NEW DELHI (AP) -- Sanjay Malhotra, a career civil servant, became India's new central bank governor on Wednesday as the country's economic growth slows and inflation is rising. The Reserve Bank of India said Malhotra, a former revenue secretary, will formulate India's monetary policy for the next three years. He succeeds Shaktikanta Das, who retired as RBI governor after an extended six-year term. GDP growth slowed to 5.4% in the quarter ending in September, the weakest level in seven quarter...Read More
Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin vowed to block tungsten mining in Melur, Madurai, despite the Union Government granting rights to Hindustan Zinc Limited. The state assembly passed a resolution condemning the decision, citing environmental and heritage concerns. Stalin urged the Prime Minister to cancel the mining rights, emphasizing the state's disapproval and the public's anxiety.Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Monday said that as long as he is the Chief Minister of the state he will...Read More
Vijayan said: "The state has not received even a single rupee in special assistance over the July 30 disaster, in which at least 254 people were killed and 47 others went missing, even three months after his administration submitted detailed memorandums on the cost of proposed relief and rehabilitation of the survivors." The CM's remarks at a press conference in Thiruvananthapuram come days after the Union home minister Amit Shah, in a reply to the petition submitted by the MPs from Kerala, all...Read More
NEW DELHI: Centre is likely to build a new 6-7 km Metro line from Indraprastha station to North Block, connecting Bharat Mandapam, C Hexagon at India Gate, Kartavya Path, Central Secretariat, and the proposed Yuge Yugeen Bharat Museum at the North and South Blocks. The underground corridor will provide connectivity to all the 10 proposed govt buildings along the Kartavya Path and India Gate, Delhi's most popular tourist spots. Sources said the proposed stretch will be an extension of the 12.3 ...Read More
Guwahati: A special court of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) in Lucknow on Tuesday sentenced an Assam-origin operative of the banned terrorist group Hizb-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) to multiple terms of rigorous imprisonment, including life imprisonment, for plotting attacks on temples and engaging in other terrorist activities. The HuM operative Kamruz Zaman, hailing from Assam's Hojai district, has been convicted for plotting a criminal conspiracy to carry out terror attacks in Uttar Pradesh ...Read More
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Wednesday reached the office of the Election Commission to meet the Chief Election Commissioner. Kejriwal has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to cut votes from the voters' list ahead of the Delhi Assembly election. Meanwhile, Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia alleged that the BJP had submitted a large number of applications for the deletion of v...Read More
Jharkhand Governor Santosh Gangwar on Wednesday (December 11, 2024) said all-round development of the State's people is possible only with mutual cooperation between the Centre and the State. The newly elected government will work to carry forward the healthy tradition of the federal structure, Mr. Gangwar said while addressing the maiden session of Jharkhand Assembly. "All-round development of the people of the State is possible only with mutual cooperation between the Centre and the State. W...Read More
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal and Delhi Chief Minister Atishi on Wednesday reached the office of the Election Commission to meet the Chief Election Commissioner. Kejriwal has alleged that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is trying to cut votes from the voters' list ahead of the Delhi Assembly election. Meanwhile, Senior AAP leader Manish Sisodia alleged that the BJP had submitted a large number of applications for the deletion of v...Read More
New Delhi: In a significant change to the Central Vista redevelopment project, the Union government has decided to integrate the upcoming Common Central Secretariat (CCS) buildings, North Block, and other important structures with the Delhi Metro network. The move replaces an earlier plan to connect these buildings via moving walkways, a proposal that has now been discarded. A senior official from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs confirmed on Tuesday that the revision was made to avoid...Read More
Former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced several pre-election promises targeting auto drivers. These include a ₹10 lakh insurance policy, ₹1 lakh for daughters' marriages, a biannual ₹2,500 uniform allowance, free coaching for their children, and the relaunch of the 'PoochO' ride-booking app. Kejriwal and the AAP are campaigning to secure a third term in the upcoming February elections.Ahead of crucial Delhi assembly polls, Arvind Kejriwal promised several measures for auto dri...Read More
