New Delhi, 6/5: The Reserve Bank of India may extend interest-rate hikes amid worries inflation would exceed its mandated target in the next six months, although a steep three-quarter point increase at the June monetary policy meeting isn’t implied by its recent move, people familiar with the matter said. The central bank opted for…
Mumbai, 6/5: Online food delivery platform Zomato’s Founder and CEO Deepinder Goyal will be donating around $90 million (nearly Rs 700 crore) from vested ESOPs to Zomato Future Foundation to help fund the education of children of its delivery partners. In an internal memo shared with the employees of the company, Goyal said…
New Delhi,6/5: Demanding a CBI probe into the death of BJYM worker Arjun Chowrasia in Kolkata’s Kashipur, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said a culture of violence and a fear psychosis was prevalent in Bengal. Shah who is on a two-day visit to the state today visited Chowrasia’s home after news…
New Delhi, 6/5:India is planning to reopen more than 100 coal mines previously considered financially unsustainable, a government official said on Friday, as a power crisis forces the world’s third-biggest greenhouse gas emitter to double down on the dirty fuel. The country’s electricity demand touched a record high in April as nearly three…
Chilika ,6/5: The dead body of the missing person in the Chilika lake has been found today. The combined search operation was going on inside the Chilika lake by INS Chilka , OTDC, Balugaon Police, ODRAF and local Fire teams since 19 hours. The dead body was found by Balugaon police and the ODRAF team…
New Delhi, 6/5: The Asian Games due to take place in Hangzhou in September have been postponed indefinitely, organisers said Friday, as China battles a resurgence of Covid cases. No reason was given for the delay, but China is racing to extinguish its largest outbreak of Covid-19 since the early days of the pandemic….
Chandigarh, 6/5: BJP leader Tajinder Pal Singh Bagga was on Friday detained by Punjab Police from his West Delhi residence in connection with a case lodged against him. While senior Delhi Police officials are tight-lipped about it, no official communication has been made by Punjab Police either. According to information, a case…
New Delhi, 6/5: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Thursday released its much-awaited report on excess death estimates for the world during the two pandemic years, showing more than 4.74 million (47.4 lakh) such deaths in India — nearly 10 times higher than the country’s official Covid-19 toll. India raised strong objections to…
Mumbai, 5/5: LIC’s public offer, the country’s biggest-ever IPO, was fully subscribed on the second day of bidding on Thursday. Against 16,20,78,067 shares on offer, 16,25,35,125 bids were received, making the public issue fully subscribed, as per data on stock exchanges as of 6.24 pm. Of the total, the policyholders’ portion was…
New Delhi, 5/5: The Centre is planning to cut taxes on some edible oils to cool the domestic market after the war in Ukraine and Indonesia’s ban on palm oil exports sent prices skyrocketing, according to people familiar with the matter. India, the world’s top importer of vegetable oils, is looking to cut…
