- Business
RBI may cut interest rate by 25 bps on Friday
Mumbai: The RBI may trim the benchmark lending rate by 25 bps in its forthcoming monetary policy meeting, as inflationary pressures are subdued, though some experts believe the central bank is likely…
- India
Akhilesh accuses BJP of having ‘superficial and purely electoral’ faith
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday accused the ruling BJP of having “superficial and purely electoral” faith. Sharing a newspaper report on ‘X’ about the alleged neglect of the Sankarshan…
- India
EC extends SIR schedule by one week
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Sunday extended by one week the entire schedule of the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in nine states and three Union Territories. In…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra police fire at accused in self defence
Nellore: One person was injured when police opened fire in self defence when the suspect allegedly attacked a head constable with a knife, police said on Sunday. According to police, Prajanatya Mandali…
- India
HC directs govt to encourage ride-hailing apps to have 15 pc women drivers
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to encourage app-based ride-hailing platforms to have at least 15 per cent women drivers within six months. It also directed raising the…
- Business
IPO pipeline swells; 2 dozen companies line up Rs 40,000-cr public offers in Dec-Jan
New Delhi: The IPO momentum shows no signs of slowing, with another two dozen companies, including ICICI Prudential AMC, Meesho and Juniper Green Energy, preparing to launch their public issues that could…
- India
Kerala CM writes to Jaishankar offering support for Indians stranded at Colombo airport
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has written to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar offering all necessary support from the state for the Indians stranded at the Colombo airport due to Cyclone…
- India
FIR filed against Sonia, Rahul Gandhi in National Herald case after ED complaint
New Delhi: Delhi Police has filed an FIR against Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and other accused in the National Herald case on a complaint by the ED as part…
- India
Parliament Winter session: Opposition to take on govt over SIR
New Delhi: The Winter session of Parliament beginning Monday will see the government push its reforms agenda with a legislation to open up the civil nuclear sector to private players, while the…
- India
India’s population to stabilise by 2080 due to dip in fertility rate: IASP
Kolkata: India’s population is expected to stabilise by 2080 at 1.8 or 1.9 billion due to dipping total fertility rate, which is currently below the replacement level at 1.9, an official said.…
- Chennai
Cyclone Ditwah brings heavy rain; Tamil Nadu readies 6,000 relief camps
Chennai: Rain triggered by Cyclone Ditwah lashed coastal areas and Cauvery delta districts in the state on Saturday, with Ramanathapuram and Nagapattinam districts bearing the brunt. As normal life in Rameswaram and…
- Andhra Pradesh
Naidu deceiving farmers in name of building world-class capital city, claims YSRCP
Amaravati: A day after the Andhra cabinet approved the second phase of land pooling for the greenfield capital city of Amaravati, YSRCP leader Ambati Rambabu on Saturday accused Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu…
- India
Over 50,000 citizens write to SC against stray dogs order
New Delhi: More than 50,000 citizens across India, including nearly 10,000 from Delhi, posted handwritten letters to the Supreme Court on Saturday, urging it to reconsider its November 7 order directing authorities…
- India
Karnataka rift rumours: Gehlot asserts Congress under Kharge & Rahul is united
Jaipur: Amid persistent speculations of a rift within the Congress government in Karnataka, former Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday asserted that the party remains united under the leadership of Mallikarjun…
- India
Interim report on ST status to 6 communities of Assam tabled in assembly
Guwahati: An interim report of the Group of Ministers (GoM) over the proposal to grant ST status to six major communities of Assam, was laid in the assembly on the last day…
