Noida: Three Union Ministers – junior Agriculture Minister Arjun Munda, junior Home Minister Nityanand Rai, and Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal – will meet representatives of the protesting farmers in Chandigarh at 6 pm on Thursday, reported NDTV. With the scheduled the BJP-led Centre hopes to end the woes of the protesting farmers who have planned…
New Delhi: The Congress released a ‘black paper’ on Thursday to highlight the “failures” of the Modi government, flagging issues such as unemployment, price rise and “farmers’ distress.” The release of the ‘black paper’ titled ‘10 Saal Anyay Kaal’ by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge comes ahead of the government’s tabling in Parliament of a ‘white…
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented a ‘White Paper on the Indian Economy’ in the Lok Sabha on Thursday in a bid to highlight the government’s assertion that the nation slipped into the category of “fragile five” economies globally during the 10-year tenure of the previous Congress-led UPA regime between 2004 and 2014. According…
Mumbai: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said there are no systemic worries and the action on Paytm was driven by a “lack of compliance” at Paytm. Deputy Governor Swaminathan J said the actions against the fintech have been taken due to “persisted non-compliance”. The Governor declined to specify the specific shortcomings resulting in…
Abu Dhabi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the BAPS Hindu temple in Abu Dhabi, the first traditional Hindu stone temple in the UAE, on February 14, according to an official press release from BAPS Hindu Mandir. Ahead of the grand opening of the temple on a 27-acre piece of land in Abu Mureikhah district,…
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday decided to keep policy rate unchanged for the sixth time in a row as it maintains a tight vigil on inflation. The rate increase cycle was paused in April last year after six consecutive rate hikes aggregating to 250 basis points since May 2022. Announcing the bi-monthly…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to grant bail to Aam Aadmi Party senior leader Sanjay Singh in the money laundering case registered by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the Excise Policy case. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma refused to grant relief to Singh at this stage in the money laundering case. However,…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday reserved its order on the bail plea moved by NewsClick Human Resources head Amit Chakraborty who became an approver in the case lodged against the news portal under anti-terror law UAPA over allegations that it received money to spread pro-China propaganda. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma reserved the order…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Congress alleging that the opposition party has become outdated and has always been against any kind of reservation. Replying to the debate on the Motion of Thanks in the Rajya Sabha, Modi said the Congress party has “outsourced” its work and…
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu hailed the decision of the Centre to fence the entire 1,643-km-long India-Myanmar border, saying that the move will check the movement of unscrupulous elements from across the border. Home Minister Amit Shah had on Tuesday announced the decision to fence the India-Myanmar border, which could virtually put an…
