The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday opted for a pause second time in a row, maintaining key benchmark policy rate at 6.5 per cent as inflation moderates.The rate increase cycle was paused in April after six consecutive rate hikes aggregating to 250 basis points since May 2022. Announcing the bi-monthly monetary policy, RBI Governor […]
A major train accident was averted at Jharkhand’s Bokaro after a tractor crashed the railway gate near Bhojudih station when the New Delhi-Bhubaneswar Rajdhani Express was passing from there, an official said.The incident occurred at the Santhaldih railway crossing on Tuesday evening and the tractor got stuck between the railway track and the gate. “A […]
In a new development early on Wednesday, the government has invited protesting wrestlers for talks saying it was ready to have a discussion with them on all issues.Union sports minister Anurag Thakur in a tweet posted around 12.45 am on Wednesday said, “The government is willing to have a discussion with the wrestlers on their […]
Suriname on Tuesday conferred its highest civilian honour on President Droupadi Murmu who is visiting the country on the commemoration of the 150th year of arrival of Indians in Suriname.Prime minister Narendra Modi hailed the historic occasion tweeting, “Congratulationsto Rashtrapati Ji on being conferred the highest civilian award of Suriname – Grand Order of the […]
The railways has initiated a high-level probe into the train crash in Odisha, which will be headed by the commissioner of railway safety, South Eastern Circle, officials said on Saturday.The commissioner of railway safety works under the Ministry of Civil Aviation and investigates all such accidents. “AM Chowdhary, CRS, SE Circle, will inquire into the […]
The Border Security Force (BSF), in a joint operation with the Punjab Police, has seized 5.5 kg narcotics that were dropped by a drone in Amritsar sector. On the intervening night of June 2 -3, BSF troops deployed in depth areas heard the sound of a drone and something being dropped in the fields near […]
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday told members of the Indian-American community here that India is currently experiencing a “fight” between two different ideologies and exuded confidence that all opposition parties are joining hands for an “alternative vision” of the country to that of the ruling BJP.Making his last public appearance during his two-day visit […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Odisha on Saturday hours after a tragic triple train crash killed 238 people, while hundreds are admitted to the hospital in the state. According to PMO sources, PM Modi will first visit the accident site and then go to the hospital where the victims are admitted. PM Modi was […]
Former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia arrived at his residence from the Tihar jail on Saturday, after getting interim relief to meet his ailing wife.The Delhi High Court on Friday allowed the AAP leader, arrested in cases related to alleged irregularities in the city government’s excise policy, to meet his wife. Justice Dinesh Kumar […]
At least 47 people were injured and several were feared dead as four coaches of the Coromandel Express derailed in Odisha’s Balasore district on Friday evening, following which it collided head-on with a goods train coming from the opposite direction on the other line, officials said.The accident happened around 7.20 pm near Bahanaga Bazar station […]