New Delhi, 20/6: The Centre on Tuesday appointed Swaminathan Janakiraman as a deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of India for three years from the date of joining, according to an order seen by Reuters. Janakiraman, currently the managing director of State Bank of India, will succeed Mahesh Kumar Jain, whose tenure ends on June…
Islamabad, 8/8: Pakistan will buy more electricity from neighbouring Iran, a finance ministry statement said on Tuesday. The decision was taken at an Economic Coordination Committee chaired by Finance Minister Ishaq Dar. Energy-starved Pakistan already has contracts to purchase electricity from Tehran for its border regions, especially for China-backed development .
Washington, 23/2: US President Donald Trump has claimed that the Biden administration allocated $18 million in funding to India to help with its elections, arguing that the country doesn’t need this money. His remarks during a speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) on Saturday after he repeatedly attacked the United States Agency for…
Bhubaneswar: Rourkela Police on Thursday busted a high-profile organised cricket betting syndicate operating from the Bondamunda area under its special drive titled ‘Operation Cyber Kavach’, arresting six persons and seizing cash and luxury items worth lakhs of rupees. Acting on specific inputs and sustained surveillance during the ongoing T-20 World Cup 2026, police conducted a raid…
Jaipur, 23/5:Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s clarification that the entire cost of the reduction in excise duty on petrol and diesel will be borne by the Central government and the state’s revenue won’t be impacted by the move has triggered a political controversy in Rajasthan. It has nullified the claims of Rajasthan Chief…
Pulwama, 2/10: A policeman was killed and a CRPF personnel injured when militants attacked a security forces team in Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, police said. The attack took place in Pinglana area of the south Kashmir district. “Terrorists fired upon a joint Naka party of CRPF & Police at…
New Delhi, ,5/7: The Supreme Court collegium headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud on Wednesday recommended the names of Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice S Venkatanarayana Bhatti for elevation as the judges of the apex court. The collegium, which also comprises Justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul, Sanjiv Khanna, B R Gavai and Surya Kant,…
UP, 25/3 (AO Bureau):Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath targeted his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee, alleging that she had no interest in the development of the state and only wanted to encourage goons and extortionists. He said that the countdown to the end of Trinamool rule has started in West Bengal and BJP will…
Uttarakhand, 20/8: Seven people were killed and 27 injured when a bus carrying pilgrims from Gujarat fell into a gorge in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand on Sunday. The bus with 35 people on board was returning from Gangotri when it met with the accident at Gangnani. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami, who is in Delhi,…
Mumbai, 4/8: Shalini Talwar, wife of Bollywood’s famous singer and rapper Hridesh Singh aka Yo Yo Honey Singh, has accused him of domestic violence, mental abuse and financial abuse. Shalini alleges that Hrdesh, her parents and younger sister have exploited her. He has filed a petition against the four in Teej Hazari Court of Delhi….
