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RBI Hikes Repo Rate By 25 Basis Points To 6.25 Per Cent
Following a cycle of rate cuts begun in January 2015, the RBI on Wednesday raised its key interest rate for the first time by 25 basis points to 6.25 per cent, a central bank announcement said.....
Bug Made Private Posts Of 14mn Users Public, Admits Facebook
In yet another privacy goof-up, Facebook has admitted that 14 million users were affected by a bug in May that automatically suggested posting publicly when the users were writing posts meant only for friends. ....
China Hacks US Navy Contractor Securing Highly Sensitive Data
Chinese government hackers have compromised the computers of a US Navy contractor, stealing massive amounts of highly sensitive data related to undersea warfare, including secret plans to develop a supersonic anti-ship missile.....
US F-15 Fighter Jet Crashes Into Sea Off Japan
A US F-15 fighter jet crashed into the sea off Okinawa in Japan's on Monday, with a Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF) helicopter rescuing the pilot, according to government officials here.....
7 Students Killed In UP Accident
Seven students were killed and two others critically injured on Monday after they run over by a bus in Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj district, police said.....
Delhi Wakes Up Under Shade Of Dust
The national capital woke up under the shade of dust on Thursday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 34 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season's average.....
Pakistan Taliban Chief Killed In US Drone Strike: Report
Mullah Fazlullah, the leader of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), has been apparently killed in a US drone strike in Afghanistan's Kunar province, according to an American military official.....
CEA Arvind Subramanian's Term Won't Be Extended On His Own Request: Jaitley
The Chief Economic Advisor (CEA), Arvind Subramanian's term would not be extended any further as he wants to go back to the US due to family commitments, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said in a Facebook post on Wednesday. ....
Trump Declares N.Korea 'extraordinary Threat'
US President Donald Trump cited an "unusual and extraordinary threat" to American national security as he maintained long-standing economic restrictions on North Korea, including the freezing of any assets in Washington, a media report said.....
Five Killed In Newsroom Shooting In US
Five people were killed on Thursday in a mass shooting at a local daily newspaper in Maryland in the US, authorities confirmed.....
