RBI retains repo rate at 6.5 pc for fifth time in a row
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India on Friday decided to keep the policy rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the fifth time in a row as it maintains a tight vigil on inflation. The rate increase cycle was paused in April after six consecutive rate hikes, aggregating to 250 basis points since May 2022. […]
My child became orphan before being born, says his wife
Srinagar: “My child became an orphan even before being born,” said the inconsolable wife of Inspector Masroor Ahmed Wani, who died in Delhi on Thursday 39 days after he suffered critical wounds in a terrorist attack while he was playing cricket in Srinagar. Expecting her first child, she was overwhelmed with grief after getting the […]
J&K Reorganisation Act is pending adjudication before SC, should not be amended: Omar
Srinagar: National Conference (NC) vice-president Omar Abdullah Thursday said the government should not make amendments to the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act as the law is pending adjudication before the Supreme Court. Abdullah’s remarks came after the Lok Sabha passed the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to nominate two members from the […]
2015 attack on BSF convoy: NIA attaches properties of 2 LeT operatives
Srinagar: The National Investigation Agency on Thursday attached the properties of two key Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) operatives for their involvement in the 2015 terror attack on a BSF convoy in Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir. Two BSF personnel were killed and 13 others injured in the attack, which took place on August 05, 2015 on […]
Arrested fraudsters who created fake website to dupe job seekers denied bail
Jammu: A court here has rejected the bail plea of an accused recently arrested by the cyber wing of the Jammu and Kashmir Police for his alleged involvement in creating a fake website of a government department to dupe gullible job seekers. Tahir Ahmad Bhat, who claims to be a journalist from Sarnal Payeen village […]
Separate poverty assessment for minorities not done: Govt
New Delhi: The government on Thursday informed the Lok Sabha that a separate poverty assessment for minorities has not been done and it implements various schemes for the welfare and upliftment of every section of society, including minorities. Minority Affairs Minister Smriti Irani said this in a written reply to a question by BSP MP […]
PM Modi cites poll win data to assert BJP most preferred party for governance
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday cited poll data for assembly elections over the decades to assert that the BJP has become people’s most preferred choice for governance as its record of retaining power is better than the Congress and other parties. Speaking at the BJP Parliamentary Party meeting, he said not any […]
Probe panel constituted on US inputs as these have bearing on our national security: Jaishankar
New Delhi: India has constituted an inquiry committee to look into the inputs received from the US as these have a bearing on the country’s national security, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar told the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, days after Washington alleged an Indian link to a foiled plot to kill a Sikh separatist on […]
Indian ambassador met 8 former Navy men on death row in Qatar: MEA
New Delhi: The Indian ambassador to Qatar met on December 3 eight former Indian Navy personnel who were handed death sentence by a Qatari court in October, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Thursday. MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said two hearings on the appeal against the death sentence have already taken place. “We […]
UN chief invokes rarely-used UN Charter article to appeal for humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza conflict
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres has invoked a rarely-used article in the United Nations Charter to appeal to the Security Council for a humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict and to avert a “humanitarian catastrophe”, which he said has “potentially irreversible implications” for Palestinians and peace in the region. Secretary-General Guterres issued a letter […]
