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Hurricane-force winds drove flames through Los Angeles County in January 2025, killing 29 people and destroying entire neighbourhoods in Pacific Palisades and Altadena.

The US central bank paused its rate-cutting cycle in January 2025, with Chair Jerome Powell saying the economy “doesn’t need to be in a hurry” for further easing.

Growth held near 5%, but beneath the headline figure, the world’s second-largest economy battled deflation, a crumbling housing market, and the prospect of new US trade war.

The eastern Ukrainian town that held out for two and a half years fell in October 2024, handing Moscow a tactical victory at enormous cost.

Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th president of the United States and immediately began dismantling his predecessor’s policies.

After 15 months of war, the guns fell silent. A deal negotiated across months in Doha and Cairo brought Israel and Hamas to a fragile but historic truce.

Driven by positive global cues and robust quarterly earnings, domestic indices registered a phenomenal rally today.
A review is being done on increasing the reach of loan distribution, rural banking and government schemes in the district.