Government
Govt pins hopes on its nominees as RBI board meeting continues
19 Nov 2018
The ongoing meeting of the Reserve Bank of India board is likely to find new ways to ease tension between the government and the central bank and ease credit flow
CVC has not given a clean chit to CBI chief Alok Verma: SC
16 Nov 2018
The Supreme Court today told the CBI chief’s lawyer that the CVC report will be handed over to him in a sealed cover and that he should also give the CBI chief’s replay in a sealed cover
Rajinikanth bats for Narendra Modi in NDA vs Mahagathbandhan
13 Nov 2018
Rajnikant, who on Monday remarked that the Bharatiya Janata Party may be dangerous for the opposition parties, today said if 10 parties are ganging up against the BJP, then the person on the other side must be stronger
Union minister Ananth Kumar passes away
12 Nov 2018
He was the force behind the NDA government’s low-cost medicine scheme launched nationwide, which has immensely benefitted the poor
Indian team to join Taliban for Moscow meet on Afghanistan
09 Nov 2018
While this is the first time India will participate in talks with the Taliban, Moscow’s efforts to be a key player on Afghanistan have not quite taken off, as both India and the US are sending “non-official” teams
Govt wants more than a third of RBI’s Rs9,59,000-cr reserves
06 Nov 2018
RBI views the government’s attempt to make the central bank a cash cow like state-run enterprises and dip into its reserves can adversely impact macro-economic stability, and has not accepted the proposed changes
Govt wants more than a third of RBI’s Rs9,59,000-cr reserves
06 Nov 2018
RBI views the government’s attempt to make the central bank a cash cow like state-run enterprises and dip into its reserves can adversely impact macro-economic stability, and has not accepted the proposed changes
FSDC meeting steers clear of RBI-finmin tussle
31 Oct 2018
Deputy governor Viral Acharaya’s criticism of the government encroaching on RBI turf came after the finance ministry invoked a not-yet-used Section 7 of the RBI Act that gives the government broad powers to give directions to the RBI in public interest
Govt appoints Nageshwar Rao as interim CBI chief
24 Oct 2018
In a move to stem the rot, the government asked the CBI chief Alok Verma and number two Rakesh Asthana to proceed on leave, even as the agency transferred key members of the team investigating the corruption case against Rakesh Asthana
MJ Akbar resigns amid volley of sexual harassment charges
17 Oct 2018
Coming ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, Akbar attributed political motives to these “false, baseless and wild allegations”, and said these have caused irreparable damage to his reputation and goodwill
It’s official, Allahabad is now Prayagraj
16 Oct 2018
At least 8 dead as cyclone Titli lashes Andhra, Odisha coasts
11 Oct 2018
The severe cyclonic storm has now crossed over from Andhra to Odisha where over three lakh people from five coastal districts have been moved to safety
New CJI Ranjan Gogoi pledges SC norms on `urgent’ hearings
03 Oct 2018
Justice Gogoi said “no urgent mentioning of cases will be allowed” till certain parameters are fixed for it and that these will decide how mentioning of cases will be done