This brought the cumulative reduction in policy rates in 2025 to 125 basis points, marking a period of sustained monetary easing. Why the RBI held rates steadyAnnouncing the policy, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said several measures announced in the Budget are likely to boost growth. The MPC’s decision reflects a favourable inflation outlook, strong growth momentum, and lingering external risks. “The slight upward revision in the inflation outlook is primarily due to increase in prices of precious metals, which contribute about 60 to 70 basis points. Story continues below this adGrowth and inflation outlook raised marginallyThe central bank has marginally hiked its growth and inflation projections.

Indian filmmaker Anurag Kashyap is one of the latest names to appear in unverified US government files on American financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, as per reports. In the documents, Kashyap is reportedly referred to as the ‘Bollywood guy’ and ‘a famous Bollywood director’. The clickbaits in my name are more popular than my films.”Kashyap is currently awaiting the release of his film Kennedy on ZEE5. Kashyap is not the only Indian celebrity to pop up on the notorious Epstein files. The catch-all term ‘Epstein files’ refers to court documents, records and evidence linked to Jeffrey Epstein that have been made public over time.

“Overall, the near-term domestic inflation and growth outlook remain positive,” said RBI governor Sanjay Malhotra. “The slight upward revision in the inflation outlook is primarily due to increase in prices of precious metals, which contribute about 60 to 70 basis points. India's retail inflation, as measured by the Consumer Price Index, stood at 1.33% in December, up from 0.71% in November. Under the flexible inflation targeting framework, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) targets retail inflation at 4% with a tolerance band of +/-2%. Also Read | RBI cut rate on benign inflation outlook, to support growth

A sub-adult female tiger was found dead with gunshot wounds in Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Dibang Valley district on Wednesday, two days after a tiger mauled to death a police constable. Human fatalities from tiger attacks are considered extremely rare in the state. After Manpung failed to return home that night, police and forest department teams launched a search operation. The Lower Dibang Valley district administration issued public safety advisories, restricting night travel along the affected stretch, particularly for two-wheelers. Authorities warned of tiger movement in the area and urged residents to avoid unnecessary travel after dark.

The Government has extended the deadline for submitting bids for India's largest oil and gas acreage offering for a fourth time, granting potential investors an additional three months, the Directorate General of Hydrocarbons said. "Bid submission closing date for OALP Bid Round X (has been) extended till May 29, 2026," DGH said on its website. Under OALP-X, 25 blocks with a total area of about 191,986 square kilometres have been offered to bidders for finding and producing oil and gas. The last bid round, OALP-IX, was the largest before the current bid round. The OALP-IX bid round featured 28 blocks or areas spread over 1.36 lakh sq km were offered for finding and producing oil and gas.

Walk into a traditional mishti shop in Bengal, and what you see is not just sweet treats, but culinary art resting on the shelves. Bengal’s sweet industry is facing a severe shortage of skilled karigars, (workers/sweet makers) putting the future of handmade mishti at risk. While this ensures supply, it also marks a shift away from handmade processes that defined Bengal’s sweet heritage. “Interestingly, many of these pastry chefs, 15 years down the line, want to learn how a sweet shop works. ‘Children don’t want to come into this industry’Vishu Mohapatra, a karigar at a small sweet shop in Behala, has seen the change firsthand.

Afghanistan’s spin wizard Rashid Khan is competitive even when nothing is at stake. Not just in international matches or World Cup warm-ups, but even in casual practice sessions and friendly contests. Khan treats practice sessions as competitive matches. It is this relentlessness that has made Khan one of the most influential cricketers Afghanistan has produced. For a generation of Afghan youth, Rashid Khan represents possibility.

HARARE: India skipper Ayush Mhatre won the toss and elected to bat against England in the final of the ICC U-19 World Cup here on Friday. India are playing an unchanged side, while England replaced Alex French with Alex Green. Teams: India: Aaron George, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Ayush Mhatre (capt), Vihaan Malhotra, Abhigyan Kundu (wk), Vedant Trivedi, RS Ambrish, Kanishk Chouhan, Khilan Patel, Henil Patel, Deepesh Devendran. England: Ben Dawkins, Joseph Moores, Ben Mayes, Thomas Rew (capt, wk), Caleb Falconer, Ralphie ALbert, Farhan Ahmed, Sebastian Morgan, James Minto, Manny Lumsden, Alex Green.

