RBI ups policy rate to 5.40% to contain inflation

Chennai (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday announced the rise of policy rate or repo rate by 50 basis points (bps) to 5.4 per cent.

The policy or the repo rate is the interest rate at which the RBI lends short-term…

Six year old boy hands over Sohrai painting to CM

Ranchi: Vivan Shaurya a six-year-old boy hailing from Doranda met Chief Minister Hemant Soren in the Vidhan Sabha here and presented a self-made Sohrai painting to him.

The Chief Minister congratulated Vivan Shaurya and extended his best wishes to…

Officials of district administration inaugurate 10 day photo exhibition in Deoghar

Deoghar: As part of the Azaadi ka Amrit Mahotsav on the occasion of the completion of eight years of governance dedicated to service good governance and poor welfare by the Central Government, the regional unit of Press Information Bureau Ranchi on…

Monsoon Session: BJP protests ‘Islamisation of education’ outside Assembly

Ranchi: On the fourth day of the ongoing Monsoon Session of the Jharkhand Assembly BJP legislators staged protests outside the house accusing the state government of Islamisation of Education in the state.

The MLAs also raised slogans like…

CM directs officials to Prepare a database of forest produce & agricultural produce

Ranchi: Chief Minister Hemant Soren directed to prepare a database of the forest and agriculture produce which are produced in different areas of the state. Chairing the first meeting of the Board of Directors of Sidho-Kanho Agriculture and Forest…

ED attaches Rs 105.32 cr bank balances of fintech firms having Chinese links

New Delhi (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said that they have attached balances of Rs 105.32 crore, lying in various bank accounts and with payment gateway accounts, of 12 NBFCs, namely Inditrade Fincorp Ltd, Aglow Fintrade Pvt…

Cong calls meeting of party MPs as ED seizes Herald House

New Delhi (IANS) The Congress has called a meeting of all its MPs on Thursday to derive the future course of action after the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sealed the Herald House here.

The party's former President Rahul Gandhi, who was…

CJI Ramana recommends Justice Lalit as his successor to Law Minister

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Thursday recommended the name of Justice Uday Umesh Lalit as his successor to the Union Minister for Law and Justice.

According to a communication from the top court, "Chief Justice…

EPFO pension scheme holders' data exposed online, claims security researcher

New Delhi (IANS) A Ukraine-based cybersecurity researcher and journalist has claimed that about 288 million personal records, containing the full name, bank account number and nominee information of the Employees' Pension Scheme (EPS) holders…

18 emergency landings within country in last 2 years: Aviation Ministry

New Delhi (IANS) A total of 18 emergency landings were reported by various airlines in India during the last two years, the Civil Aviation ministry told the Lok Sabha on Thursday.

Recently on July 2, a plane operating from Delhi to Jabalpur…