RBI deputy governor resigns
Agencies RBI Deputy Governor Viral Acharya, who was in-charge of the monetary policy department, has resigned six months before the scheduled end of his term, sources said Monday This is the second high profile resignation in the past six months at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). In December, governor Urjit Patel resigned nearly nine […]
Man kills wife, three children by slitting their throats in Mehrauli
Agencies New Delhi : A man allegedly killed his wife and three young children by slitting their throats in South Delhi’s Mehrauli, police said Saturday. Upender Shukla, a private tutor, has been arrested and he is suspected to be suffering from depression, they said. He killed his wife, Archana, and his two-months-old daughter, five-year-old son […]
Fresh triple talaq bill introduced in LS, opp members protest
Agencies New Delhi : The government on Friday introduced the fresh triple talaq bill in the Lok Sabha amid vehement protests by opposition members who claimed that it was violative of the Constitution. The Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill 2019 became the first legislation to be tabled in Parliament by the Narendra […]
Yoga integral part of our culture, says PM Modi
Agencies RANCHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday performed Yoga with around 40,000 enthusiasts at the Prabhat Tara ground here and said everybody should practice the ancient Indian discipline lifelong. The Jharkhand capital has been selected as the venue for the main event for the 5th International Day of Yoga. Events to mark the day are […]
Centre making efforts to ensure peace in J&K: President to Parliament
NEW DELHI: President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday said the central government is making all efforts to ensure a safe and peaceful environment for the people of Jammu and Kashmir. In his address to the joint sitting of both houses of parliament, President Kovind said the government is also committed to take all necessary steps […]
Cong slams govt over militant attacks in J&K, demands answer for ”intel failure”
Agencies New Delhi : The Congress hit out at the Centre on Wednesday over the deaths of soldiers in recent militant attacks in Jammu and Kashmir, saying the Modi government will have to answer for the “intelligence failure”. Four soldiers have been killed in the last 24 hours in Jammu and Kashmir — Major Ketan […]
PM must preach his MPs before guiding Opposition: Congress
Agencies New Delhi: The Congress on Tuesday responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s advice to the Opposition, saying his words were most of the time not implemented by his own party leaders. Stressing on the importance of an active opposition in democracy, Modi on Monday told them not to bother about their numbers and instead […]
Forget about numbers, every word you say is valuable to us: PM to opposition
Agencies New Delhi:At the start of the first budget session of NDA 2, Prime Minister Narendra Modi struck a conciliatory note with the opposition asking the non-NDA players to shun their concern about numbers and trust that the opposition word is valuable for the government. “A strong and active opposition is the sine qua non […]
Niti Aayog’s 5th Governing Council meet begins
Agencies New Delhi: The fifth meeting of Niti Aayog’s Governing Council began here Saturday with the main agenda of deliberating upon drought situation, farm distress and security concerns over Naxal-affected districts. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is chairing the meeting, which is being held at Rashtrapati Bhavan. This will be the first governing council meeting under the […]
Seven die while cleaning hotel sewer in Gujarat’s Vadodara
Agencies Vadodara : Seven persons, including four sanitation workers, died on Saturday after inhaling toxic fumes while cleaning sewer of a hotel in Vadodara district of Gujarat, officials said. The incident happened shortly after midnight at Darshan Hotel in Fartikui village of Dabhoi tehsil, around 30 kms from Vadodara city, police said. Three employees of the hotel were also among those killed. “The sanitation workers had […]