The 10 MLAs, including seven from the BJP, held the sit-in-protest at Jantar Mantar. (Representational) Reiterating their demand for a Union Territory for tribals in Manipur, 10 MLAs from the Kuki-Zo community held a sit-in protest in New Delhi on Tuesday and submitted a memorandum to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention to stop the violence in the state, which began in May 2023. The 10 tribal MLAs, including seven from the BJP, held the sit-in-protest at Jantar Mantar and th...Read More
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Elon Musk's Tesla has resumed its search for showroom space in New Delhi, two sources told Reuters, in the first sign it is rethinking entering the Indian market after putting its investment plans on hold earlier this year. Musk said in April he would meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a trip where he was to potentially announce an investment of $2-3 billion in India. However, he called off his visit at the last moment after Tesla decided to sack 10% of its st...Read More
Amazon India on Tuesday said that they are increasing its exports commitment four-fold and plans to enable over $80 billion in cumulative exports from India by 2030. This marks an ambitious scale up from earlier commitment of enabling exports worth $20 billion by 2025. The e-commerce major also said that it has earmarked $120 million from its Smbhav Venture Fund to invest in start-ups that digitise consumer goods manufacturing in India and cater to domestic and global demand. It added that the ...Read More
The India Internet Governance Forum (IIGF) 2024 successfully concluded at the Bharat Mandapam Convention Center, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. Held under the theme "Innovating Internet Governance for India", the two-day event brought together government officials, industry leaders, civil society, academics, and technical experts to discuss key Internet-related issues. IGF, which is well-known for its inclusive and collaborative methodology, is a key platform for establishing guidelines & policies t...Read More
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Wednesday reiterated the party's request for a ruling in connection to 'defamatory' remarks made by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey against Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi and Wayanad MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during the Zero Hour Session in the ongoing Parliament Winter Session on December 5. In a letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Gaurav Gogoi said, "As highlighted in my previous letters to you on December 5-6, 2024, we...Read More
Chennai, Dec 11 (VOICE) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy rains for the next four days in Tamil Nadu and the Union Territory of Puducherry.The Weather Department has issued an orange alert for Cuddalore, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam, Thanjavur, Tiruvarur, and Pudukkottai districts, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall. Similarly, Chennai, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram, Tiruvallur, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Tiruchy, Perambalur, Ariyalur, Kallakurichi, and Villupuram d...Read More
NAGAPATTINAM: The next part of 'DMK Files-3' would be released in early 2025, BJP state president K Annamalai said on Tuesday. The expose, particularly on various tenders floated by the ruling government, would shake up state politics, he added. Addressing media persons in Nagapattinam after taking part in an event paying tributes to late BJP district president S Karthikeyan, Annamalai said, "The central government provides Rs 10 lakh crore per year but the Tamil Nadu government declares each s...Read More
New Delhi [India], December 11 (ANI): Congress Lok Sabha MP Vijay Vasanth on Wednesday gave a notice to move an adjournment motion to discuss the urgent need for improving tourism infrastructure in Kanniyakumari in Tamil Nadu. "I rise to draw attention to the urgent need for improving tourism infrastructure in Tamil Nadu, especially in Kanniyakumari, as well as across India. The tourism sector is a key contributor to our economy and the lack of adequate infrastructure hinders its growth potenti...Read More
Bhopal: Chief Minister Dr. Mohan Yadav has said that on completion of 1 year of formation of government in Madhya Pradesh, Jan Kalyan Abhiyan will be celebrated from 11 December to 26 January 2025 and Jan Kalyan Parv from 11 to 26 December. The ministers of the state will participate in various activities in their charge and home districts. Necessary arrangements should also be ensured by the ministers in the camps to be held in the districts. MPs and other public representatives will also join ...Read More
BJP member Manas Dutta blamed the previous BJD government and held it responsible for not extending their service agreement which ended in April, 2024. As hundreds of women working as support staff under the Mission Shakti department staged a demonstration outside the Assembly over different issues, the opposition BJD on Monday demanded immediate release of their salaries. While the agitating women were shouting slogans at the Mahatma Gandhi Road leading to the Assembly, the issue was raised i...Read More
