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US inflation highest in 40 years, with no letup in sight

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 Inflation soared over the past year at its highest rate in four decades, hammering American consumers, wiping out pay raises and reinforcing the Federal Reserve’s decision to begin raising borrowing rates across the economy. The Labor Department said Thursday that consumer prices jumped 7.5per cent last month compared with a year earlier, the steepest year-over-year increase since February 1982. When measured from December to January, inflation was 0.6per cent, the same as the previous month and more than economists had expected. Prices rose 0.7per cent from October to November and…

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J-K admin asks drone operators to get registered, inform DM, police

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The Union Territory administration on Thursday asked the people intending to fly drones in Jammu and Kashmir to share their details with the office of district magistrates concerned as well as the nearest police stations and compulsorily register themselves with the authorities here. The Ministry of Civil Aviation has notified ‘The Drone Rules, 2021’ applicable to all persons owning or possessing or engaged in leasing, operating, transferring or maintaining unmanned aircraft systems in India. “Through the medium of circular, it is impressed upon all intended operators of unmanned aircraft systems…

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Hijab row: Plea filed in SC challenging Karnataka HC order

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An appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the direction of the Karnataka High Court that has asked students not to insist on wearing any cloth on campuses of educational institutions which can instigate people, till the matter is resolved. The plea filed by a student has sought a stay on the direction of the high court, which is hearing the hijab issue, as well as the proceedings going on before the three judge bench. The appeal contended that the high court has sought to curtail the fundamental…

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Russian star practices despite report of positive drug test

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Kamila Valieva, the 15-year-old Russian superstar who was expected to deliver her nation its third straight Olympic gold medal in women’s figure skating, practiced as usual Thursday, hours after reports that she tested positive for a banned substance. Valieva tested positive for a banned heart medication before the Beijing Games, the Russian newspaper RBC reported. The sample was reportedly obtained before Valieva won the European championship last month in Estonia, a performance that solidified her status as the leader of Russia’s quad squad of elite women’s figure skaters. It’s unclear…

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Bob Saget died after accidental blow to the head: Family

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Bob Saget’s death last month stemmed from an accidental blow to the head, his family said in a statement. The comedian and “Full House” star was found dead January 9 in a Florida hotel room. He’d performed in the area the night before as part of a stand-up tour. “The authorities have determined that Bob passed from head trauma,” the Saget family said on Wednesday. “They have concluded that he accidentally hit the back of his head on something, thought nothing of it and went to sleep. No drugs or…

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Victims of dastardly 26/11, Pathankot terror attacks yet to get justice: India

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 India has long borne the brunt of cross-border terrorism, with victims of the dastardly 2008 Mumbai terror attack and the 2016 Pathankot terror act, perpetrated by Pakistan-based terror groups, yet to get justice, New Delhi’s envoy here has told the UN Security Council. Speaking in the Security Council briefing on Threat to International Peace & Security Caused by Terrorist Acts’ on Wednesday, Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador TS Tirumurti reiterated India’s firm belief that terrorism in one part of the world is threat to peace and security of entire…

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Active COVID-19 cases in country decline to 7,90,789

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India logged 67,084 new coronavirus infections, taking the country’s total tally of COVID-19 cases to 4,24,78,060, while the active cases declined to 7,90,789, according to the Union Health Ministry data updated on Thursday. The death toll climbed to 5,06,520 with 1,241 fresh fatalities, the data updated at 8 am stated. The active cases comprise 1.86 per cent of the total infections, while the national COVID-19 recovery rate has further improved to 96.95 per cent, the ministry said. A reduction of 1,02,039 cases has been recorded in the active COVID-19 caseload…

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RBI maintains status quo; leaves benchmark lending rate unchanged at 4%

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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday kept the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4 per cent and decided to continue with its accommodative stance in the backdrop of an elevated level of inflation This is the tenth time in a row that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) headed by RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das has maintained the status quo. RBI had last revised its policy repo rate or the short-term lending rate on May 22, 2020 in an off-policy cycle to perk up demand by cutting the interest rate to…

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Sanjay Raut claims some people asked him to help in toppling Maha govt; writes to Vice President Naidu

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Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut has written a letter to Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu, claiming he was approached by certain people who asked him to assist in toppling the MVA government in Maharashtra so that the state could be forced into mid-term elections. In the letter to Naidu, who is also chairman of the Rajya Sabha, Raut said central agencies like the Enforcement Directorate (ED) were systematically targeting Shiv Sena leaders, after the party formed government in Maharashtra with the NCP and Congress after severing ties with its old…

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Rupee gains 6 paise to 74.68 against US dollar in early trade

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The rupee appreciated 6 paise to 74.68 against the US dollar in the opening trade on Wednesday, supported by firm domestic equities and weak American currency. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 74.70 against the American dollar and then inched higher to quote 74.68, registering a rise of 6 paise from the last close. On Tuesday, the domestic unit settled at 74.74 against the US dollar. The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, was trading 0.11 per cent lower at…

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