New Delhi: DCW chief Swati Maliwal slammed Union minister Smriti Irani for her lack of outrage over women being paraded naked in Manipur or over the release of Bilkis Bano’s rapists on Independence Day. Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Maliwal said Irani “does not get angry” against BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh who […]
Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday left its key interest rates unchanged for a third straight meeting but signalled tighter policy if food prices continue to drive inflation higher. The monetary policy committee, which has three members from the central bank and a similar number of external members, held the benchmark repurchase […]
New Delhi: The government said “disclosure or disclaimer” is must for celebrities, influencers and virtual influencers while endorsing as health experts or medical practitioners as it issued additional guidelines on Thursday. Even medical practitioners, health and fitness experts holding certifications from recognized institutions are required to “disclose” that they are certified health/fitness experts and medical […]
New Delhi: Amazon India on Thursday said it has cumulatively digitised 62 lakh micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and enabled exports worth USD 8 billion. As part of its 2025 pledge for key focus areas of job creation, exports, and digitising MSMEs, the company has created 13 lakh direct and indirect jobs out of […]
New Delhi: The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) collected more than 900 dope samples from athletes of various sports, with a whopping 199 coming from track and field, in June and July ahead of the upcoming Asian Games. The national anti-doping watchdog collected 914 samples, mostly urine though few are of blood, from June 1 to […]
New Delhi: Skipper Rohit Sharma on Thursday said India are “desperate” to break their ICC trophy drought in the upcoming World Cup and are armed with “inner “confidence” and “self-belief” to win the title. India have gone without a trophy in ICC events for a decade now, with their last major win coming in the […]
Lucknow: The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said the state government has no plans to conduct a “caste census” in the state. “The subject matter of census is mentioned at number 69 of the Union List of the Seventh Schedule of the Constitution of India. Census Act 1948 and Census Rules 1990 […]
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday appealed to all democratic forces to oppose a new bill that seeks to regulate the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners, and asked if the BJD and YSRCP will also join hands. Congress MP and whip in Lok Sabha Manickam Tagore charged that Prime Minister […]
Mumbai; The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday decided to keep policy rate unchanged for third time in a row as it maintains heightened vigil on inflation. The rate increase cycle was paused in April after six consecutive rate hikes aggregating to 250 basis points since May 2022. Announcing the bi-monthly monetary policy, RBI Governor […]
Islamabad,: Pakistan President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on Wednesday at outgoing Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s advice, marking an end to the current government’s tenure and paving the way for the next general elections. The notification for the dissolution of the assembly was issued by the Aiwan-i-Sadr, which said the National Assembly was dissolved […]