New Delhi, 13/3: The Reserve Bank is likely to hike benchmark lending rates by 25 basis points in its bi-monthly policy next month to bring down inflation within the central bank’s comfort zone, DBS Group Research said on Monday.To contain the rising prices, the RBI has hiked interest rates by 250 basis points since May…
New Delhi, 13/3: Scores of farmers from Punjab on Monday gathered at Jantar Mantar to protest against the Centre and press for their demands, including equal distribution of water and implementation of the Minimum Support Price scheme. A delegation of farmers also submitted a memorandum addressed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to officials concerned.
Kashmir, 13/3: A Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) hideout was unearthed in Anantnag district of Jammu and Kashmir, and a huge cache of arms and ammunition was recovered, police said on Monday. A search operation was launched in Rakh Momin Dangi area of Bijbehara in the south Kashmir district on Sunday night on the basis of a…
Bangalore, 13)3: Shares of Tech Mahindra Ltd surged nearly 10 per cent on Monday after the Indian information technology services firm appointed Infosys Ltd veteran Mohit Joshi as its new managing director and chief executive officer. Joshi has been with rival Infosys for 22 years, and is currently the president at the company. He will…
Chilka, 13/3:As per the direction of Khordha DM K. Sudarshan Chakravarthy and Superintendent of Excise Jhasaketan Bariha, the Excise department under the leadership of DSE Sumitra Oram raided various areas of Banpur and Balugaon Police stations on Sunday. In the said raid a total of 14.40 liters of ginger, 40 liters of IDL, 400 kg…
Washington DC, 13/3: In a proud moment for India, RRR’ s song Nattu Nattu has won the Oscar for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards. Composed by MM Keeravani, with lyrics by Chandrabose and vocals by Rahul Sipligunj and Kaala Bhairava, the song became massively popular soon after its release in March 2022….
Kolkata, 12/3: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) has decided to include former West Bengal chief minister Siddhartha Shankar Ray’s south-Kolkata residence on its list of heritage buildings, councillor Sandip Ranjan Bakshi said on Sunday. Built in 1900, Ray’s residence, a two-storey red brick structure, is considered to be a landmark in Hazra area. …
Bangalore, 12/3: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai used the government event to seek the support of the electorate for the BJP, comparing the party with the earlier Congress and JD(S) governments. Modi verbally attacked Congress, stating that Congress leaders are always trying to dig a pit to build a grave…
New Delhi,12/3: In a major development, the Centre in a filing to the Supreme Court on Sunday stuck to its earlier stand that same-sex marriage is not compatible with the concept of an “Indian family unit”, which it said consists of “a husband, a wife, and children which necessarily presuppose a biological man as a…
Mumbai, 12/3: Hindi film star Madhuri Dixit’s mother Snehalata Dikshit died here on Sunday. She was 90. The Bollywood actor shared the news in a statement issued to the media. “Our beloved Aai, Snehalata Dikshit, passed away peacefully this morning surrounded by her loved ones,” the statement, signed by the actor and her…
