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RBI asks banks to provide individual borrowers option to switch over to fixed rates

ION correspondentAugust 19, 2023August 19, 2023

Reserve Bank of India, RBI, yesterday asked banks to provide fixed interest rate options to individual borrowers and directed the lenders to levy only reasonable penalty charges in case...

300 Indians stranded in Niamey amid worsening security situation in Niger

ION correspondentAugust 19, 2023August 19, 2023

Around 300 Indians are stranded in the capital city of Niamey in Niger amid the worsening security situation in the country. They are waiting to be evacuated by the...

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Congress chief’s faux pas? Uncertainty continues on Rahul Gandhi contesting from Amethi

ION correspondentAugust 19, 2023August 19, 2023

Hours after asserting that Rahul Gandhi would “definitely” contest the 2024 Lok Sabha polls from Amethi, Uttar Pradesh Congress chief Ajay Rai appeared to qualify his statement and said...

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India beat Ireland by two runs in first T-20 in Dublin

ION correspondentAugust 19, 2023August 19, 2023

India defeated Ireland by two runs via DLS method in first T-20 international to take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series in Dublin yesterday. Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah...

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4 arrested for Bihar journalist murder, search on for 2 more accused

ION correspondentAugust 19, 2023August 19, 2023

Bihar police have arrested four people in the shooting of a local journalist in the state’s Araria district. Cops said that the hunt is on for two more accused...

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Rains lash Delhi-NCR; IMD predicts more showers later today

ION correspondentAugust 19, 2023August 19, 2023

Heavy rainfall struck multiple areas of Delhi on Saturday morning causing temperatures to decrease in the city that had been experiencing hot and humid weather. The showers provided a welcome...

I don’t deserve to live, says killer UK nurse who killed 7 newborns

ION correspondentAugust 19, 2023August 19, 2023

A British nurse has been found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at the hospital where she worked, the media reported on Friday. During...

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Hurricane Hilary Barrels Toward Baja California.

ION correspondentAugust 18, 2023August 18, 2023

August 18, 2023. Hurricane Hilary, a category 4 storm in the Pacific Ocean, approached the Baja California peninsula on August 18, 2023. The Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS)...

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Magnitude-3.6 earthquake hits Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri.

ION correspondentAugust 18, 2023August 18, 2023

The epicentre of the tremor, which occurred at 3.49 am, was the mountainous areas of Rajouri, according to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS). Aug 17, 2023, 07:23 IST....

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First de-boosting operation of Chandrayaan-3 successfully conducted. ISRO.

ION correspondentAugust 18, 2023August 18, 2023

Chandrayaan-3 has started its final countdown to a successful Moon landing. Second deboosting operation planned for Sunday. Friday, 18th. August, 2023. The first de-orbit manoeuvre for the Lander module...

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