of Didier Deschamps. After all, he served his role with distinction for as many as 14 years, leading Les Bleus to heights only a few football heavyweights have scaled. During a decade of dominance on the World Cup stage, the…
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Yadgir Superintendent of Police Pruthvik Shankar, accompanied by senior police officers, visited the factory to inspect the site. | Photo Credit: File photo Three labourers died and two others sustained injuries following a reported chemical leak at a factory in the Kadechur-Badiyal Industrial Area of Yadgir district, in Karnataka, in the early hours of August…
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Iran-Oman diplomatic engagement on Hormuz enters new phase, reports Iranian media Talks between Iran and Oman on the Strait of Hormuz have entered a new phase, a top Iranian official told state broadcaster Press TV. Press TV reported on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) that continued Iran-Oman Hormuz talks reflect Tehran’s diplomatic engagement. The official further…
Iran and Oman are inching toward a deal to reopen the disputed Strait of Hormuz and potentially help bring an end to the war. The emerging agreement calls for ships to enter the Persian Gulf through an Iranian-controlled route and exit through a route controlled by Oman, two regional officials told The Associated Press. West…
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A member of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission looks over ths spent fuel pool at the Fukushima nuclear power plant, 2013. | Photo Credit: IAEA Imagebank (CC BY-SA) In the high-stakes world of preventing governments from secretly developing atom bombs, the ability of inspectors to check what happens inside a reactor core — without stepping…
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The story so far: With only about a month to go for the 18th BRICS Summit, India is pulling out all the stops for the multilateral event to be held in New Delhi. Discussions during the summit will be closely watched as Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among the leaders…
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The Trump administration has revoked the visa of Brazil’s ambassador to the United States in retaliation for Brazil’s denial of visas last month for two American diplomats who sought to visit ahead of upcoming elections as well as what it said was Brazil’s stalling on approving President Donald Trump’s nominee to be ambassador in Brasilia….
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File photo of former Union Home Secretary G.K. Pillai. | Photo Credit: PTI Former Home Secretary G.K. Pillai-led rights group on Tuesday (August 4, 2026) was denied police permission to release its report on the seventh anniversary of abrogation of provisions of Article 370. Meanwhile, several J&K parties, including National Conference (NC) and Peoples Democratic…