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Proof: RBI hikes repo rate to 5.5% | LIVE updates

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{"first_seen":"2026-10-07T04:42:38Z","headline":"RBI hikes repo rate to 5.5% | LIVE updates","kind":"front-page-headline","rank":1,"source":"thehindu","url":"https://www.thehindu.com/business/rbi-monetary-policy-meeting-decision-on-repo-rate-live-updates-october-7-2026/article71554262.ece","v":1}

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3dca496347020c3352de97f4fe01797c0c5de99d3cdefdc2e8572c88a4df6852

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Confirmed in Bitcoin block 970292, mined 2026-10-07 04:57 UTC.

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• The record pageCaptured 2026-10-07 04:47 UTC — view the capture.
• The story pageCaptured 2026-10-07 04:48 UTC — view the capture.

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1. Hash the record: sha256sum headline-3dca49634702.json prints 3dca496347020c3352de97f4fe01797c0c5de99d3cdefdc2e8572c88a4df6852. Its first twelve characters are the end of this record's address.
2. Drop headline-3dca49634702.json and headline-3dca49634702.json.ots onto opentimestamps.org, which checks the receipt against the Bitcoin block chain. Or, with the OpenTimestamps client and a Bitcoin node: ots verify headline-3dca49634702.json.ots (ots upgrade first while the receipt is pending).
3. Open the Wayback Machine's captures above: the capture of the record page shows this hash as it stood then, and the capture of the story page shows the newsroom's own page.

Sealed automatically, 4 min after it was first seen.