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LONDON: Reserve Bank of India governor Shaktikanta Das has received the ‘Governor of the Year’ award at London’s Central Banking Awards 2023.The Central Banking Awards 2023 winners were announced in late March this year. Two top prizes went to the National Bank of Ukraine — the 2023 Central Bank of the Year and the Reserve … Read more
BHOPAL (Madhya Pradesh): The fire alarm had not gone off when the fire broke out at Satpura Bhawan and there was also a delay in firefighters reaching the spot, additional director of Madhya Pradesh health department Mallika Nigam Nagar said on Tuesday. 01:48 MP: Fire in 6-storey govt building in Bhopal doused; no casualties A … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Centre on Monday imposed a stock limit on wheat as prices have increased by 8% in the last one month. It will also release around 1.5 million metric tonnes (MT) of wheat in the open market from its stock to further cool down prices.Food secretary Sanjeev Chopra said there are no plans … Read more
NEW DELHI: Despite India’s crushing defeat in the World Test Championship against Australia, captain Rohit Sharma attributed the loss to their below par bowling performance in the first innings. However, he emphasised that the team’s commendable efforts over the past two years should not be undermined.Following their loss to New Zealand in the previous WTC … Read more
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing talks to resolve wrestlers’ issues, grappler Sakshi Malik on Saturday said they will not participate in Asian Games unless the matter is completely resolved.Talking to reporters in Sonipat, Malik said that no one understands what the wrestlers are going through mentally each passing day.The 30-year old reached Sonipat to attend … Read more
NEW DELHI: International referee Jagbir Singh on Thursday claimed that he has been a witness to Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh‘s inappropriate behaviour towards female grapplers on several occasions since 2013.Brij Bhushan is currently under scrutiny after top Indian wrestlers, including Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik, demanded his arrest for alleged sexual harassment of … Read more
NEW DELHI: India successfully tested the new-generation nuclear capable Agni-Prime ballistic missile, which has a strike range from 1,000 to 2,000-km, from the Abdul Kalam Island off the coast of Odisha on Wednesday night.This was the “first pre-induction night launch” of the Agni-Prime conducted by the tri-service Strategic Forces Command (SFC), which handles the country’s … Read more
In today’s highly competitive market, students need to be equipped with the necessary skills and qualities to succeed in their careers. To make students future ready, there are several key insights to consider.Firstly, practical experience is crucial. Training programs, job consultancy, and production development into the curriculum can provide students with valuable real-world exposure. Secondly, … Read more
MUMBAI: Three women labourers died while two others sustained injuries after a retaining wall of an under construction site in Virar collapsed on Tuesday evening.The wall came crashing down at around 5pm, trapping the workers under the debris of the construction site of a redevelopment property. The Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation (VVMC) fire brigade personnel … Read more
The legendary actress Sulochana Latkar who essayed several mother roles in Marathi and Hindi movies, breathed her last on Sunday, June 4, in Mumbai, due to age-related issues. The 94-year-old actress was given full state honours wrapped in the Tricolour. As per the state funeral protocols, Sulochana’s body was draped with the tricolour at her … Read more
NEW DELHI: The government on Sunday constituted a three-member inquiry commission to probe incidents of Manipur violence.The panel will be headed by former Chief Justice of Gauhati high court, Justice Ajai Lamba. The other members of the commission are retired IAS officer Himanshu Shekhar Das and retired IPS officer Aloka Prabhakar.The commission will probe the … Read more
Rafael Nadal‘s hopes for the current season have been dashed as he recently underwent surgery on a hip muscle, forcing him to be out of action for an estimated five months, according to his representative on Saturday.The 14-time French Open champion and winner of 22 Grand Slam titles has been sidelined since January when he … Read more
PANAJI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will flag off Goa’s first Vande Bharat Express train from Madgaon railway station on Saturday at 10.30 via video conferencing. The train will be the 19th Vande Bharat Express in the country.Running between Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus and Goa’s Madgaon station, the train offers superior comfort and convenience for … Read more
NEW DELHI: As the highly anticipated World Test Championship final between India and Australia draws closer, former captain Aaron Finch has expressed his confidence in Steve Smith‘s abilities and believes the Australian team must dismiss Indian batsman Virat Kohli early in the match. The final is scheduled to begin on June 7 at the Oval … Read more