Hindi NewsLocalMpIndoreIndore Woman Suicide | Tukoonganj Son Finds Mother Hangingइंदौर में किसान ने किया सुसाइड: मानसिक स्थिति ठीक नहीं थी; तुकोगंज में भी महिला ने दी जानइंदौर 1 दिन पहलेकॉपी लिंकदिनेश चौहान, मृतकइंदौर के खुड़ैल इलाके में रहने वाले एक किसान ने अपने घर के पीछे फांसी लगाकर जान दे दी। बुधवार रात में परिवार ने फंदे पर उनका शव देखा। बताया जा रहा है कि उनकी मानसिक स्थिति पिछले कई दिनों से ठीक नहीं थी।पुलिस के अनुसार, मृतक दिनेश चौहान (57) के परिवार में दो बेटे और एक बेटी हैं। जमाई विकास ने बताया कि दिनेश अक्सर कहते थे कि कोई उनके पीछे लगा हुआ है। करीब एक साल से उनका मानसिक उपचार चल रहा था, लेकिन उनकी स्थिति में कोई सुधार नहीं हुआ।विकास नगर में महिला ने की आत्महत्याइधर, तुकोगंज पुलिस ने बताया कि विकास नगर निवासी सीमा (42) ने बुधवार रात फांसी लगाकर आत्महत्या कर ली। पति राजू डोगरे इंदौर में नहीं थे। उनका बड़ा बेटा विशाल एमवाय के माध्यम से उन्हें अस्पताल लेकर गया और डॉक्टरों को फांसी लगाने की जानकारी दी। पुलिस ने इस मामले में मर्ग कायम कर जांच शुरू कर दी है।परिवार ने बताया कि शाम को सीमा ने आटा लाने और दाल-बाटी बनाने की बात कही थी। रात 7 बजे तक उन्होंने फोन नहीं उठाया। घर पहुंचने पर बेटे ने मां को फंदे पर लटके देखा। विशाल के अनुसार पिता राजू भीकनगांव में रहते हैं और दोनों भाई कोरोना कॉल में काम के लिए इंदौर आए थे।दोनों भाई मां के साथ रह रहे थे। विशाल ने कहा कि उनकी मां को किसी तरह का तनाव नहीं था। पुलिस इस मामले की सभी जानकारियों की जांच कर रही है।पुलिस जांच में जुटीइसी तरह खुड़ैल इलाके में दिनेश चौहान के मामले में भी पुलिस जांच कर रही है। परिजन उन्हें रात में अस्पताल लेकर आए थे। दोनों घटनाओं की वजहों का पता लगाने के लिए पुलिस सुसाइड की जांच कर रही है।

The airline will also be opening lounges in San Francisco, New York and other cities. Spread across 16,000 square feet, the Maharaja Lounge at the Delhi airport can accommodate around 300 guests in 'Business' and 'First Class' sections. It will take another 18-24 months beyond that to complete the rest of the fleet (upgrade)... but increasingly we will have a very much more consistent world-class experience on Air India. "It is an exciting time and I think the new Air India is starting to become visible," he said. Air India Group -- Air India and Air India Express -- has over 300 planes.

