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India inflation likely eased below 4% in February for the first time in six months: Reuters poll

BENGALURU, March 10 (Reuters) – India’s February consumer inflation likely eased below the Reserve Bank of India’s medium-term target of 4.0% for the first time in six months on moderating food price rises, a Reuters poll showed, bolstering expectations of interest rate cuts. As fresh winter produce hit markets over the past few months, food items – which make up nearly half of the inflation basket – saw a sustained slowdown in price increases. That marked a welcome reprieve from supply disruptions last year when unpredictable monsoons and intense heat waves sent food prices soaring, often by double digits. A

Finance Ministry invites applications for IRDAI Chairperson post

New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI) The Finance Ministry has invited applications to fill up the post of IRDAI chairperson, as the incumbent chief Debasish Panda’s term ends on March 13. Last date for submission of applications for the post is April 6, 2025. Panda, who had served as secretary in the department of financial services under the finance ministry, took charge as IRDAI Chairman on March 14, 2022, for a three-year period. As per an advertisement notification issued by the IRDAI, the applicants should preferably have at least 30 years of relevant work experience, should have worked as secretary to

Congress slams ED raids on premises of former Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel’s son

New Delhi, Mar 10 (PTI) The Congress on Monday charged that the ED raids on the premises of former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel were a “conspiracy” to “manage headlines” on a day when Parliament’s Budget session reconvened and the government faces questions from the opposition on multiple issues. Baghel’s office on his X handle said the “false case” against him is carrying on for the last seven years. He also said that no one will be able to stop the Congress in Punjab, where Baghel has just taken over as in-charge of party affairs. “When the false case going

Russian forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian troops from the rear in Kursk

LONDON, March 9, 2025 (AP) — Russian special forces walked inside a gas pipeline to strike Ukrainian units from the rear in the Kursk region, Ukraine’s military and Russian war bloggers reported, as Moscow moves to recapture parts of its border province that Kyiv seized in a shock offensive. Ukraine launched in August a daring cross-border incursion into Kursk, in what marked the largest attack on Russian territory since World War II. Within days, Ukrainian units had captured 1,000 square kilometers (386 square miles) of territory, including the strategic border town of Sudzha, and taken hundreds of Russian prisoners of

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