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The last time the nation’s foreign exchange reserves reached an all-time high was in October 2021.
Breaking News LIVE, March 29, 2024: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has released new data showing that in the week ending on March 22, India’s foreign exchange reserves increased for the fifth consecutive week, reaching a new all-time high of USD 642.631 billion. The last time the nation’s foreign exchange reserves reached an all-time high was in October 2021. An increase in the price of imported goods in 2022 could be the primary cause of the subsequent decline.
Heavy rain lashed parts of Tamil Nadu’s Thoothukudi in the wee hours of Friday. According to the bulletin of the India Meteorological Department, Regional Centre Chennai, rainfall occurred at one or two places over Tamil Nadu on Thursday, and dryness prevailed over the Puducherry and Karaikal areas. Ramanathapuram received 1 cm of rainfall on Thursday, IMD said.
Speaking of world news, South Africa’s former President Jacob Zuma has been barred from contesting upcoming elections scheduled for May, the electoral commission said, as reported by Al Jazeera. South Africa will hold its general elections on May 29 in what is expected to be the most competitive vote since the end of apartheid in 1994. An earthquake of 4.6 magnitude struck Afghanistan in the wee hours of Friday, the National Centre for Seismology stated. The earthquake occurred at 5:11 am (IST) and its depth was measured at 110 km. “Earthquake of Magnitude:4.6, Occurred on 29-03-2024, 05:11:55 IST, Lat: 36.04 & Long: 71.19, Depth: 110 Km, Location: Afghanistan,” the NCS posted on social media X.
Gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari passed away at Banda Medical College Hospital in Uttar Pradesh after he suffered a cardiac arrest on Thursday night. The dreaded gangster was brought to the hospital around 8:25 PM, according to the official release from the hospital. A team of nine doctors attended to him before he died, the release added. Stay tuned to this LIVE Blog for all the latest news.
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