New Delhi, 8/6:The Reserve Bank of India on Wednesday hiked benchmark lending rates by 50 basis points to control skyrocketing prices of food, fuel and other commodities, governor Shaktikanta Das announced as the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which started its deliberations on Monday, concluded its review. RBI raised the repo rate, or the…
New Delhi, 8/6:It was a small trial, just 18 rectal cancer patients, every one of whom took the same drug. But the results were astonishing. The cancer vanished in every single patient, undetectable by physical exam; endoscopy; positron emission tomography, or PET scans; or MRI scans. Dr. Luis A. Diaz Jr. of…
Indonesia, 7/6: Indonesia has summoned India’s envoy in Jakarta over “derogatory” remarks made about the Prophet Mohammed by two officials of the South Asian country’s ruling party, the foreign ministry said Tuesday. The move by the most populous Muslim-majority country came after anger spread across the Arab and Muslim world, with various Middle…
Thiruvananthapuram, 7/6: Swapna Suresh, a key accused in the July 2020 Thiruvananthapuram airport gold smuggling case, has raised serious allegations against Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, his family members, former minister and officials, causing ripples across the state. he made her allegations in a special court, and said that during a 2016 Dubai trip,…
New Delhi, 7/6: Any serving or retired Lt General, Air Marshal and Vice Admiral under the age of 62 years will be eligible for the post of Chief of Defence Staff, according to notifications brought out by the government. The officers can be considered for the top post along with serving chiefs of…
Bangalore, 7/6: Karnataka Home Minister Araga Jnanendra on Tuesday said RSS offices in the state will be provided with adequate security, following threats to cause destruction to them. He said that a man has been arrested in neighbouring Tamil Nadu for circulating a threat message on WhatsApp threatening to destroy RSS offices, including…
J&K, 7/6:Ahead of the annual Amarnath pilgrimage, police shot down a Pakistani drone carrying three magnetic improvised explosive devices (IEDs) along the International Border (IB) in Kanachak sector of Akhnoor in Jammu on Monday night. Police said the drone was shot down in Dayaran area of Kanachak shortly after it crossed over to…
Bangalore, 7/6:The BJP government on Monday admitted that the revised school textbooks, which are already under the scanner for controversial content, have “errors” about B R Ambedkar. Primary & Secondary Education Minister B C Nagesh said that the mistakes would be rectified. The admission came after the Congress and others pointed out…
Change, 7/6: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) patriarch Parkash Singh Badal was on Monday evening admitted to the PGIMER here following gastric-related complaints, hospital sources said. The 94-year-old former Punjab chief minister has been admitted to the Advanced Cardiac Centre of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER) and was undergoing…
Bhubaneswar, 6/6: Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today purchased the 1st ticket of the upcoming T 20 international match between India and South Africa at Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on 12th June 22. Shri Pankaj Lochan Mohanty, President Odisha Cricket Association , Shri Sanjay Behera, Secretary , Odisha Cricket Association (OCA) gave the ticket to…
