Tag: India
Shaktikanta Das Takes Over As RBI Governor
Former Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das on Wednesday assumed charge as RBI Governor after Urjit Patel abruptly resigned from the post amidst a tiff with the government on the central bank's autonomy.....
Pilot Meets Rahul Again, Party Keen To Give Message Of Unity
Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot, an aspirant to the post of Chief Minister, met party President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday night for the second time in a day amid indications that party leader Ashok Gehlot would be leader of the legislature party in the state.....
India To Contribute Rs 4,500 Crore For Bhutan's 12th Five-Year Plan
India on Friday announced that it will contribute Rs 4,500 crore to Bhutan's 12th Five-Year Plan following delegation-level talks headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering here as the two sides also reviewed the progress of various hydro-power projects in the Himalayan kingdom.....
3rd Test: India Beat Australia By 137 Runs, Lead Series 2-1
India defeated Australia by 137 runs in the third cricket Test to take a 2-1 lead in the four-match series here at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) on Sunday.....
Non-subsidised LPG Rate Cut By Rs 120.50/cylinder, Subsidised By Rs 5.91
Passing on a new year gift of reduction in global gas prices to consumers, state-run Indian Oil Corp (IOC) on Monday announced a major cut of Rs 120.50 in the rates of non-subsidised LPG cylinders.....
Sydney Test: Half-centuries By Agarwal, Pujara Take India To 177/2
Some more exceptional batting effort helped India reach 177/2 at tea on the first day of the fourth and final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) here on Thursday.....
Speaker Suspends 21 TDP, AIADMK MPs
For the second day running, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan on Thursday acted tough suspending 21 members of the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) and AIADMK for four consecutive sittings for causing "grave disorder" by tearing papers and throwing them towards the Chair.....
Anti-Sikh Riots Petitioner H.S. Phoolka Resigns From AAP
Senior advocate H.S. Phoolka on Thursday submitted his resignation from the Aam Aadmi Party to party chief Arvind Kejriwal.....
New Delhi Rejects Trump Ridicule Of India's Efforts In Afghanistan
United States President Donald Trump has stirred a diplomatic tempest by ridiculing India's development efforts in Afghanistan and sources in New Delhi have rejected the volatile remarks by pointing out the importance of nation-building in the war-torn nation and asserting that it provides troops only for United Nations operations.....
Indian, Pakistani Troops Trade Gunfire In Poonch, Rajouri
Indian and Pakistani troops traded gunfire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch and Rajouri districts on Wednesday.....
