Global energy arena changing: Modi

Global energy arena changing: Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said globally the perception of energy consumption and supply is changing and nations are coming together to tackle climate change. “Winds of change are evident in the global energy arena. There is a shift in energy consumption from West to East,” Modi said addressing the Petrotech Expo Mart being […]

Abu Dhabi adds Hindi as third language in courts

Abu Dhabi adds Hindi as third language in courts

The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) has added Hindi as the third official language to be spoken in the city’s courts, alongside Arabic and English. According to the ADJD, this step was aimed at helping foreigners to learn about litigation procedures, their rights and duties without a language barrier, in addition to facilitating registration procedures […]

Legendary Kerala footballer refuses to contest for Congress

Legendary Kerala footballer refuses to contest for Congress

I.M. Vijayan, a legendary footballer from Kerala, on Saturday informed the Congress that he was not interested to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls for the party from the Alathur constituency. Speaking to the media here, Vijayan, who now works with the Kerala Police, said he was approached by his close friend and local Congress […]

Sania, Mirza, Athiya Shetty come together for a cause

Sania, Mirza, Athiya Shetty come together for a cause

Tennis ace Sania Mirza and actress Athiya Shetty have collaborated for Mana Shetty’s ‘Save the Children’ iniatiative to raise funds for them. They have shot for a special campaign with children and will hold lifestyle exhibitions to raise funds. Mana’s ‘Araais’h has been the fundraising arm of Save The Children India and by collaborating with […]

Mayawati must pay for jumbo statues: SC

Mayawati must pay for jumbo statues: SC

The Supreme Court of India  on Friday said Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati should reimburse the public exchequer the money spent on putting up elephant statues in Lucknow and Noida. “This is our tentative view that Madam Mayawati reimburse the public exchequer all the money spent on these elephants,” Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said […]

RBI raises collateral-free farm loan limit to Rs 1.6 lakh

RBI raises collateral-free farm loan limit to Rs 1.6 lakh

In a major relief to farmers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) here on Thursday raised the collateral-free agriculture loans’ limit to Rs 1.6 lakh from Rs 1 lakh. “Keeping in view the overall inflation and rise in agriculture input costs, it has been decided to raise the limit for collateral-free agriculture loans from Rs […]

Contempt notice to Nageswara Rao, Subha Ram

Contempt notice to Nageswara Rao, Subha Ram

The Supreme Court on Thursday came down heavily on CBI Joint Director M. Nageswara Rao and prosecution in-charge S. Bhasuram Subha Ram for transferring a CBI officer probing the Muzaffarpur shelter home case despite the courts embargo against the transfer of investigating officials. In a sudden turn of events, the apex court initiated contempt proceedings […]

Loan interest costs set to fall as RBI cuts rate to 6.25%

Loan interest costs set to fall as RBI cuts rate to 6.25%

Mumbai, In a surprise move that could bring down home and auto loans, the RBI on Thursday went the whole hog by not only lowering its key lending rate for commercial banks by 25 basis points (bps) to 6.25 per cent, but also turned accommodative changing its monetary policy stance from “calibrated tightening” to “neutral”. […]

Mamata’s CBI row unites and divides anti-Modi pack

Mamata’s CBI row unites and divides anti-Modi pack

Mamata Banerjee’s dramatic confrontation with the Centre may have sent the opposition scampering for the unity cover, but with the Biju Janata Dal (BJD) and Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) refusing to play along, the Left calling it a sham and a Bengal Congress leader slamming the Chief Minister, the ride remains bumpy for the anti-Modi […]

One-way traffic to continue on Jammu-Srinagar highway

One-way traffic to continue on Jammu-Srinagar highway

Jammu, One-way traffic will continue on the strategic Jammu-Srinagar highway on Tuesday, the traffic department said. A department advisory however, said that no vehicle will be allowed to move in from the opposite direction. The highway has remained open for one-way traffic since the last three days. Landslides in the Bannihal-Ramban sector at Panthal, Battery […]