NEW DELHI: India’s gross domestic product(GDP) grew by 7.2 per cent in 2022-23 against 9.1 per cent expansion in previous fiscal, as per the government data released on Wednesday.Despite the rate of GDP growth coming at a slightly lower rate to the previous year, India remains one of the fastest-growing economies among major global players. … Read more
NEW DELHI: A male passenger on-board an Air India flight from Goa on Monday physically assaulted a crew member and the unruly passenger was handed over to the security personnel after landing at the Delhi airport, according to the airline.In recent months, there have been multiple incidents of unruly passenger behaviour on-board aircraft and the … Read more
Go Airlines India Ltd plans to raise salaries of captains by Rs 100,000 ($1,211) a month and by Rs 50,000 for first officers as it tries to salvage its operations after filing for insolvency on May 2. The additional pay, which the airline calls a retention allowance, will come into effect on June 1, according … Read more
NEW DELHI: Around 40 ‘terrorists’ have been killed since security forces launched an operation in Manipur to restore normalcy and peace in the state, chief minister N Biren Singh said on Sunday, even as fresh clashes broke out across several districts and regions.Union minister Amit Shah is expected to arrive in the state on May … Read more
NEW DELHI: Star batter Shubman Gill is in ominous form in IPL 2023 and has been a nightmare for the opposition bowlers. With three centuries already under his belt, Shubman is leading run scorer and the Orange Cap holder this season.With 851 runs in 16 matches, Shubman is currently averaging a whopping 60.79 and is … Read more
NEW DELHI: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing nine years in office, the Congress on Friday asked him nine questions on issues such as rising prices, unemployment and farmers’ income, and demanded an apology for the “betrayal” during his tenure.The Opposition party also said the government should mark this day as ‘Maafi Diwas’.Former Congress chief … Read more
KOTA: A 16-year-old NEET aspirant was found hanging inside his hostel room in the Kunhari area of Kota city in Rajasthan on Wednesday evening. The young student, identified as Aryan, was staying at Kamla Udhyan in Landmark City. Hailing from Bihar’s Nalanda district, Aryan had been studying in Kota for the past one year at … Read more
NEW YORK: Meta Platforms Inc started carrying out the last batch of a three-part round of layoffs on Wednesday, according to a source familiar with the matter, as part of a plan announced in March to eliminate 10,000 roles.Meta in March became the first Big Tech company to announce a second round of mass layoffs, … Read more
BENGALURU: A senior Karnataka minister’s statement that Siddaramaiah would remain the chief minister for the full five year term has created some flutters within the ruling party circles. 04:26 Cong shares picture of Lord Hanuman with Rahul Gandhi This comes amid speculations that a “power sharing or rotational CM” arrangement had been brokered by Congress … Read more
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar met Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Rahul Gandhi here on Monday, the second such meeting in the last one and a half months amid efforts to strengthen Opposition unity to take on the BJP in the 2024 general elections.Kumar met Kharge and Gandhi at the … Read more
NEW DELHI: In a sensational debut performance, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) opener Vivrant Sharma has etched his name in the history books as he became the highest Indian scorer in his maiden Indian Premier League (IPL) innings, breaking a 15-year-old record set by Swapnil Asnodkar of Rajasthan Royals (RR) way back in 2008 in the inaugural … Read more
Gauri Pradhan was in no mood to mince words in a recent interview with Siddharth Kannan. The actress, who has done several popular shows on television including Kutumb, Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi and Tu Aashiqui among several others, opened up about the tough life that actors who work for the small screen lead.During … Read more
Bombay high court is to hear a fresh petition filed on Friday by IRS officer Sameer Wankhede. The CBI has accused him in an alleged ₹25 crore extortion case over the arrest of actor Shah Rukh Khan‘s son Aryan Khan in 2021. Wankhede’s plea says the CBI action against him is an act of revenge. … Read more
NEW DELHI: Krunal Pandya is relishing his role as captain of the Indian Premier League franchise Lucknow Super Giants as the team embarked into the crucial business end of the season.Krunal said that as captain he wants to learn good things from everyone but at the same time he wants to be himself.“I don’t want … Read more
NEW DELHI: Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) president DK Shivakumar, who is one of the two strongest contenders for the chief minister’s (CM) post of the state, has bluntly declined to share it with his party colleague Siddaramaiah. Shivakumar may have rejected the idea outright because of the unsuccessful experiments in sharing the CM’s post … Read more
KOLKATA: Five people were killed and seven others injured following an explosion in an illegal firecracker factory at Egra in Purba Medinipur district of West Bengal on Tuesday.According to a police officer, the explosion had such a colossal impact that it resulted in the complete collapse of the residential building, which housed the factory operations.“It … Read more