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Telangana BJP MLA re-arrested for offending Prophet remarks
Suspended Telangana BJP MLA Raja Singh, whose remarks about Prophet Mohammed led to violent protests in Hyderabad, has been booked Singh has now been re-arresed under the Preventive Detention Act. Raja Singh was arrested by the city police on Tuesday for making remarks against Islam and Prophet Muhammad in a...
RBI Governor reiterates concerns over cryptocurrency
Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das has once again came down heavily upon cryptocurrencies, saying that the digital assets can create a lot of financial instability in terms of the ability of the central bank to determine monetary policy. Das’ comments came in sync with his and the RBI’s...
Complaint filed against Bihar minister for Gaya temple visit
A complaint petition was filed on Wednesday in a court in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur against IT Minister Mohammad Israel Mansuri for visiting the Vishnupad temple in Gaya. Muzaffarpur-based social activist Chandra Kishore Parashar filed the complaint seeking an FIR be registered against the minister for “hurting religious sentiments of Hindus”....
Bhupendra Chaudhary tipped to be UP BJP chief
Uttar Pradesh minister Bhupendra Chaudhary is likely to be appointed the BJP’s state unit chief, sources said on Wednesday. Chaudhary, a Jat leader from western Uttar Pradesh, met BJP president J P Nadda late on Wednesday evening, they said. Chaudhary will replace Swatantra Dev Singh, who has been made...
Congress loses another young face in Jaiveer Shergill
After dismal performances in Lok Sabha and state Assembly elections in recent years, Congress is witnessing a resignation spree with its young and popular leaders switching sides for better opportunities and positions. Some of the turncoats are now serving either as ministers or MPs in the parties they have...
Indian retail footfalls post 100% growth as pandemic ebbs
Even as the coronavirus pandemic ebbs, the Indian retail space is witnessing growing footfalls across retail and recreational spaces. The retail sector made a robust recovery in the second quarter of 2022, with transaction activity growing by more than 100 per cent on a quarterly basis. Overall, in H1...
Kejriwal calls meeting of party MLAs to discuss situation
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting of all AAP MLAs at his residence at 11 am on Thursday to discuss the ongoing political situation and central probe agencies’ raids on party leaders. It has also been alleged that the BJP, which is in opposition in the...
Anand Sharma says Cong can be revived with collective thinking
Former Congress leader Anand Sharma, who quit from chairmanship of the party’s steering committee, said Congress needs an inclusive and collective thinking and approach. Stressing that the party cannot be revived by having an ‘A’ group or ‘B’ group, Sharma called for collectiveness within the party. Sharma said that...
Economists see GDP clipping 13-15.7% in first quarter
Leading economists have pencilled in a high 13-15.7 per cent uptick in the economy in the first quarter of 2022-23 with an upward bias. Soumya Kanti Ghosh, the group chief economic adviser at State Bank of India, on Tuesday said he expects the GDP to clip past 15.7 per...
Home loans get costlier as benchmark ending rate hiked
LIC Housing Finance and Bajaj Housing Finance have recently announced a hike in lending rates for home loans by 0.5 per cent. Banks and non-bank lenders have been reviewing their lending rates ever since the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) increase its key interest rate by 140 basis points in three...
Bihar face-off as Speaker dismisses no-trust motion
A face off between the ruling JD(U)-RJD alliance and Opposition BJP seems to be on the cards in the Bihar Assembly with a no-trust motion against Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha, a senior BJP leader. The Nitish Kumar-led ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government will also face a floor test to prove its majority in...
Sisodia says liquor mafia behind ED, CBI cases
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Tuesday denied registering a money laundering case against Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia and several others moments after an official said that the agency had registered a case to probe charges of alleged irregularities in Delhi excise policy. ANI news agency clarified stating the...
Kejriwal invokes Mahabharat, says Krishna on his side
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday sought to position the contest between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the upcoming Gujarat Assembly polls as a “Dharamyudh” like the Mahabharat where the ruling outfit has the “armies” of probe agencies CBI and the ED on its...
Akhilesh party gears up for MP, Rajasthan assembly polls
Samajwadi Party, the main opposition party in Uttar Pradesh, is now gearing up to contest assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan. The party will not just be contesting elections in these states but will also strengthen its roots in the run up to 2024 general elections. The Akhilesh...
Bihar row after minister enters non-Hindus prohibited temple
A political row erupted in Bihar on Monday after State Minister Mohammad Israil Mansuri entered the Vishnupad temple in Gaya where the entry of Non-Hindus was prohibited. In a photo that is going viral on social media, Mansuri could be seen with Chief Minister Nitish Kumar inside the temple....
Paytm surges 4% on reappointment of Vijay Shekhar Sharma as MD
Shares of One97 Communications, which operates the financial services platform Paytm, gained nearly 4 per cent on Monday after shareholders of the company approved the re-appointment of Vijay Shekhar Sharma as managing director and chief executive officer of the company. The resolution to reappoint Vijay Shekhar Sharma as Paytm’s...
Radhakishan Damani to head Rakesh Jhunjhunwala Trust
Trusted friend, guru and ace investor-entrepreneur Radhakishan Damani is understood to be the main trustee of ace investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala’s estate. The other trustees include Kalpraj Dharamshi and Amal Parikh, both confidantes of Jhunjhunwala. Jhunjhunwala’s firm Rare Enterprises will continue to be managed by his two trusted lieutenants Utpal...
GST rate hikes to pressure prices upwards: RBI
The impact of recent changes to GST rates and somewhat uneven distribution of the southwest monsoon rainfall with the deficiency in the eastern region of the country could be a source of upward pressure on prices, according to the minutes of the RBI’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). It also...