लेखक के बारे में रिजवान रिजवान, नवभारत टाइम्स ऑनलाइन में चीफ सीनियर डिजिटल कंटेंट प्रोड्यूसर हैं। पत्रकारिता में उनका करीब 10 वर्षों का अनुभव है। वह इंटरेशनल अफेयर्स (वर्ल्ड सेक्शन) कवर कर रहे हैं। अमर उजाला के साथ डिजिटल पारी की शुरुआत की और फिर वन इंडिया हिंदी, राजस्थान पत्रिका से होते हुए नवभारत टाइम्स में है। उन्‍होंने चौधरी चरण सिंह विश्वविद्यालय और भारतीय जनसंचार संस्थान से पढ़ाई की है।... और पढ़ें

A motorcyclist died after falling into a pit dug for construction work by the Delhi Jal Board in west Delhi's Janakpuri area, police said on Friday. The victim's family has alleged negligence on part of the DJB and also suspect foul play in his death. Preliminary investigation suggests the pit was dug at a DJB construction site and was barricaded, a senior police officer said. According to the victim's family, Kamal was returning home late Thursday night from his office in Rohini and was in constant touch with them. The family said they searched for Kamal throughout the night but were informed around 7.30 am about his body being found in the pit.

VAHAN 4.0 वाहन के रजिस्ट्रेशन और उससे जुड़े प्रोसेस को आसान बनाने के लिए बनाया गया प्लेटफॉर्म है। इसे भारत सरकार के सड़क परिवहन और राजमार्ग मंत्रालय (MoRTH) द्वारा विकसित किया गया है। यह प्लेटफॉर्म पूरे देश के लिए एक ही डेटाबेस का इस्तेमाल करता है। ऐसे में अलग-अलग राज्यों के RTO के बीच डेटा शेयर करना आसान और पारदर्शी हो गया है।लेखक के बारे में भव्य भारद्वाज भव्य भारद्वाज, नवभारत टाइम्स ऑनलाइन में डिजिटल कंटेंट प्रोड्यूसर हैं। पिछले 10 साल से पत्रकारिता के क्षेत्र में हैं। इन्होंने जी न्यूज (डीएनए), इंडिया न्यूज, यूसी न्यूज, ओपो इंडिया और बाइटडांस (टिकटॉक) जैसी प्रमुख न्यूज वेबसाइट्स और ऐप्स में काम किया है। टेक जर्नलिस्ट के तौर पर भव्य टेक-गैजेट न्यूज, टिप्स एंड ट्रिक्स, एआई न्यूज, गैजेट्स रिव्यूज और कंज्यूमर इलेक्ट्रॉनिक्स से जुड़ी खबरें और लॉन्च इवेंट्स कवर करते आए हैं। दुनिया में टेक्नोलॉजी में हो रहे बदलावों पर इनकी पैनी नजर रहती है। अलग-अलग तरह के गैजेट्स, ऑडियो प्रोडक्ट्स और वि‍यरेबल्स को पाठकों को आसान भाषा में समझाने का हुनर भव्य के पास है। इन्‍होंने बैचरल ऑफ आर्ट्स इन मास मीडिया एंड क्रिएटिव राइटिंग की डिग्री जामिया मिल्लिया इस्लामिया विश्वविद्यालय से ली है। उसके बाद हिसार के गुरु जम्भेश्वर विश्वविद्यालय से मास्टर ऑफ जर्नलिज्म और मास कम्युनिकेशन (MJMC) किया है।... और पढ़ें

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday submitted a chargesheet before a special court in Kolkata in its probe into alleged money laundering linked to financial irregularities at the state-run R G Kar Medical College and Hospital. Former principal of the medical college, Sandip Ghosh, is among the accused named in the chargesheet. He is currently in judicial remand following his arrest by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in connection with the alleged financial irregularities. ADVERTISEMENTOfficials said the ED filed the chargesheet in relation to a money laundering case registered over the alleged misappropriation of funds at the medical institution. The ED had filed an ECIR (Enforcement Case Information Report), which is equivalent to a police FIR, over the alleged money trail in the case.

IEM Public School Salt Lake’s annual concert, Ignite’25 , brought together student performers, academic toppers and inspiring educationists. For Faith Rongpai, a Class IX student, it was her fourth year of singing the opening carol and participating in the concert. “When schools allow children to think creatively and express themselves, academic excellence follows naturally,” said Gerry Arathoon. The annual school report, presented by the principal, outlined the year’s academic results, extracurricular achievements and institutional initiatives. In Japan, he watches a graceful dance, brightened with the pastel-hued kimonos and colourful folding Japanese fans.