Day: October 16, 2019

BJP's 'Aar Noi Annay' campaign marred by sporadic violence, party demands President's Rule

BJP launches Gandhi Sankalp Yatra in Bengal

9:04 pm October 16, 2019

Kolkata/Kharagpur (WB): BJP launched its ‘Gandhi Sankalp Yatra’ in West Bengal on Wednesday as part of the party’s nation-wide initiative to propagate the ideals of the Father of the Nation on his sesquicentennial. The nation-wide campaign was launched by BJP president Amit Shah on October 2, on the occasion of Gandhiji’s 150th birth anniversary. It […]

CMS holds Global Interfaith Convention to promote communal harmony

Macron and Merkel try to showcase unity as Brexit looms

9:01 pm October 16, 2019

TOULOUSE, France: President Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor Angela Merkel sought Wednesday to demonstrate the solidity of the French-German relationship at a meeting in southern France, one day before a key EU summit that may approve a divorce deal with Britain. They started with a visit to the headquarters of plane-maker Airbus, widely seen as a […]

Three final offers received for PMC Bank resolution, says RBI Guv

Former PMC Bank director arrested

9:01 pm October 16, 2019

Mumbai: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Police on Wednesday arrested Surjit Singh Arora, one of the former directors of the scam-hit Punjab & Maharashtra Cooperative Bank. This is the fifth arrest in the case. Arora was summoned for questioning by the EOW’s special investigation team earlier in the day. He was a director […]

Decision on next Himachal CM after Assembly polls: BJP

Kothrud: BJP promises elderly safety, green protection

8:56 pm October 16, 2019

Pune: Protecting environment, improving public transport and ensuring safety and security of senior citizens are the key promises made by Maharashtra BJP unit president Chandrakant Patil on Wednesday in his “manifesto” for the Kothrud constituency, from where he is in the fray. He also promised setting up of a “cultural university” in the urban constituency. […]

Around 50 PMC bank customers stage protest outside RBI

8:53 pm October 16, 2019

New Delhi: Around 50 depositories of the scam-hit Punjab and Maharashtra Cooperative Bank staged a protest outside the RBI demanding revoking restrictions on cash withdrawal, currently capped at Rs 40,000 over a six-month period. The protesters marched from Patel Chowk to Reserve Bank of India protesting against the suspension of banking operation since September 24. […]