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RBI reduces key rate by 0.25% on home and auto loans

EMIs on home and auto loans will come down with SBI and other banks cutting lending rates within hours of RBI on Tuesday slashing policy rate by 0.25 per cent for the third time this year. Reserve Bank Governor Raghuram Rajan, however, cautioned that uncertain monsoon may prevent future rate cuts, an outlook that disappointed […]

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Fresh standoff between LG and AAP government on ACB appointments

A fresh confrontation erupted today between the Delhi government and Lt Governor Najeeb Jung over drafting of five Bihar policemen into Anti-Corruption Branch as he rejected the appointments, an action which was backed by the Centre but severely criticised by the AAP. Three inspectors and two sub-inspectors of Bihar Police have joined the elite ACB […]

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PM Modi says he does not believe in politics which seeks to divide people

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asserted that he does not believe in politics which seeks to divide people on communal lines and will never speak communal language as he met a delegation of Muslim leaders here. He discussed social, economic and educational issues related to Muslims with the 30-member delegation, led by Imam Umer Ahmed […]

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‘Achche din’ are here, insists PM Narendra Modi

As the Bharatiya Janata Party celebrates the completion of its first year in office, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday told news agency that the government had managed to usher in achche din (good days) in the country. Slamming the ant-minority comments made by leaders of Sangh Parivaar, the prime minister also emphasised that “discrimination […]

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Supreme Court agrees to hear plea on framing guidelines on birds’ seizure

The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea for framing guidelines on the process to be adopted by police at the time of seizure of birds and animals and prohibiting imposition of “inhumane” conditions of tagging and stamping them. The petition came up for hearing before a vacation bench of justices A K Sikri […]

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India hockey’s preparatory camp for Junior Women’s Asia Cup begins

India’s preparatory camp ahead of seventh Junior Women’s Asia Cup started today at the Major Dhyan Chand National Stadium here. A total of 48 core probables will take part in the camp under the watchful eyes of coach NS Saini for a week after which the list will trimmed down to 33 on June 5. […]

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‘Bajirao Mastani’ has emotionally exhausted me says Priyanka Chopra

Actress Priyanka Chopra calls Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s “Bajirao Mastani” her career’s most difficult film ever, saying it has exhausted her emotionally. The ambitious period romance also stars Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone. “For me the film is a poetry in motion. That movie is poetic. It is beautiful. Usually characters do not affect me but […]

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No signing of Teesta pact during Modi’s Bangladesh visit says Sushma Swaraj

India today said the long-pending Teesta water-sharing pact with Bangladesh will not be signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to that country beginning June 6. Announcing this External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said views of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is accompanying Modi to Bangladesh, will be taken before making a final […]