International Affairs Wildfires rage across Greece, destroying villages and prompting mass evacuations amid record summer heat. South Korea’s aviation authority pins last year’s Jeju Air crash on pilot error after accidental shutdown of a working engine. Israel announces daily operational “pauses” in three Gaza zones to allow humanitarian aid delivery amid a worsening crisis. U.S….
Banking and Financial News RBI and Banking Updates Banks in Shillong remain closed on 14.07.2025 for Beh Deinkhlam festival All other cities across India have normal banking operations Digital banking services continue to operate normally despite physical branch closure in Shillong RBI fines HDFC Bank and Shriram Finance for regulatory violations Public Sector Banks planning…
NATIONAL NEWS UPDATES Bharat Bandh on July 9, 2025 Nationwide strike called by 10 central trade unions and farmer organizations to protest against government policies described as anti-worker and pro-corporate Over 25 crore workers from banking, insurance, postal, coal mining, construction, and state transport sectors expected to participate Major disruptions anticipated in banking services, postal…
NATIONAL NEWS Major Headlines PM Modi Concludes Historic Brazil Visit: Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his five-nation tour after attending the 17th BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. India has taken over the BRICS presidency for 2026, with PM Modi announcing the theme “Building Resilience and Innovation for Cooperation and Sustainability” India Achieves SDG…
Bank of Baroda LBO Recruitment 2025 Overview Bank of Baroda has announced the Local Bank Officer (LBO) Recruitment 2025 with 2500 vacancies across 18 states in India. This recruitment drive offers excellent career opportunities for banking aspirants to join one of India’s leading public sector banks in the Junior Management Grade Scale-I (JMG/S-I). BOB LBO…
Overview of IBPS PO 2025 Recruitment The Institute of Banking Personnel Selection (IBPS) has officially released the IBPS PO 2025 notification on 30.06.2025, marking the commencement of the 15th edition of the Common Recruitment Process (CRP PO/MT-XV). This recruitment drive offers 5208 vacancies for Probationary Officers across 11 participating public sector banks throughout India. Recruitment…
National Affairs Cabinet Approvals and Government Decisions Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved several key proposals on 25.06.2025, marking significant policy developments Government approved the establishment of South Asia regional centre of Lima (Peru) based International Potato Centre at Singna, Agra in Uttar Pradesh Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) approved the…
National News Updates Space Mission Achievement Axiom-4 Mission Launch: Indian astronaut Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla successfully launched to the International Space Station (ISS) today at 12:01 PM IST as part of the Axiom-4 mission The mission marks India’s second human spaceflight after Rakesh Sharma’s 1984 journey The crew includes astronauts from Poland, Hungary, and former…
Economic and Banking Affairs Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee Meeting RBI MPC meeting commenced on 04.06.2025 under the leadership of Governor Sanjay Malhotra, marking the second policy meeting of FY 2025-26 Strong expectations for third consecutive rate cut of 25 basis points, which would reduce the repo rate from current 6% to…
International Affairs and Geopolitical Developments Ukraine-Russia Conflict Escalation Ukraine executed its largest single-day drone attack operation since the war began, targeting Russian military airbases across five regions The operation codenamed “Spiderweb” successfully targeted 41 strategic Russian aircraft at multiple locations Drone strikes hit airbases in Murmansk, Irkutsk, Novgorod, Ryazan, and Amur regions Initial damage assessments…
