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Ajay Banga becomes World Bank chief unopposed
Washington: Indian-American business leader Ajay Banga was on Wednesday appointed as the next President of the World Bank, which said it looks forward to working with him on the World Bank Group…
- India
Manifestos of Congress, BJP add zest to Karnataka Assembly election campaigning
Bengaluru: The Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress manifestos have provided much zest to electioneering for the May 10 Karnataka assembly polls, which was initially thought to be a bland battle without much…
- India
‘Border Haats’ in Tripura along India-Bangladesh border to reopen after 3 yrs
Agartala: After three years of closure, one of the two ‘Border Haats’ (markets) in Tripura along India-Bangladesh border will resume trading from May 9, officials said on Wednesday. A top official of…
- India
Disbursed over Rs 31 cr in claims to delivery partners in FY22-23: Swiggy
New Delhi: Online food delivery platform Swiggy on Wednesday said it disbursed more than Rs 31 crore in claim amounts to its delivery partners in the fiscal year 2022-2023. The platform has…
- India
‘Why some of us decry our democracy’, Dhankhar’s jibe at Rahul
Dibrugarh: Criticising Congress leader Rahul Gandhi without mentioning his name, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Wednesday wondered “why some of us decry our democracy within and outside the country”, while describing India…
- Middle East
US dollar, UK pound, Saudi riyal, Dirham, Aus dollar to INR exchange rates on May 3
The exchange rates of the US dollar, UK pound, Saudi riyal, UAE’s Dirham, Australian dollar, and other currencies to Indian rupees depend on demand and supply. Following are the exchange rates as…
- India
Bihar law minister says ‘if you want UP style of governance, shut courts’
Patna: While the BJP leaders are advocating a Yogi Adityanath style of governance in Bihar, state Law Minister Shamim Ahmed has said that first it needs to close all the courts and…
- India
Say ‘Jai Bajrangbali’ while casting vote, PM says in Karnataka; Cong calls it attempt to polarise
Ankola: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday urged the people of Karnataka to say ‘Jai Bajrangbali’ when they cast their vote to “punish” the Congress for its “culture of abuse”, as BJP…
- Delhi
Documentary row: Delhi court summons BBC, others on defamation complaint
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday issued summonses to the BBC, Wikimedia and Internet Archive on a criminal complaint filed by a BJP leader seeking to restrain them from publishing a…
- India
India, the most vibrant functional democracy till date: Vice President Dhankhar
Dibrugarh: India is the world’s most vibrant democracy and its image cannot be allowed to be tainted or tarnished by anyone, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar said on Wednesday. Some people are trying to…
- India
UP: Umesh Pal’s wife releases poster expressing gratitude for ‘decimation’ of her husband’s killers
Prayagraj: Umesh Pal’s wife Jaya Pal issued a poster here on Tuesday, expressing her gratitude for the decimation of the killers of her husband and BSP MLA Raju Pal. The poster carried…
- India
UP: Police constable, brother booked for gang-raping woman
Pilibhit : A police constable and his brother were booked for allegedly gang-raping a woman on the pretext of marriage, police said on Tuesday. According to the police, the woman, who is…
- India
Mamata asks ministers to start sit-in outside Amartya Sen’s house over eviction notice
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has asked state ministers to begin a sit-in outside Nobel laureate Amartya Sen’s residence in Santiniketan in Birbhum district to protest against the Visva-Bharati’s eviction…
- India
‘Operation Kaveri’: India brings back home 559 people on Tuesday
New Delhi: India on Tuesday brought back home a total of 559 people under its mission to evacuate stranded Indians from violence-hit Sudan. While 231 Indians arrived in Ahmedabad, another batch of…
- India
Delhi excise policy ‘scam’ conspiracy by big leaders of AAP, Kavitha, YSRCP MP: ED charge sheet
New Delhi: The alleged Delhi excise policy scam was a “conspiracy” by some of the big political leaders of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and the ‘South group’ comprising BRS leader K…
