Alarm bells ringing in economy, households slowly sinking into debt: Cong slams govt
New Delhi: Asserting that “alarm bells” are ringing in the Indian economy, the Congress on Tuesday claimed stagnant wages and high inflation have forced households to take loans just to get by and are slowly sinking into debt. Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh also stressed that the Congress’ ‘Nyay Patra’ is a direct response to […]
Tourism Deptt conducts enforcement drive across Kashmir
Realizes Rs 22500 from different stakeholders for violation of TT Act SRINAGAR: On the directions of Director Tourism Kashmir, Raja Yaqoob Farooq, the Tourism Department today conducted enforcement drives at various tourism destinations viz. Pahalgam, Gulmarg, Srinagar and Doodhpathri to take stock of services extended to tourists. On the occasion, special focus was laid on […]
SC bats for effective SOP for trouble-free access of airports to persons with disability
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday underlined the need for an effective standard operating procedure (SOP) to ensure trouble-free access of airports across the country to persons with disability. A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud was hearing a plea filed by a wheelchair-bound woman who had faced difficulties at Kolkata airport […]
NCERT warns against pirated textbooks, flags factually incorrect content
New Delhi: The NCERT on Monday issued a warning against pirated school textbooks, flagging possibilities of factually incorrect content. It also warned against copyright infringement of its educational materials, cautioning the public against unauthorised printing and commercial sale of National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT) school textbooks. “A few unscrupulous publishers were printing […]
Adani to invest Rs 2.3 lakh cr in renewable energy, manufacturing capacity
Khavda/Ahmedabad (Gujarat): Adani Group will invest about Rs 2.3 lakh crore through 2030 in India’s most ambitious renewable energy expansion and solar and wind manufacturing capacity addition ever as it shrugs off a short-seller attack to pursue its trademark rapid growth plans. Adani Green Energy Ltd, India’s largest renewable energy company, will invest about Rs […]
Siddaramaiah accuses FM Sitharaman of lying on drought relief fund to Karnataka
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday alleged that Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman lied when she said that the drought relief fund was not released because the Model Code of Conduct is in force. Speaking to reporters on Saturday, Sitharaman sought to defend the Centre saying procedures to release funds had taken time by […]
RBI holds repo rate at 6.5% for 7th consecutive time; home, auto EMIs to remain unchanged
Retains GDP growth projection at 7% for FY25 Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday kept the benchmark interest rates unchanged at 6.5 per cent for the seventh time in a row and flagged concerns over food inflation in view of IMD’s prediction of above normal maximum temperatures during April to June. As […]
RBI’s decision on expected lines, rate cut possible post-August, say experts
Kolkata: Siddhartha Sanyal, chief economist and head of research at Bandhan Bank, on Friday said the Reserve Bank of India’s decision to maintain the repo rate at 6.5 per cent was in line with expectations and any rate cut could only be expected from August onwards. He also emphasised the central bank’s acknowledgment of India’s […]
ASEAN finance leaders end meetings in Laos, pointing to challenges from geopolitics, volatile prices
Luang Prabang (Laos): Southeast Asian economies are gaining ground as tourism and exports recover from the shocks of the pandemic, but geopolitical tensions and volatile commodity prices still pose serious risks, regional financial leaders said on Friday. Laos’ Finance Minister Santiphab Phomvihane read out a joint statement following meetings among finance ministers at a hotel […]
Gold jumps Rs 850 to hit fresh all-time high of Rs 70k per 10 grams
New Delhi: Gold prices surged by Rs 850 to reach a new peak of Rs 70,050 per 10 grams on Thursday on strong global cues, according to HDFC Securities. This is the second straight session that precious metal prices have hit all-time high levels. In the previous trade, the precious metal had settled at Rs […]
