Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) The Rs 1.76 lakh crore RBI surplus transfer to the government may give limited relief to the fisc while risk to the fiscal remains on account of the expected shortfall in…
Mumbai, Aug 28 (IANS) The 10-year government bond yield fell another 8 basis points on Tuesday to hit a three-week low after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) said it would transfer Rs 1.76 lakh…
By Anindya Banerjee & Anand Singh New Delhi, Aug 28 (IANS) A simple tweet by Congress leader Shashi Tharoor advising his party colleagues to give credit to PM Modi where it is due has snowballed…
New York, Aug 28 (IANS) US stocks closed lower on Tuesday, as the market was rocked by renewed fears over a potential recession and investors digested the latest consumer confidence data. The Dow Jones Industrial…
Tirupati, Aug 27 (IANS) Some gold and silver ornaments allegedly went missing from the treasury of the Tirumala temple, which led to the temple authorities so far recovering Rs 2.25 lakh from an official held…
Islamabad, Aug 27 (IANS) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is considering a complete closure of air space to India, the country’s Minister for Science and Technology Fawad Hussain Chaudhry said on Tuesday amid tensions between…
Hyderabad, Aug 27 (IANS) A 23-year-old student from Telangana, who went missing in Britain last week, remained untraced, his family members said on Tuesday. Ujwal Sriharsha, who hails from the state’s Khammam district and was…
Jakarta, Aug 27 (IANS) Construction of Indonesia’s new capital on the island of Borneo will commence in 2020, the country’s Minister for Housing and Public Work said on Tuesday. The statement came a day after…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended, by one more day, its protection to former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram from arrest by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in INX Media case. Extending…
Chandigarh, Aug 27 (IANS) The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday rejected a petition seeking parole for controversial Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh who is serving a 20-year jail sentence…
Amaravati, Aug 27 (IANS) The Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy government in Andhra Pradesh will not go ahead with the proposed ‘iconic’ bridge across the Krishna river, throwing another indication that its plans for the new…
Dharamshala, Aug 27 (IANS) Brushing aside concerns about his health, the Dalai Lama, 84, has assured his followers, especially Tibetans, that he is in the best of health and will live to be 110 years…
By Sheikh Qayoom Srinagar, Aug 27 (IANS) Abdul Gani Mir of Saidpora area in Srinagar district narrowly missed saving over Rs 10 lakh which he had to spend on the traditional Kashmiri feast called ‘Wazwan’…
By Zaffar Iqbal Srinagar, Aug 27 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir administration’s big push for restoring normalcy in Kashmir by opening schools has received a major jolt as students have stayed away. Last week the…
New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) Beating strong competition from Mike Hesson and Tom Moody, Ravi Shastri has been re-appointed as the head coach of the Indian team till the 2021 World T20 in India. While…
Bengaluru, Aug 27 (IANS) Global e-tailer Amazon’s Indian arm has launched a military veterans’ employment programme to offer jobs to ex-servicemen and their spouses at its fulfilment, sort and delivery centres across the country. “The…
By Anand Singh New Delhi, Aug 27 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) probe involving Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, arrested in a money laundering case, has revealed that the amount…
Washington, Aug 27 (IANS) US President Donald Trump has said he is open to meeting Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani under the right circumstances. It comes after Iran’s foreign minister made a brief and unannounced visit…
Amaravati, Aug 26 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Police and Legislative Assembly officials on Monday recovered Assembly furniture allegedly diverted by then Speaker Kodela Siva Prasad Rao. Police, Revenue and Assembly officials recovered several items from Gowtam…
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IANS) On Monday, the government won and the RBI lost in what turned out to be an attritional war that saw a Governor being scalped. One can argue that the central…