Karnataka Leader of Opposition (LoP) and Congress leader Siddaramaiah on Friday said that the upcoming Karnataka Assembly elections is going to be his last electoral battle and he will retire from politics.

Talking to ANI, Siddaramaiah said, "I am contesting from Varuna assembly constituency as my native village comes under this constituency. This is going to be my last election. I will retire from electoral politics."

A 40-year-old drunk passenger has been booked for allegedly trying to open the emergency door flap of the Delhi-Bengaluru IndiGo flight, said an official release from IndiGo.

According to the release, the incident took place in flight number 6E 308 from IGI Airport at around 7:56 AM on Friday.

Gold price fell Rs 110 from yesterday's close during Saturday's early trade with 10 grams of 24-carat gold trading at Rs 60,870, according to the GoodReturns website. Meanwhile, silver prices rose Rs 110, with 1 kg of the precious metal selling at Rs 76,600.

The price of ten grams of 22-carat gold fell by Rs 100 to Rs 55,800.

In the largest transaction in the health care segment, Singapore-based private-equity giant Temasek Holdings has increased its stake in Manipal Health Enterprises by buying an additional 41 per cent from the promoters and other investors including TPG, a US-based private-equity firm, and the National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF) at an enterprise valuation of Rs 40,000 crore, people in the know said.

With this, the Temasek stake will increase to 59 per cent from 18 per cent. Banking sources said plans for an initial public offering of the hospital had been shelved for the time being, considering the exit of the current shareholders.

Shares of sugar companies rallied up to 9 per cent on the BSE in Thursday’s intra-day trade in an otherwise subdued market due to hike in refined sugar prices and government’s thrust to double the ethanol blending by 2025.

Meanwhile, India´s sugar production fell 3 per cent to 29.9 million tonnes (MT) in the first six months of the 2022 23-marketing year ending September, according to industry body ISMA. Sugar output was at 30.9 MT in the corresponding period of the previous year.

Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGIA) has ranked ninth in the list of the top ten busiest airports in the world, according to Airports Council International (ACI) data. This is the first time an Indian airport has made it to the list of the top ten airports in terms of traffic.

Delhi's IGIA handled 59 million domestic and international passengers in 2022. According to ACI data, the feat has resulted in IGIA jumping from the 17th rank in pre-covid 2019 to the ninth spot.

The Reserve Bank of India has decided to keep the key benchmark interest rate - repo rate - unchanged at 6.5 per cent with readiness to act should the situation so warrant, Governor Shaktikanta Das announced on Thursday, after a two-day monetary policy (MPC) meeting. Five out of six members of MPC voted to remain focused on the withdrawal of accommodation to ensure inflation aligns with target while focusing on growth, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday. The Monetary Policy Committee of the central bank decided to take a pause after a rate hike seen in previous six consecutive policies.

The gross gaming revenue of fantasy sports during the ongoing IPL season is likely to reach Rs 2,900 - Rs 3,100 crore, a report showed on Thursday.

According to the report by Redseer Strategy Consultants, the average revenue per user is expected to grow from Rs 410 in IPL 2022 to Rs 440 per user in IPL 2023.

An FIR has been lodged against Samajwadi Party MLC Swami Prasad Maurya with the Kotwali police of Rae Bareli in connection with a video that purportedly showed him making an "objectionable comment on Lord Ram".

This is the fourth FIR lodged against Maurya this year.

India recorded the highest number of Covid-19 cases in 163 days with a total of 4,435 new infections reported on Wednesday, according to health ministry data. The weekly positivity rate has also reached 2.79 per cent while the daily positivity rate is higher at 3.38 per cent.

A total of 4,777 cases were recorded on September 25 last year. While doctors have said that cases are milder, an increased number of infections are being seen among health workers.

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