New Delhi: Electoral bonds generated donations worth over Rs 9,188 crore for all political parties put together till 2021-22, of which the BJP alone accounted for over 57 percent as against 10 percent for the Congress, according to ADR data. Between 2016-17 and 2021-22, the last year for which the data is available, seven national…
Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Tuesday said the growth momentum continues to be strong, and the official data for GDP expansion in the second quarter will surprise on the upside. Speaking at the annual BFSI Insight Summit organised by Business Standard here, Das said inflation is the first priority for the RBI…
Panjim: The Haunted Halloween classic nights are popular in Goa, the Nation’s party hub now with the Goa government’s reduction of duties on liquor, just got better partying. With Goa’s most popular Facewood Barrel Fired whisky addition to your collection, there’s no end to the spooktacular antics. Entertaining a ghostly gathering with Facewood would make…
New Delhi: The government has ordered an investigation after Opposition MPs claimed that they received warnings of attempts being made by state-sponsored attackers to steal information from their iPhones. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the government takes its role of protecting the privacy and security of all citizens…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday called for intergovernmental cooperation to share “actionable information” to crack down on the masterminds behind smuggling and illicit trade networks. She said the focus of enforcement agencies should be to nab the “brain” behind illegal trade, which would in turn act as a deterrence for such unlawful…
New Delhi: The government on Saturday imposed a minimum export price (MEP) of USD 800 per tonne on onion exports till December 31 this year to increase the availability of the vegetables in the domestic market and contain prices. The decision will come into effect from October 29. Besides, the government has also announced the…
Chennai: As the war of words escalated between the BJP and the ruling dispensation over the Tamil Nadu Raj Bhavan petrol bomb attack incident, the DMK insisted that the saffron party’s attempt to politicise the issue will not work with the people. Raising its pitch, the BJP alleged that with the Raj Bhavan becoming vulnerable…
Mumbai: Reliance Industries chairman Mukesh Ambani has received an email threatening to shoot him dead if he failed to pay Rs 20 crore, a Mumbai police official said on Saturday. The industrialist received the death threat email on Friday, and based on a complaint lodged by his security in-charge, a first information report (FIR) was registered…
New Delhi: The world has plunged into a “grave crisis” and is passing through “dangerous” times, veteran BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi said on Thursday and exhorted people to take recourse to Indian philosophy for peace and prosperity. Joshi also expressed concern over the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict and the Russia-Ukraine war, saying given the emerging…
New Delhi: Government think tank NITI Aayog has initiated a study to develop a comprehensive action plan to bridge India’s trade deficit with China over time and align trading strategies with emerging geopolitical situation and potential risks to safeguard supply chains. The Aayog has invited bids from consultants to lead the two studies in areas of…
