Rahul meets Manipur governor, appeals for peace

Imphal: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi appealed to all sections of society for peace in Manipur “as violence is no solution”, after meeting Governor Anusuiya Uikey here on Friday. He described the events in Manipur as a tragedy which was “painful” for the state and the country. “Peace is the way forward and everybody should now […]
Banks to begin reporting on new data warehouse CIMS: RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

MUMBAI: Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday said commercial banks will first begin reporting on the central bank’s latest next-generation data warehouse, the Centralised Information Management System’ (CIMS), followed by urban cooperative banks and non-banking financial companies. Das was addressing the 17th statistics day conference at the RBI headquarters, which also marks the birth […]
Rahul meets Manipur governor, appeals for peace

Imphal: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Manipur needs peace as violence is no solution, after meeting Governor Anusuiya Uikey here on Friday. “I’m ready to whatever is needed for peace. I am appealing to everybody to maintain peace, violence can never be the way out,” he told reporters outside the Raj Bhavan. Congress officials said […]
Boxing champion Mary Kom named Global Indian Icon at UK-India Awards

Sporting legend and India’s first-ever Olympic medallist in women’s boxing, Mary Kom, has been honoured with the Global Indian Icon of the Year award at the annual UK-India Awards in Windsor, south-eastern England. The 40-year-old former Rajya Sabha member spoke of her 20-year journey of hard work and devoting her life to boxing as she […]
Akshay Kumar announces fifth part of ‘Housefull’ franchise, film to release on Diwali 2024

Mumbai: Superstar Akshay Kumar on Friday announced the fifth instalment of his comedy franchise “Housefull”. Tarun Mansukhani, known for movies “Dostana” and “Drive”, will direct “Housefull 5”, which will be released in theatres on Diwali 2024. Along with Kumar, actor Riteish Deshmukh will also return for the fifth chapter, to be produced by producer Sajid […]
Modi govt is proactive, it takes care of people even before they face any problem: J P Nadda

KHARGONE: BJP chief J P Nadda on Friday said the Narendra Modi-led government was proactive as it took care of people even before they faced any problem. Nadda was addressing a public meeting at Khargone in Madhya Pradesh on the completion of nine years of the Modi government. ”Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is proactive. […]
Four suffer severe burns in blast at pharma company in Andhra Pradesh

Atchutapuram: Four persons suffered severe burn injuries following a blast at Sahiti Pharma company on Friday, located at Atchutapuram in Anakapalli district, police said. Police are on the spot trying to douse the flames and control the crowds gathered there so that they do not approach the accident site. “So far it is not confirmed […]
Rahul Gandhi meets Manipur civil society organisations in Imphal
IMPHAL: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday met members of Manipur civil society organisations here and listened to their problems. Among the different organisations that he met included the Coordination Committee on Manipur Integrity (CoCoMI), a civil society organization, representatives of United Naga Council, the apex body of Naga community in Manipur, the Scheduled Tribe […]
Rahul Gandhi’s programmes abroad organised by ‘anti-India forces’: Anurag Thakur

NEW DELHI: Union minister Anurag Thakur on Thursday alleged that Congress leader Rahul Gandhi’s programmes abroad are organised by “anti-India forces” which run an agenda against the country. Gandhi and the Congress party should tell the nation as to why such elements are “associated” with them, the senior BJP leader told reporters here. There was […]
COVID-19 centres ‘scam’: IAS officer Sanjeev Jaiswal appears before ED

Mumbai: IAS officer Sanjeev Jaiswal on Friday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate in connection with a money laundering case related to alleged irregularities over jumbo COVID centres set up by Mumbai civic body BMC during the pandemic, an official said. The Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer was seen entering the ED office at Ballard Estate in […]