No change in repo rate, GDP projected at 6.5% for FY24

Chennai (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Thursday unanimously decided not to revise the repo rate, the central bank's Governor Shaktikanta Das announced.

The MPC decided to keep the repo rate…

Pre-sanctioned credit lines at banks through UPI: RBI

Chennai (IANS) Expanding the scope of Unified Payments Interface (UPI), the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Thursday said pre-sanctioned credit lines at banks through the former will be allowed.

"It is now proposed to…

'Tender apology, be more responsible': SC to lawyer claiming attack on migrant workers in TN

New Delhi (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday asked lawyer Prashant Kumar Umrao, accused of spreading false information about attacks on migrant labourers from Bihar in Tamil Nadu, to tender an apology and told him to be more responsible.

Umrao's…

Jharkhand Congress organises torchlight march to ‘save democracy’

Ranchi: The Jharkhand Pradesh Congress Committee organised a torchlight peace march was organized in the capital. During this Jharkhand in-charge of Congress Avinash Pandey, State President Rajesh Thakur, Working President Bandhu Tirkey Ministers Banna…

Italian delegation visits Ranchi Smart City under IURC program, praises command control and Communication Center

Ranchi: Under the European Union International Urban and Regional Cooperation Program, Carlotta Bonvicini, Deputy Mayor of Italy’s Reggio Emilia, along with her two colleagues, got to know the specialty and its important aspects of Ranchi Smart City…

Suspect who set passengers ablaze on Kerala train taken into custody from Maha's Ratnagiri

Thiruvananthapuram (IANS) Three days after a man set ablaze passengers on a moving train, a special team of the Kerala Police with the help of Maharashtra Police is reported to have taken him into custody, sources said on Wednesday.

The suspect,…

India condemns OIC's statement on Ram Navami violence, terms it 'communal'

New Delhi (IANS) India has condemned the Organisation for Islamic Cooperation (OIC)'s statement on the recent clashes between two groups during the Ram Navami processions in some parts of the country.

MEA Spokesperson A. Arindam Bagchi…

At 4,435, India sees highest one-day rise in Covid cases since September 2022

New Delhi (IANS) India on Wednesday reported 4,435 new Covid-19 cases, the highest single-day jump since September 2022, according to the Union Ministry of Health and Family Affairs.

The number of active cases stands at 23,091, the data showed.

Rishra violence: Calcutta HC asks Bengal govt to mull deploying central forces

Kolkata (IANS) In the wake of the violence in Rishra in West Bengal's Hooghly district, a division bench of the Calcutta High Court on Wednesday advised the state government to consider deploying central armed forces in the region until absolute…

Train services hit as Kurmi community protests on Howrah-Mumbai rail route

Ranchi (IANS) Thousands gathered at several stations of the Howrah-Mumbai route to protest and demand recognition of Kurmi community under the ST caste category on Wednesday, due to which the Railways had to cancel around 70 trains and divert several…