Samajwadi Janata Party formed to take on Narendra Modi’s BJP
The six parties that till now comprised the ‘Janata Parivar’ on Wednesday agreed to unify and create a new political front which will be called the ‘Samajwadi Janata Party’. Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), Lalu Prasad’s Rashtriya Janata Dal, Mulayam Singh... read more »
‘We will never forget you,’ Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai wri...
Pakistani teenager and Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai on Tuesday told Nigerian schoolgirls who were kidnapped a year ago by Boko Haram militants they will never be forgotten and to never lose hope. “Please know this: we will never forget you. We will always stand with you,” 17-year-old... read more »
AAP PAC to decide fate of dissident leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhu...
The Political Affairs Committee (PAC) of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) is meeting today to decide the fate of rebel leaders Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan and their supporters. According to reports, the PAC is expected to refer the cases of Yadav and Bhushan to the AAP disciplinary committee of... read more »
Barack Obama drops objection to letting Congress vote on Iran deal; Israel ...
Obama dropped his opposition on Tuesday to a bill giving Congress a voice on a nuclear deal with Iran, after members of his Democratic Party negotiated changes to the bill that had won strong support from both parties. White House spokesman Josh Earnest said Obama, who had said he would veto the... read more »
Dena Bank, LIC sign MoU to provide life cover under PMJBY
State-run lender Dena Bank on Monday signed agreement with LIC to provide insurance cover to its savings account holders under the Prime Minister’s Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima... read more »
Banking sector must grow by 4-5 times to finance higher GDP: Jayant Sinha
For accelerating and sustaining growth over the next decade from the present 7-8%, India has to move from the $2 trillion economy to $4-5 trillion economy, Jayant Sinha, Minister of State... read more »
Gold futures down 0.19% on profit-booking
NEW DELHI: Gold futures declined 0.19 per cent to Rs 26,945 per 10 grams as investors indulged in booking profits at prevailing levels amidst a weak trend in global markets. Gold prices... read more »
RBI policy: Raghuram Rajan holds rate but sends out a strong message to banks to act
For a change, there wasn’t any surprise in the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) first bi-monthly policy of fiscal year 2016. The status-quo in the repo rate and cash reserve ratio (CRR)... read more »
‘Over 3000 Indian nationals rescued from Yemen’: S.U. Singh...
Djibouti, Apr. 7 (ANI): Minister of State for External Affairs General (retired) S.R. Singh has stated that over 3,000 Indian nationals have been introduced again residence from strife-hit Yemen... read more »
