New Delhi: Former bureaucrat Amit Khare has been given extension as advisor to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, a Personnel Ministry order said. He was appointed to the post for two years in October 2021. Khare, a 1985-batch (retired) Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Jharkhand cadre, had superannuated on September 30, 2021. He last served…
Mumbai: The Mumbai police have submitted a chargesheet before a special court here against Pakistani-origin Canadian businessman Tahawwur Rana for his involvement in the November 2008 Mumbai terror attacks. Rana, currently under detention in the United States, faces multiple charges for his role in the Mumbai attacks and is known to be associated with Pakistani-American…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Gujarat from September 26 to 27, during which he will participate in a programme marking the completion of 20 years of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit and dedicate to the nation as well as lay the foundation stone of projects worth crores of rupees. The Vibrant Gujarat Global…
Mumbai: Protecting depositors’ hard-earned money is a sacred duty for a banker, and more important than visiting a religious place, according to RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das. He said the task is more important because the entire banking system runs on deposits, which are accumulated from small savers, middle class and retirees. “Protection of depositors’ money is…
United Nations/New York: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met with the top UN leadership here and discussed India’s G20 Presidency, regional issues and global challenges, sustainable development goals and Security Council reforms. A day before he addresses the General Debate at the ongoing high-level United Nations General Assembly session, Jaishankar met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres…
Mumbai: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das on Monday said the central bank is “not comfortable” with the gross non-performing assets ratio of 8.7 per cent in urban cooperative banks (UCBs) and asked them to work towards improving the same. Addressing directors of UCBs in the financial capital at an RBI-organised conference, Das urged that such lenders should…
Chennai: The AIADMK on Monday announced walking out of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and said it would lead a separate front for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. The decision to break away from the NDA was taken at a high level meeting chaired by party chief Edappadi K Palaniswami at the AIADMK headquarters…
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday congratulated India’s women cricket team for winning the gold medal at the Asian Games. Modi also congratulated the 10m air rifle men’s team for winning the gold medal at the Games and lauded the performance of other medal-winners and players as well. “What a grand show by our…
New Delhi: Scientists have transplanted stem cells into mice and found reduction of brain abnormalities typical of Alzheimer’s disease. The team, led by researchers at the Stanford University in the US, transplanted blood stem and progenitor cells into mice, effectively leading to the replacement of a type of neural cell, called microglia, that’s defective in…
Bhopal: With an eye on the Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday tore into Congress equating the party with “rusted iron” which he said would push MP back into the BIMARU category if given an opportunity again. Addressing a massive gathering of BJP workers ‘Karyakarta Mahakumb’, the prime minister said the…
