Daily Current Affairs & GK Update — 17.10.2025
1. National Affairs RBI Minutes Suggest Room for Rate Cuts The Monetary Policy Committee’s minutes reveal a softened inflation outlook, opening scope for easing interest rates. RBI has held the repo rate at 5.50% and retained a “neutral” stance; two members advocated shifting to “accommodative.” September’s inflation dipped to 1.54%, an eight-year low, prompting downward…