In a shocking development, a four-time MLA from Telangana has been stripped of his Indian citizenship. Chennamaneni Ramesh, who is a former four-time Telangana Rashtra Samithi (now Bharat Rashtra Samithi) MLA representing Vemulawada constituency in Telangana, was stripped of his Indian citizenship after the Telangana High Court found that he is a German citizen. CREDIT: BCCL The 68-year-old Ramesh, son of communist leader Rajeshwara Rao and nephew of former Maharashtra governor C. Vidyasagar R...Read More
Stalin seeks hike in SC, ST and OBC scholarship limitSeeks parity with EWS and other national schemesCalls move crucial for equitable higher education access Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging an increase in the annual family income ceiling for post-matric and pre-matric scholarships for Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), and Other Backward Class (OBC) students. Stalin has proposed raising the current limit from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs 8 ...Read More
New Delhi, Dec 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) Delhi residents have criticised AAP national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after the BJP released a video of his former official residence, what the party refers to as 'Sheesh Mahal'. The controversy surrounding the luxurious renovations of 'Sheesh Mahal', has intensified after Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva released a video showcasing the extravagant upgrades. Sachdeva posted the video on social media platform X, accusing Ke...Read More
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Tuesday writes to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting to increase the annual family income ceiling for Post-Matric and Pre-Matric scholarships for SC, ST, and OBC students from Rs. 2.5 lakhs to Rs. 8 lakhs, which is essential and fully justified. Highlighting the urgent need to increase the income cap, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin, in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, pointed out that the Centre has set the income ceiling for...Read More
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], December 10 (ANI): Himachal Pradesh Congress President Pratibha Singh said on Tuesday that the state is performing well under Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu and his Deputy Mukesh Agnihotri and the government has fulfilled its five guarantees during its two-year tenure. According to the Himachal Pradesh Congress Committee press note, Pratibha Singh has criticized state BJP leaders, stating that they are disrespecting the mandate of the people. She said that th...Read More
New Delhi, Dec 10 (VOICE) Delhi residents have criticised AAP national convenor and former Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal after the BJP released a video of his former official residence, what the party refers to as 'Sheesh Mahal'. The controversy surrounding the luxurious renovations of 'Sheesh Mahal', has intensified after Delhi BJP President Virendra Sachdeva released a video showcasing the extravagant upgrades. Sachdeva posted the video on social media platform X, accusing Kejriwal of ...Read More
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 10 (ANI): The Dogra Front on Monday held a protest against Rohingya settlements in the Jammu region and demanded an FIR against Jammu and Kashmir Minister Javed Ahmed Rana over his remarks. Speaking to the media, Ashok Gupta, President of the Dogra Front said, "In the area below Kathua, people have married Rohingya women and efforts are being made to settle them here permanently. This is also a threat. Neither Rohingyas nor Bangladeshis can live here...Read More
Srinagar, Dec 10 (UNI) Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) President Tariq Karra on Tuesday called for following International conventions while dealing with Rohingyas refugees residing in Jammu. Speaking during a press meet at the Congress headquarters in Srinagar, Karra highlighted that there were clear cut international conventions about the refugee issues. " The basic amenities for the refugees should not be curtailed, and it amounts to a criminal act," he said. The Congres...Read More
Bengaluru: Ex-Karnataka Chief Minister and former External Affairs Minister SM Krishna died here early on Tuesday, leaving behind a rich legacy of statesmanship and public service that saw the 92-year-old leader scale all heights of political achievements. Suave, sophisticated and a man with enviable academic credentials, Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna started off his political innings as an independent MLA from Maddur in 1962, stunning a then Congress veteran in the elections, and went on to bec...Read More
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday said the Karnataka government and the Centre should resolve the issue in connection with the release of financial assistance from the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) to the state for drought management. The matter came up before a bench comprising justices B R Gavai and K V Viswanathan. Attorney General R Venkataramani, appearing for the Centre, requested the bench that he needed some time to file an affidavit in the matter. "You should resolve it...Read More