Mumbai: After nearly three-and-a-half years, the Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday raised key benchmark policy rate by 25 basis points to 5.5 per cent in a bid to tame rising inflation amid the continuing West Asia crisis. With the rate hike, home loans, vehicle loans and corporate loans would become expensive and EMI for…
Online Desk World leaders and international figures congratulated Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 7, 2026, for marking 25 years in public service as head of government, tracing his tenure from when he first took oath as Gujarat’s Chief Minister on October 7, 2001. According to official and public announcements shared by the ruling party and…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi offered prayers at the Shri Vinayaka Temple here on Wednesday to mark the completion of 25 years as head of government and renewed his pledge to serve the country with utmost dedication. Modi has been continuously serving as head of government — first as chief minister of Gujarat for…
N V Subash October 7, 2026, that’s today, marks a defining moment in Bharat’s democratic history. Prime Minister Narendra Modi completes 25 uninterrupted years as an elected head of government—a political journey that began in Gandhinagar on this day in 2001 and has since taken him to the centre of national and global affairs. It…
Online Sports Desk Former Pakistan pacer Sohail Tanvir has heaped praise on India’s batting stalwarts Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, saying their experience and contribution to world cricket make their continued presence a “blessing” for Indian cricket. Kohli, who has established himself among the greatest batters of the modern era, has enjoyed a remarkable international…
New Delhi: BCCI secretary Devajit Saikia, on Tuesday, said that Centre of Excellence head VVS Laxman will attend all future senior selection panel meetings after being in attendance for the T20I and India A team selection meeting in Guwahati. “VVS Laxman will henceforth attend all senior selection committee meetings to ensure there is no miscommunication…
New Delhi/Chadigarh: The CBI has registered a corruption case against Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann’s OSD Rajbir Ghuman and his associates on the High Court’s orders for allegedly influencing the posting of IAS and IPS officers in return for pecuniary advantage and raided eight locations linked to Ghuman and other accused persons, officials said Tuesday….
Lucknow: Shreyas Iyer overcame fatigue and jet lag to score his maiden T20I hundred and said he did not want to use the travel exertions as an excuse, terming his match-winning knock that gave India a dominant eight-wicket win over West Indies a dream come true. Iyer and his teammates had returned from Japan following…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat have “hijacked” the country with the help of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar by carrying out “vote chori”, and asserted that action will be taken against them for committing “treason”. Nobody is…
One Academy, Many Hats: Six Questions Hyderabad Cricket Cannot Dodge Special Correspondent The pressure is mounting on the Telangana High Court-appointed Single Member Committee (SMC), Justice P. Naveen Rao, which was entrusted with sweeping powers to clean up the mess that has damaged both the image of the game and the credibility of the Hyderabad…
