Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India remains watchful and the monetary policy is actively disinflationary and supporting growth, Governor Shaktikanta Das said on Thursday. The government has mandated the RBI to ensure that inflation based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI) remains at 4 per cent with a margin of 2 per cent on either side….
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday issued a direction for release of the third instalment of arrears under the ‘One Rank On Pension’ scheme to the defence pensioners before Diwali. Last December, the government approved the revision of the pension of armed forces personnel under ‘One Rank One Pension’ scheme with retrospective effect…
Bhopal: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said that Madhya Pradesh has transformed from a “bimaru” (sick) to a “bemisal” (extraordinary) state, with the good governance of the BJP-led government. Addressing a press conference here, the minister said the overall development in the state has come about because of 5Gs — Growth, Good Governance, Goodwill…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka Power Corporation Limited and Tehri Hydro Development Corporation Limited on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to take up accelerated development of various power projects worth Rs 15,000 crore. The projects will include hydro, solar (floating and ground mounting) and pumped storage projects. THDCL Director (Technical) Bhupender Gupta and Karnataka Energy Department Additional…
Jashpur: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday said if the BJP comes to power in Chhattisgarh, Naxalism will be eliminated from the state in five years. Addressing a rally in Jashpur constituency of Chhattisgarh, Shah slammed Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel-led dispensation saying while ‘Chandrayaan’ was to the moon under the central government headed by…
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday adjourned to November 30 the hearing on TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu’s plea seeking anticipatory bail in the FibreNet case. A bench of justices Aniruddha Bose and Bela M Trivedi deferred the matter, saying that the judgement in another petition filed by Naidu seeking quashing of plea in…
Hyderabad: BRS president and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao on Thursday filed nomination from his Gajwel Assembly constituency in Siddipet district for the November 30 assembly polls. Rao, who reached Gajwel by a chopper, submitted his nomination to the Returning Officer. After filing the paper, he went around the ground there in an open-top…
Hyderabad: BRS supremo and Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao will file his nomination papers on Thursday in Gajwel and Kamareddy for the November 30 assembly polls. After filing his nomination papers, he will address a poll rally at Kamareddy in the afternoon, official sources said. Rao had on November 4 visited the Lord Sri Venkateswara…
Jammu: A BSF personnel was injured in unprovoked firing by the Pakistani Rangers along the International Border (IB) in the Ramgarh sector of Samba district on early Thursday, a senior official said. The firing targeting Border Outposts in the district is the third ceasefire violation in 24 days by the Pakistani Rangers along the IB on…
Washington: India remains a strategic partner for the United States, the White House said Wednesday adding that it is for New Delhi to decide what their stance is going to be on any particular crisis or contingency around the world including the Middle East. “India is a key strategic partner, and I think you saw that…
