Congress should stand for change, not surprised establishment backing Kharge: Tharoor
New Delhi: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday asserted that he has a vision to strengthen the party which should be a vehicle for “change” as he filed his nomination for the party president poll. Addressing a press conference after filing his papers, the former Union minister called his rival Mallikarjun Kharge, who is also […]
BJP attacks Tharoor for showing India’s ‘mutilated’ map in manifesto
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday took a dig at Congress presidential candidate Shashi Tharoor over the country’s map shown in his manifesto, saying he put a “mutilated map” not having parts of Jammu and Kashmir may be to “find favour” with the Gandhis. Tharoor filed his nomination on Friday and released a manifesto which […]
Suicide bomber strikes Kabul education center, killing 19
Kabul: A suicide bomber struck an education centre in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, including teenagers who were taking practice entry exams for university, a Taliban spokesman said. The morning explosion at the centre took place in Kabul’s Dashti Barchi neighbourhood, an area populated mostly […]
Putin signs treaties annexing Ukrainian regions
Kyiv: Russian President Vladimir Putin signed treaties Friday to annex occupied areas of Ukraine and said he would use “all available means” to protect the territory that Ukrainian and Western officials said Russia was claiming illegitimately and in violation of international law. In a speech preceding the treaty-signing ceremony, Putin urged Ukraine to sit down […]
EU demands clampdown on issuing visas to Russian citizens
Brussels: The European Union’s top migration official on Friday urged the bloc’s 27 nations to clamp down on issuing visas to Russian citizens amid heightened security concerns over Russian President Vladimir Putin’s nuclear threats and his annexation of parts of Ukraine. “This is clearly an escalation and that means also an escalation of the security […]
RBI hikes interest rate for fourth time in a row
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday raised benchmark lending rate by 50 basis points, the fourth straight increase since May, as it extended its battle to tame stubbornly high inflation. The monetary policy committee (MPC), comprising three members from the RBI and three external experts, raised the key lending rate or the repo […]
RBI retains FY23 inflation forecast at 6.7%, expects it to be under control January onwards
Mumbai: The RBI on Friday retained its inflation projection for FY23 at 6.7 per cent amid geopolitical concerns triggered by Russia-Ukraine war, and expected inflation to be under control from January. The central bank is mandated to keep retail inflation in a band of 2-6 per cent. Inflation has remained above RBI’s upper tolerance level […]
Currency movements are not guiding factors for monetary policy: Das
Mumbai, Sep 30 (PTI) Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said that currency movements are not the guiding factors for monetary policy decisions. He said currency management is the domain of RBI and that it will deploy all the appropriate measures on the same. The Monetary Policy Committee, which decided to go […]
International Wushu Gold Medalist calls on Lt Governor
Srinagar: International Wushu Gold Medalist, Sadia Tariq, today called on Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha here at Raj Bhawan. She was accompanied by the National Chief Coach of India and Dronacharya Awardee, Kuldeep Handoo. In the meeting, they apprised the Lt Governor of various issues related to the promotion and development of sports, including the establishment […]
Advisor Bhatnagar witnesses final match of BSF IFVC- 2022 at Humhama
Distributes trophy, medals among winners
Budgam: Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Rajeev today witnessed the final match of BSF Inter Frontier Volleyball Competition (IFVC)-2022 organised by Frontier Headquarter, BSF Kashmir at Shaheed Purohit Stadium, BSF Campus Humhama here. 11 teams of different BSF frontiers (Kashmir, Jammu, Punjab, Rajasthan, Gujarat, South Bengal, North Bengal Guwahati, Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram & Cachar) participated in […]