New Delhi, 4/5:In a surprise move, the Reserve Bank of India Wednesday hiked the key policy interest (repo) rate by 40 bps to 4.40 per cent with immediate effect in order to contain the spike in inflation and re-anchor the inflationary expectations of households. RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das warned that the inflationary pressure…
Bangalore, 4/5: Lands that were earlier classified as ‘deemed forests’ will be given to persons encroaching on them for lease, Karnataka Revenue Minister R Ashoka said Wednesday. A total of 6.64 lakh hectares of the state’s 9.94 lakh hectares of ‘deemed forests’ will be denotified and handed over to the revenue department. The…
Chennai, 4/5: The Tamil Nadu Government on Wednesday reinstated A Rathnavel as the Dean of the prestigious Madurai Medical College, three days after transferring him following a controversy over students taking the Maharshi Charak Shapath instead of the usual Hippocratic Oath. Health Minister Ma Subramanian said the decision to reinstate the Dean was…
Bhubaneswar, 4/5: Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has directed to increase the amount of assistance to the next of kin of the martyred Oriya Jawan’s who have been heroic during the war and the aftermath of the war. It is to be noted that the state government has set up a welfare fund…
Patna , 4/5: The mere sign of election strategist Prashant Kishor joining the active politics of Bihar has created heat. What will happen if Prashant Kishor comes into Bihar politics? Prashant Kishor has been camping in Patna for the past several days. It is expected that on May 5 or later this week Prashant Kishor…
Mumbai, 4/5: Sports journalist Boria Majumdar has been banned by BCCI for two years. Majumdar is accused of threatening India’s senior wicketkeeper and Sunrisers Hyderabad opener Wriddhiman Saha. Wriddhiman Saha shared screenshots of a message on social media last month. In this, Saha was threatened by a journalist. After this, Saha was asked by many…
Mumbai, 4/5: A Sessions Court on Wednesday granted bail to Amravati MP Navneet Kaur Rana and her husband and three-time Badnera MLA Ravi Rana in a sedition case. The Mumbai police had arrested the couple on April 23 following their statement that they would recite ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ outside Maharashtra chief minister and Shiv Sena…
New Delhi, 4/5: Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das will be addressing the media at 2 pm on Wednesday, the central bank announced on Twitter. Das’s address comes at a time of rising commodity prices across sectors and soaring inflation.
Mumbai, 4/5: The Raj Thackeray-led Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) on Wednesday launched its campaign against Azaan on loudspeakers in mosques by playing Hanuman Chalisa in the early hours at a few places. Several MNS workers were rounded up in various cities across the state. MNS leaders pointed out that as per the…
Mumbai, 4/5: The much-awaited Initial Public Offering (IPO) of the Life Insurance Corporation of India will open for investors on Wednesday and will remain open to subscription till May 9. A landmark public issue in the history of the Indian capital market, it is poised to be India’s biggest IPO till date.
