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Expect Election Commission to rectify typographical errors, other mistakes in final Bihar electoral roll:

New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Thursday said it expects the Election Commission to look into typographical errors and other mistakes in the final Bihar electoral roll prepared after the Special Intensive Revision exercise as a responsible authority and come out with remedial measures. A bench of Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi said it will hear on November 4 the legal issues pertaining to the Bihar SIR exercise. The poll panel said that since its publication of the final electoral roll on September 30, not a single appeal has been filed by any voter against name

Modi ‘frightened’ of Trump, says Rahul as US president claims PM said India will stop buying Russian oil

New Delhi [India], October 16 (ANI): Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, alleging that he is “frightened” of Donald Trump, after the US President claimed that India had assured him of stopping the purchase of oil from Russia. Rahul Gandhi objected to Donald Trump’s claim and listed allegations against the Union Government to bolster his point. “PM Modi is frightened of Trump,” Rahul Gandhi said as he listed recent incidents, “1.(PM Modi) Allows Trump to decide and announce that India will not buy Russian

What a surprise spike in the unemployment rate means for interest rates and the economy

Melbourne, Oct 16 (The Conversation) The rate of unemployment in Australia is on the rise again. Official labour force data released on Thursday shows that in the month to September, Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate jumped from 4.3% to 4.5%. That’s the highest rate since November 2021. The surprise jump strengthens the case for the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut the official cash rate in November. Jobless rate climbs to 3.9% in November (highest since April 2022) but main story is the surge in new hires. The economy added 63,500 jobs, most of the full-time, so the labour market

Rupee rises 40 paise to 87.68 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai, Oct 16 (PTI) The rupee appreciated 40 paise to 87.68 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday, primarily driven by central bank intervention, a softer dollar index. Forex traders said other supportive factors like positive domestic equities, lower crude oil prices and renewed foreign fund inflows also boosted investor sentiments. At the interbank foreign exchange market, the rupee opened at 87.76 and then gained ground and touched an early high of 87.68 against the US dollar, registering a gain of 40 paise from its previous close. On Wednesday, the rupee bounced back sharply by 73 paise to

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