India’s central bank keeps key lending rates unchanged
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday kept the key lending rates at 6.25 per cent during the last monetary policy review of the calendar year 2016. With this, the…
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BREAKING NEWS: India’s central bank keeps lending rates unchanged at 6.25%
Maharashtra Dr Death case: DNA samples of three victims match kins’
Satara (Maharashtra), Dec 7 (IANS) The DNA samples from the mortal remains of three of the six victims of the infamous medico Santosh Gulabrao Pol — who earned the moniker of ‘Dr. Death’ — and…
Equities markets surge on rate cut hopes
Mumbai, Dec 7 (IANS) Indian equity markets on Wednesday surged on the back of increased hopes of an easing of the monetary policy by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), coupled with broadly positive global…
Lok Sabha disrupted over demonetisation, functions despite din
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday witnessed protests again over demonetisation as the Opposition insisted on a debate with voting even as the house had taken up a debate under Rule…
SC to hear plea against Asthana’s appointment
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Supreme Court will on Friday hear a PIL by NGO Common Cause challenging the appointment of Rakesh Asthana as the interim Director of the Central Bureau of Investigation. The…
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 over demonetisation
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha witnessed two quick adjournments before lunch on Wednesday as the logjam on the demonetisation issue continued. The house was first adjourned amid chaos minutes after it met…
Non-smartphone users can also go cashless with Paytm
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) To enable millions of feature phone users to go cashless, Paytm on Wednesday launched a service with which consumers and merchants can pay and receive money without an internet connection….
Trains delayed, cancelled due to Delhi fog
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Thousands of people were affected after a dense fog in parts of northern India on Wednesday forced authorities to cancel seven trains and reschedule 19 while 70 ran behind schedule,…
Tell people to embrace cashless economy, Modi to BJP MPs
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday asked BJP MPs to campaign against black money and encourage people to embrace a digital and cashless economy. “The Prime Minister thanked people for…
Two killed in Bengal train accident
Siliguri (West Bengal), Dec 7 (IANS) Two persons were killed and six injured when the engine and two coaches of the Guwahati-bound Capital Express derailed in West Bengal on Tuesday night, an official said on…
Punjab Police crackdown on radical leaders
Chandigarh, Dec 7 (IANS) Punjab Police have detained senior leaders and activists of radical Sikh organisations ahead of ‘Sarbat Khalsa’, officials said on Wednesday. Among those detained were Gurdeep Singh, Parminder Singh and 30 others…
40 killed in Indonesia quake
Jakarta, Dec 7 (IANS) At least 40 persons were killed and 190 injured in a 6.4-magnitude quake in Indonesia’s Aceh province on Wednesday, an official of the disaster agency said. Tens of houses, buildings and…
PM pained by Cho’s death
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he was pained by the death of actor and journalist Cho Ramaswamy, whom he described as a “towering intellectual”. Ramaswamy breathed his last…
Jaitley dares opposition to begin debate over demonetisation
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday dared the Opposition to begin the debate over the demonetisation, the issue which has rocked Parliament since the winter session began on November 16….
Rajya Sabha adjourned till noon
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was adjourned till noon as logjam over the issue of demonetisation continued on Wednesday. The house was adjourned amid chaos minutes after it met for the day….
Lok Sabha disrupted again
New Delhi, Dec 7 (IANS) The Lok Sabha was disrupted again on Wednesday on the issue of demonetisation. As the house met for question hour, opposition members continued with the demand for debate on demonetisation…
Shimla warmer than Chandigarh, Amritsar
Shimla, Dec 7 (IANS) Places in North India such as Delhi, Chandigarh, Amritsar, Ludhiana, Hisar and Karnal remain colder on Wednesday than hilly tourist destinations like Shimla, Dharamsala and Palampur, the Met office said. The…
Two killed, six injured in West Bengal train accident
Guwahati, Dec 7 (IANS) Two persons were killed and six injured when the engine and two coaches of a train derailed in West Bengal on Tuesday night, an official said on Wednesday. The Rajendra Nagar-Guwahati…
India puts remote sensing satellite Resourcesat-2A into orbit
By Venkatachari Jagannathan Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh), Dec 7 (IANS) India on Wednesday morning successfully put into orbit its own earth observation satellite Resourcesat-2A in a text book style. “Today we had a successful launch of…