Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra. File
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RBI announces host of measures to attract foreign capital To attract foreign capital the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday (June 5, 2026) announced several measures. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has decided to keep the repo rate unchanged for the second time in a row, at 5.25%, Governor Sanjay Malhotra announced.Annamalai floats political movement, to fight next general electionFormer BJP leader K. Annamalai, who quit the national party earlier this week, on Friday (June 5, 2026) announced the launch of a “political movement”, which is heavily inspired by the ideals promoted by former President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. A few hours before his announcement, the BJP said its national president Nitin Nabin accepted the resignation of Mr. Annamalai from the primary membership of the party.JEE-Advanced data breach claims misleading, factually incorrect: IIT-RoorkeeClaims of a data breach and privacy violation affecting lakhs of JEE (Advanced) aspirants are “misleading and factually incorrect”, the IIT-Roorkee said on Friday (June 5, 2026), asserting that no sensitive information was compromised or mass-extracted following a temporary cloud-storage misconfiguration.Delhi HC refuses urgent hearing on plea against Cockroach Janta Party protestThe Delhi High Court on Friday (June 5, 2026) refused to hear a petition raising law and order concerns arising from digital outfit Cockroach Janta Party’s call for a protest at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Saturday.Amit Shah says Centre won’t tolerate demographic changes in West Bengal, Tripura, BiharUnion Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday (June 5, 2026) said the government will not tolerate demographic changes in West Bengal, Tripura and Bihar, asserting that the Centre is taking steps to bridge gaps in guarding the country’s borders.TCS Nashik case: Complainant says she was made to watch videos of Pakistani Islamic clericsThe charge sheet in a TCS sexual harassment and alleged forcible conversion case in Nashik has brought to light what investigators termed an orchestrated plan by the accused to target the victims. One of them alleged that she was made to watch videos of Pakistani Islamic cleric and preacher Tariq Jamil and Indian preacher Zakir Naik.GDP expands 7.8%, taking full year growth to 7.7%: Govt dataIndia’s economy grew at a higher pace of 7.7% during 2025-26 as compared to 7.1% in 2024-25, according to government data released on Friday (June 5, 2026).Former Tibet government head sentenced to life in prisonChe Dalha, the former government head of the Tibet Autonomous Region, has been sentenced to life in prison over corruption, China’s official Xinhua news agency reported on Friday (June 5, 2026).Vladimir Putin pledges non-interference in ‘delicate’ India-China ties; backs Modi, Xi to resolve border issues amicablyRussian President Vladimir Putin has said Moscow will not interfere in the “delicate” bilateral relations between India and China, expressing confidence that both Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are determined to resolve their long-standing boundary dispute amicably.Israel-Iran war LIVE: Seven killed as Israel strikes in south Lebanon’s TyreIsraeli strikes overnight in the historic south Lebanon city of Tyre killed seven people, a source from the civil defence told AFP on Friday (June 5, 2026), despite a ceasefire in the Israel-Hezbollah war. One strike near Jabal Amel hospital killed four people, wounded seven and lightly damaged the facility, while another in a residential area killed three and wounded five, including two children. Published - June 05, 2026 06:07 pm IST
