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RBI Guv says digital currency will make cross border payments more efficient, fast

20 Jan 2024 04:35 AM IST

Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das feels that digital currency or Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) will make cross-border payments more efficient and fast, in addition to being cost-effective. The digital currency was launched in India on a pilot basis, both in the wholesale and retail categories, in

Guidelines for Coaching Centers garner positive responses amidst concerns over pressure and mental health

20 Jan 2024 04:32 AM IST

The Indian government has issued new guidelines for coaching centers, prohibiting admission of students under 16 years of age. These guidelines aim to address arbitrary practices and reduce cases of student suicide. The coaching centers violating these regulations may face a penalty of Rs.1 lakh. These guidelines are receiving positive

SC collegium for elevation of K’taka HC chief justice Prasanna B Varale to apex court judge

20 Jan 2024 04:28 AM IST

The Supreme Court Collegium has recommended the elevation of Justice Prasanna B Varale, Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court, as a Judge of the apex court. Taking into account his seniority as the Chief Justice of Karnataka High Court and his status as the senior-most Scheduled Caste Judge among all

EAM Jaishankar visits counterparts from Egypt, Belarus

20 Jan 2024 04:24 AM IST

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a meeting with counterparts from Egypt and Belarus in Kampala on Thursday. The meeting was held on the sidelines of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) Summit in the African city where Jaishankar and his Belarusian counterpart Sergei Aleinik exchanged views on cooperation between India and

Significant reduction in violent incidents in Northeast during PM Modi’s tenure: Amit Shah

20 Jan 2024 04:10 AM IST

Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation Amit Shah on Friday said there was a 73 per cent reduction in violent incidents in the Northeast during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s tenure. The Minister made the statement while addressing the 71st Plenary Session of the North Eastern Council in Meghalaya’s capital

Kerala CM to lead protest against centre at Jantar Mantar on Feb 8

20 Jan 2024 04:09 AM IST

The Left Democratic Front (LDF) government in Kerala, led by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan, will stage a protest against the Central government at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on February 8, CPI(M) state secretary MV Govindan said. The protest aims to voice concerns over the alleged financial neglect of Kerala

ED summons Mumbai ex-Mayor Kishori Pednekar in COVID body bag scam

20 Jan 2024 04:06 AM IST

Uddhav Thackeray faction leader and Mumbai ex-mayor Kishori Pednekar has been summoned before the Enforcement Directorate on January 25 in connection with the COVID body bag scam case. Earlier in November last year, ED summoned the former Mumbai Mayor in connection with the COVID body bag scam case. The Enforcement

‘Jai Shri Ram’: Nayanthara issues issues apology for ‘Annapoorani’ controversy

20 Jan 2024 04:03 AM IST

Actress Nayanthara has issued an apology after a controversy erupted recently when certain dialogues in the film were said to have insulted Lord Ram and promoted ‘love jihad’. In a post on her Instagram profile, ‘Annapoorani’ actor issued an apology stating that she and her team did not intend to hurt anyone’s

SC refuses to intervene with HC order rejecting pleas challenging Panneerselvam‘s expulsion from AIADMK

20 Jan 2024 04:02 AM IST

The Supreme Court on Friday refused to intervene in the Madras High Court’s order rejecting the pleas of O Panneerselvam and his supporters against their expulsion from the AIADMK party through a general council resolution. The bench, comprising Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Dipankar Datta, conveyed to senior advocate K K Venugopal and other counsel representing Panneerselvam that it is not inclined to interfere

Big blow to Congress in Gujarat as MLA Chavda quits, may join BJP

20 Jan 2024 03:59 AM IST

In a jolt to the Congress ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, its senior MLA in Gujarat C J Chavda on Friday resigned from the assembly membership, an official said, reducing the opposition party’s strength in the house to 15. Chavda was elected from Vijapur in Mehsana district in

BJP, GOVERNORS TRYING TO SPREAD SAFFRON IDEOLOGY: MK STALIN

20 Jan 2024 03:56 AM IST

The Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam’s (DMK) youth conference is set to take place on January 21 in Salem, Tamil Nadu. Ahead of this conference, Tamil Nadu CM and DMK President, MK Stalin, wrote a letter to the cadres. In the letter, the CM reiterated that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) was

Excise ‘scam’: Court grants two-week interim bail to AAP’s Vijay Nair

20 Jan 2024 03:53 AM IST

A court here on Friday granted an interim bail of two weeks to former AAP communications in-charge Vijay Nair in the Delhi excise policy money laundering case on medical grounds. Special Judge M K Nagpal granted the relief to Nair, noting that on the basis of the medical reports placed

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