Mumbai, June 7 : The Reserve Bank on Wednesday kept interest rate unchanged as widely expected but raised concerns over fiscal slippages in view of rush for farm loan waivers. It has, however, slashed the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) or the percentage of deposits that banks have to park in government securities, by 0.5 per cent […]
Chandigarh, June 6 : The Amarinder Singh government has welcomed the launch of a unique initiative to commemorate August 17 as Partition Remembrance Day in memory of those, especially from Punjab and Bengal, who lost everything to Partition but went on to build a new India with their indomitable spirit and resilience. The government will […]
Amritsar : The prayer ceremony to mark Operation Bluestar at the Golden Temple Complex here on Tuesday passed off peacefully. There were a few tense moments when a group raised anti-government slogans during the customary address by Akal Takht Jathedar Giani Gurbachan Singh. No violence was reported. The situation became tense when the parallel acting […]
Bhopal, June 6 : Violence broke out on Tuesday during a farmers’ protest in Mandsaur in Madhya Pradesh leading to curfew restrictions and prohibitory orders in the district, the administration said. According to unconfirmed reports, two farmers were killed and four were wounded after the police opened fired on violent protesters in Bhai Parshnath area, […]
New Delhi, June 6 : Even as External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday rejected the contention that India signed the Paris climate pact not because of pressure from any country or due to the lure of money, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday said US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the […]