Gerupura, 7/4: Enduring the pain of her father’s demise, Arshiya Maniyar, a class 10 student of Indira Gandhi Residential School at Gerupura in Hosanagar taluk appeared for her English examination on Thursday after travelling to Koppal from Hosanagar–covering a distance of over 300 km — to see her father’s mortal remains. Though she was allowed…
Mumbai, 6/4: After some English and Hindi newspapers published advertisements of betting websites against advisories, the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Thursday issued a fresh warning to media entities and online advertisement intermediaries not to publish such content. The fresh advisory invited the attention to two previous advisories in June and October…
New Delhi, 6/4: For the past few years, the central government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) have been reeling with complaints from citizens over the predatory practices of loan app companies. There were lots of reports of companies using anti-social elements to physically harm those borrowers, who failed to pay the timely…
New Delhi, 6/4: Travel tech firm OYO on Thursday said it has witnessed a 167 per cent rise in bookings made through its platform for the three-day long weekend starting with Good Friday as compared to last year. There was a 57 per cent increase in booking demand for beach destinations and 43…
Mumbai, 6/4: The rupee pared initial losses and settled 2 paise lower at 81.92 (provisional) against the US dollar on Thursday after the RBI decided to keep the key benchmark policy rate at 6.5 per cent. Forex traders said the Indian rupee witnessed volatility after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) surprised the…
New Delhi, 6/4: The Union Home Ministry on Thursday recommended a CBI probe into the affairs of Oxfam India for alleged violation of the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act, 2010, sources said. The home ministry found that Oxfam India continued to transfer foreign contributions to various entities even after registering under the FCRA, which prohibits such…
BHUBANESWAR, 6/4: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, visited the Kimitsu Steel Works of Nippon Steel Corporation (NSC). The delegation was briefed about the plant and given a tour of the facility. The state delegation’s visit to NSC’s Kimitsu Steel Works provided an opportunity for the delegation to learn about the latest technologies and processes used…
New Delhi, 6/4: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday accused the Narendra Modi government of not walking the talk on democratic principles and causing disruptions in Parliament to divert attention from the Opposition’s demand for a JPC probe into the Adani issueAddressing a joint press conference of opposition leaders at the Constitution Club after a…
Mumbai, 6/4:The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent in its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, after having raised rates in the last six meetings. “The global economy is now witnessing a renewed phase of turbulence,” Governor Shaktikanta Das said, announcing the decision, and…
New Delhi, 6/4: The Delhi High Court on Thursday dismissed bail plea of Delhi’s former cabinet minister Satyendar Jain in a money laundering case. The court also dismissed the bail pleas of co-accused Vaibhav Jain and Ankush Jain in the case. He was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate in the case on May 30…
