US approves $165 million in weapons sales to Israel for 2027 delivery
The US has approved $165 million in weapons sales to Israel to fund heavy-duty tank trailers, the State Department announced Thursday. The systems include spare and repair parts, tool kits and technical and logistics support. They are not expected to be delivered until 2027. Earlier this year, the U.S. announced a mammoth $20 billion weapons support package for Israel to include F-15 fighter jets. Like the tank trailers, those systems will not be delivered for several years and will not affect current Israeli military operations amid its 11-month-old war against Hamas militants in Gaza.
Locals complain of breathing difficulties, haze after suspected gas leak in Thane district
Residents in the vicinity of an industrial zone complained of eye irritation and breathing difficulties as a thick haze enveloped the area after a suspected gas leak from a factory in Maharashtra’s Thane district, an official said on Friday. The situation is under control and there were no injuries or hospitalisations, said Yasin Tadvi, Chief of the Disaster Management Cell of the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC).
Governor Shaktikanta Das signals no policy change despite inflation dip
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das signaled he’s in no hurry to cut interest rates despite recent softening in inflation in the world’s fastest-growing major economy.
“Inflation has been brought within the target band of 2-6%, but our target is 4%,” Das said on Friday at a forum organized by The Bretton Woods Committee in Singapore. “And over the last several monetary policy meetings, we have been reiterating the importance to stay the course and not get carried away by some dips in inflation.”
Supreme Court to resume hearing on CM Kejriwal’s pleas for bail, quashing CBI arrest today
The top court is set to deliver on Friday its verdict on Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s petitions seeking bail and challenging his arrest by the CBI in the Delhi liquor policy case.