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 Updates – July 05, 2025 Banking and Financial Sector Developments SEBI Major Action Against Jane Street Trading Company Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) imposed complete ban on US-based Jane Street Group from Indian securities market Authority seized Rs 4,843 crore (approximately $567 million) as alleged illicit profits from market manipulation activities…
National News Updates Government and Administration Union Minister C.R. Patil launches Unified Flood Forecasting System ‘C-FLOOD’ to enhance flood management capabilities across India Government renames NIPCCD as Savitribai Phule National Institute of Women and Child Development to honor the social reformer’s legacy Defence Ministry initiates arms procurement worth Rs 1 lakh crore including mine counter-measure…
NATIONAL NEWS HIGHLIGHTS Government and Policy Updates Prime Minister Modi expressed deep concern over Middle East tensions while DGCA reports revealed safety lapses at major airports across India President Droupadi Murmu completed her successful 3-day visit to Uttarakhand from June 19-21, inaugurating various development initiatives at Rashtrapati Niketan and Rashtrapati Tapovan in Dehradun Cabinet approved…
National News Updates Economic and Banking Developments RBI Monetary Policy Impact: The Reserve Bank of India’s recent monetary policy decision in June 2025 has significantly impacted the banking sector, with the repo rate being cut by 50 basis points to 5.50 percent, marking a substantial change from the previous accommodative stance to neutral. Digital India…
National Affairs and Government Updates Banking and Financial Sector Developments RBI Monetary Policy Update: The Reserve Bank of India maintained its aggressive monetary stance with a significant 50 basis points repo rate cut, bringing the rate down from previous levels. The central bank also announced a 100 basis points reduction in Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR)…
NATIONAL NEWS COVID-19 Situation Update Active COVID-19 cases in India crossed the 6,000 mark as of June 8, 2025 Total of 6 deaths reported in the last 24 hours across four states Kerala remains the most affected state with over 1,800 active cases Delhi reported 73 fresh cases, taking the total active cases to 665…
National News Headlines for 08.06.2025 Economic and Banking Developments RBI Monetary Policy Update: Reserve Bank of India reduced repo rate by 50 basis points from 6.00% to 5.50% during the 55th Monetary Policy Committee meeting held from June 4-6, 2025 Policy Stance Change: RBI shifted its policy stance from “Accommodative” to “Neutral,” indicating a data-dependent…
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…
NATIONAL AFFAIRS Prime Minister’s Bihar Visit PM Narendra Modi commenced a significant two-day visit to Bihar on 29.05.2025 Inaugurated new terminal at Patna Airport and flagged off construction of Bihta Airport Conducted a 5-kilometer roadshow from airport to BJP headquarters in Patna 32 stages were set up along the roadshow route with participation from 35…
