Beijing, August 2 : China on Wednesday said India should not make territorial claims on Bhutan’s behalf in the Doklam standoff, even as it maintained that it valued good neighbourly and friendly relations with New Delhi and to keep peace on the border. “The China-Bhutan boundary issue is one between China and Bhutan. It has […]
Washington, August 2 : India is allowed to construct hydroelectric power facilities on tributaries of the Jhelum and Chenab rivers with certain restrictions under the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), the World Bank has said. The World Bank’s comments came as officials from India and Pakistan concluded the secretary-level talks over the IWT. Pakistan opposes the […]
Chandigarh, August 2 : Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Wednesday asked the Chief Minister’s Office to take a call on the recovery of alleged tax evasion of Rs 20,000 crore by Fastway Transmissions Private Limited. Addressing a press conference here, Sidhu quoted the rough figures provided by Supreme Court advocate Vineet Bhagat. Hinting […]
New Delhi, August 2 : The Reserve Bank on Wednesday slashed benchmark lending rate by 0.25 basis points to 6 per cent citing reduction in upside risk to inflation, a move that will lower EMIs for home, auto and personal loans. This is the first rate cut since October 2016 and the interest rate is […]