Ahmedabad, 8/12: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) looks set for a record seventh straight term in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home state of Gujarat with the party leading in 155 seats in the western state. For the Congress, its role as the main challenger to the BJP is at stake, with the party ahead in…
UP, 8/12: The importance of an election is apparently more than a wedding. A Samajwadi corporator in Ayodhya has proved it. With the announcement of municipal polls in Uttar Pradesh, the corporator, Mahendra Shukla, preponed his wedding after his ward was declared reserved for women. He did this so that his wife could…
Padampur, 8/12: The counting of votes for bypoll to the Padampur Assembly Constituency in Odisha’s Bargarh district is underway.After first round, BJD’s Barsha Singh Bariha leads with 5501 votes ahead of BJP’s Pradeep Purohit 3789 votes.
Mumbai, 7/12: One of Xiaomi Corp.’s top executives in India is leaving the smartphone maker just as it faces intensifying regulatory scrutiny and competitive pressure in the country. Chief Business Officer Raghu Reddy, who helped the Chinese company to the top of India’s smartphone and smart-television markets, resigned to “pursue different growth opportunities externally,”…
New Delhi, 7/12: The government does not ask Indian companies to buy oil from Russia but it is a sensible policy to get the best deal in the interest of Indian people, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Responding to questions from members in the Upper House, the…
Mumbai, 7/12: The Reserve Bank of India raised its key lending rate by a more modest 35 basis points to 6.25 per cent on Wednesday, citing slowing inflation in Asia’s third-largest economy. The central bank’s move was in line with what most economists expected and came after it implemented three consecutive 50-basis-point hikes…
New Delhi, 7/12: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to put on record relevant records relating to the government’s 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1000 and Rs 500 denomination. Reserving its verdict on a batch of pleas challenging the Centre’s 2016…
Beijing, 7/12: China’s national health authority said on Wednesday that asymptomatic Covid-19 cases and those with mild symptoms can self-treat while in quarantine at home, the strongest sign so far that China is preparing its people to live with the disease. Most of the cases are asymptomatic infections and mild cases, with no…
New Delhi, 7/10: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) raised its key lending rate by 35 basis points to 6.25 per cent on Wednesday, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced as the 3-day bi-monthly Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting concluded. “Global economy under midst of uncertainty; shortage of food and high fuel prices has…
New Delhi, 7/12: Star Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu was not at her best due to a wrist injury but still won a silver medal at the World Championships with a total lift of 200kg, on Wednesday. The Tokyo Olympic silver medallist, competing in 49kg category, managed to lift 87kg in snatch and in…
