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A man walks past the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) logo outside its headquarters in Mumbai, India, June 6, 2025. Photo: REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo

RBI raises interest rate for first time in three and a half years, loans to get costlier

With the rate hike, home loans, vehicle loans and corporate loans would become more expensive and EMIs for existing borrowers would also go up

A woman carrying her belongings walks through Betrawati in Nuwakot district towards her village, following deadly flash floods and a mudslide, in Nepal, September 6, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Adnan Abidi

Nepal ends search and rescue after flood, focuses on rehabilitation

A fishing net covers the rooftop of a police checkpost in Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Photo: Manzoor Khan/Al Jazeera

Pakistan security posts use fishing nets to counter drone attacks

Indian space startup Skyroot Aerospace launched its Vikram-1 rocket, marking the first attempt by an Indian private company to place a satellite in orbit, from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh, India, July 18, 2026. Photo: REUTERS/Priyanshu Singh

India successfully tests high-altitude surveillance airship

Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, 31 August 2026. Photo: Reuters/File

11 Indian sailors injured after ship hit by projectile in Strait of Hormuz

A technician repairs power supply lines at a power plant of Adani Power at Mundra Port in the western Indian state of Gujarat on 2 April 2014. Photo: Amit Dave/Reuters/File Photo

Adani Power, Bhutan utility sign pact for 770MW hydropower project

India’s first indigenous naval fleet support ship, ‘Surya’ was launched today to strengthen the Navy’s operational capabilities in the Indian Ocean region. Photo: Collected

India launches first indigenous naval fleet support ship

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is detained by police as Rahul Gandhi scales a barricade during an opposition protest in New Delhi. Photo: Collected

Priyanka, Rahul Gandhi detained during opposition protest in Delhi

Rahul Gandhi leads opposition MPs during a march towards the Election Commission office in New Delhi on Tuesday (6 October 2026). Photo: Collected

India's opposition MPs stopped by police on way to Election Commission

Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. Photo: Collected

India's Supreme Court issues notice to Centre, poll panel over CEC Gyanesh Kumar's functioning; no interim order

Representational image. Photo: Freepik

Bangladeshi among three held at Mumbai airport with fake Indian passports

Members of Indian security personnel patrol on a highway leading to South Kashmir's Pahalgam, following a suspected militant attack, in Marhama village, in Kashmir, April 23, 2025. File Photo: REUTERS

150 Bangladeshi nationals airlifted from Jammu and Kashmir for deportation

IMF clears the way for Sri Lanka to access $345m bailout funds. Photo: Collected

IMF clears the way for Sri Lanka to draw $345m