RBI conducts 7-day VRRR auction; accepts Rs 84,975 crore at 5.45% weighted average rate

Jun 27, 2025

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) released the results of its seven-day Variable Rate Reverse Repo (VRRR) auction held on Friday.

Average lending rates of scheduled commercial banks declining in line with repo rate cut

Jul 02, 2025

The weighted average lending rate (WALR) on fresh rupee loans of scheduled commercial banks (SCBs) declined to 9.20 per cent in May 2025, from...

Israel's smoking rate 30 per cent above global average, Government report finds

Jun 04, 2025

According to the 2024 Smoking Data Report, 20.5 per cent of Israelis smoke -- a rate 30 per cent higher than the global average....

Odisha records higher suicide rate than national average, suggests report

Sep 05, 2022

Odisha (India), September 5 : The suicide cases in Odisha has marked an increase of 20.20% over the last five years. The current suicide...

Assam Police claims decline in crime rate, pendency of cases

May 08, 2022

Guwahati (Assam) [India], May 8 : Assam Police has claimed that the average crime rate per lakh population in the state has come down...

Tripura's unemployment rate drops significantly: CM Saha

Apr 30, 2025

"According to a survey, the unemployment rate in our state in 2018-19 was much higher than the national average. The state average was 10%...