Citizenship Amendment Bill sails through Lok Sabha; Big no to Rohingyas
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha on Monday passed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 after a six-hour long debate which saw a fiery speech by Union Home Minister Amit Shah defending the controversial Bill. Rohingyas More...
Onion stock limit for retailers lowered to 2 tonnes
New Delhi: In the battle to check surging onion prices, the government here on Monday further revised the stock holding limits for retailers from 5 tonnes to 2 tonnes, but kept it unchanged at 25 tonnes for wholesalers. The More...
SBI cuts lending rate by 10 bps to 7.90%
New Delhi: The State Bank of India (SBI) on Monday announced a 10 basis points cut in one-year marginal cost of funds-based lending rate (MCLR), effective from December 10. It will bring SBI’s one-year MCLR More...
BJP sweeps K’taka bypolls, boosts party’s morale amid Jharkhand polls
New Delhi/Bengaluru: Following the recent government formation in Maharashtra where the SHiv Sena broke away from its pre-poll ally to join hands with the NCP and the Congress to form a gocevernment, the thumping More...
Home Minister Amit Shah to move contentious CAB in Lok Sabha on Monday
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah is all set to move the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill on Monday, in the Lok Sabha. The matter is listed in the day’s business for the Lok Sabha. This move More...
India’s PSLV to launch spy satellite, 9 others on December 11
Chennai: India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) rocket would launch the country’s latest spy satellite RISAT-2BR1 and nine foreign satellites on December 11, said the Indian space agency. These More...
Govt will approach fast track court on Unnao case: CM
Lucknow: Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday expressed grief over the death of the Unnao rape victim. He said that the government will try to punish the accused as soon as possible by taking the matter to More...
India’s forex reserves rise to over $451 bn
Mumbai: India’s foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.48 billion during the week ended November 29, official data showed on Friday. Foreign exchange reserves rose by $2.48 billion during the week ended November More...
Statue of Unity leaps Statue of Liberty’s footfall!
New Delhi: In just over a year of its unveiling, the Statue of Unity in Gujarat has outdistanced the footfall of the Statue of Liberty in the US, with an average of 15,000 visitors a day. Designed by the Indian More...
Girl gang-raped by minors in Bulandshahr, 4 arrested
Bulandshahr: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly held hostage and gang-raped by three minors in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr district, police said on Saturday. He said the fourth accused who had posted the video More...