Bengaluru, June 22 (IANS) The government should infuse capital in state-run banks to enable them to support credit growth, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan said on Wednesday. “Governments are sometimes reluctant to…
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) In a sudden development, Aveek Sarkar on Wednesday resigned as Editor of The Telegraph and Anandabazar Patrika and as Chief Editor of the ABP Group of Publications. His brother Arup Sarkar…
Anantnag, June 22 (IANS) Defying the boycott call of the separatists, burqa-clad women in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag assembly constituency on Wednesday outnumbered men in this historic town in exercising their franchise. The polling ended…
Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) Shares of realty major DLF appreciated on Wednesday on the back of reports that speculated on a substantial minority stake sale by the company in its commercial property arm — DLF…
Male, June 22 (IANS) The Maldivian government on Wednesday appointed Minister of Finance and Treasury Abdulla Jihad as the new vice president. Abdulla Jihad is the third vice president in the presidency of Abdulla Yameen,…
Anantnag, June 22 (IANS) Polling in Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag assembly constituency on Wednesday ended peacefully and nearly 34 per cent voter turned out was recorded as both men and women of the area came…
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Raghuram Rajan. (File Photo: IANS) Bengaluru, June 22 (IANS) The government should infuse capital in state-run banks to enable them to support credit growth, Reserve Bank of India (RBI)…
London, June 22 (IANS) British politicians made their final passionate pitch for votes on the last day of campaigning before the vote in the referendum to decide whether Britain remains or leaves the European Union…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi. (File Photo: IANS) New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will leave for Tashkent on Thursday to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit with India set to become…
By Gaurav Sharma Beijing/New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) China on Wednesday ruled out the possibility of India getting Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) membership at the group’s meeting in Seoul as Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar flew…
Paris, June 22 (IANS) On the eve of the NSG plenary in Seoul, South Korea, France on Wednesday strongly supported India’s bid for a membership in the bloc that controls global atomic trade and technology,…
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) Two persons were killed on Wednesday when a crude bomb exploded in West Bengal’s Burdwan district, police said. The incident happened in Ketugram area. According to police, both victims were making…
Ahmedabad, June 22 (IANS) Gujarat-cadre Indian Administrative Service officer V. Thiruppugazh has been appointed Senior Adviser to National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) to help in massive reconstruction efforts undertaken in Nepal following last year’s devastating earthquake….
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) Contending that India’s commitment to holding a plebiscite or proposing to make the LoC the international border were legally untenable, advocate and author Aman Hingorani on Wednesday advocated approaching the International…
Bhubaneswar, June 22 (IANS) The Odisha government is formulating a vision document ‘Vision 2020-30’ in line with sustainable development goals (SDG) set by United Nations and NITI Aayog, said an official on Wednesday. At a…
Mumbai: NCP leader Chhagan Bhujbal arrivers to appear before Enforcement Director in connection with corruption cases lodged against him in Mumbai on March 14, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Mumbai, June 22 (IANS) A Special Anti-Corruption Bureau…
New Delhi, June 22 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will leave on Thursday on a five-day official visit to China to attend the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) meeting and seek investment into India, the…
Kolkata, June 22 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday directed the health department to further improve the quality and range of healthcare in state-run medical colleges and hospitals. The Trinamool Congress supremo…
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal talks to press in Guwahati in June 3, 2016. (Photo: IANS) Guwahati, June 22 (IANS) Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday asked the Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of…
Ahmedabad, June 22 (IANS) Ushering in what has been claimed to be an innovative idea, Beetle Smartotels, the first portable concept hotel built completely using shipping containers, opens this month in the Mundra-SEZ in Gujarat….