Former Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian said the autonomy of the Reserve Bank of India must be protected. NEW DELHI: Drawing the link between demonetisation and GDP numbers, former Chief Economic Advisor Arvind Subramanian has said the puzzle thrown up by the note ban has a dual aspect – whether its impact as seen in […]
Month: December 2018
Bhopal farmer names newly-born twin cows ‘BJP’ and ‘Congress’ India’s two biggest national political parties, BJP and Congress have been at loggerheads for decades. The animosity between the arch-rivals is quite visible and naturally their coalition is extremely unlikely. However, a farmer in Bhopal, probably wanting a unity between the parties, has named his cow’s […]
If economists’ consensus is realised, November data will mark inflation below RBI’s medium-term target of 4% for a fourth straight month. BENGALURU: Inflation is likely to have cooled to a 16-month low in November, according to a Reuters poll, as food and fuel prices fell, supporting the Reserve Bank of India (RBI)’s decision to keep […]
Stock Market Today: Indiabulls Housing Finance, Adani Ports, Bajaj Finserv, Reliance Industries, and Mahindra and Mahindra were top 5 Nifty losers. Domestic stock markets had a gap-down start on Monday as investors turned jittery over exit poll results ahead of the outcome of state elections. The S&P BSE Sensex started at 35,204.66 and the Nifty50 […]
India won the first test against Australia by 31 runs at Adelaide Oval shortly before tea on day five on Monday. The victory was India’s first series-opening win on Australian soil and first in the country since Anil Kumble’s team defeated Ricky Ponting’s side in Perth in 2008. Brief scores: India: 250 and 307 Australia: […]
Employees would go on a relay hunger strike for three days from Monday. Hundreds of Airports Authority of India employees will go on a three-day relay hunger strike from Monday to protest against the government’s move to privatise six airports, a union representative said. The Airports Authority Employees Union (AAEU) has also warned that staff […]
People in Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh were in for a surprise when a bank ATM started delivering Rs 500 from the Rs 100 cassete. Whoever heard of the news, rushed to the ATM and fled with cash so much so that within three hours, as many as 98 people got richer by Rs 1.2 lakh, says […]
In a shocking incident, the daughter of a retired Inspector General of Police allegedly committed suicide by jumping off the terrace of her residence in Patna in the wee hours of Sunday. The deceased woman jumped off from the 14th floor of her apartment building. She was the daughter of retired Inspector General of Police […]
Bhubaneswar: Yes, you read it right. But, wait. don’t jump into the conclusion and make up your mind till you finish reading the entire story. The ‘life changing’ plan of our own girl might be shocking for most of the people but never judge her for this maiden endeavour as her act could be an […]
Petrol, diesel price continues to decline on Sunday; know today’s rate Petrol-diesel is constantly getting cheaper due to falling crude oil price internationally. Petrol price in Delhi fell by 15 paise a liter in Delhi, while diesel prices fell by 21 paise. After this cut, petrol went down to Rs 70.55 per liter and diesel […]