Day: February 6, 2020

Maharashtra: Dalit woman set on fire by neighbour dies

3:02 pm February 6, 2020

Aurangabad: A 50-year old Dalit woman, who was set on fire by a neighbour after she resisted his move to enter her house here in Maharashtra, has died, a doctor said on Thursday. The woman, who suffered about 95 per cent burns in the incident that took place in Andhari village of Sillod tehsil on […]

Sensex jumps over 200 pts after RBI policy outcome

2:59 pm February 6, 2020

Mumbai: Equity benchmark BSE Sensex jumped over 200 points in afternoon session on Thursday, after the Reserve Bank of India kept key policy rates unchanged, but maintained its accommodative stance to support the economy. In the sixth bi-monthly review of the policy, the central bank also kept GDP growth rate unchanged for the current fiscal […]

BJP's welfare work during lockdown biggest "seva yagya" in history: Modi

NDA govt’s determination solved many problems: Modi

2:57 pm February 6, 2020

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said the NDA government’s determination and decisiveness led to resolution of decades-old problems like Ram Janmabhoomi issue, Article 370 and Triple Talaq. Replying to a debate on Motion of Thanks to the President’s Address, the prime minister said the people of the country have seen his government’s […]

RBI keeps benchmark interest rate unchanged at 5.15 pc

2:49 pm February 6, 2020

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India, for the second straight time, on Thursday kept its key policy rate unchanged at 5.15 per cent, maintaining its accommodative policy stance as long as it was necessary to revive growth. The central bank retained GDP growth at 5 per cent for 2019-20 and pegged it at 6 per […]

Brexit, homelessness dominate in Irish election

2:47 pm February 6, 2020

Dublin: Ireland goes to the polls on Saturday, with Prime Minister Leo Varadkar touting his successful handling of Brexit, but facing pressure over housing and healthcare. A late surge in support for the republican Sinn Fein party, once the voice of the IRA paramilitary group, also threatens to shake up the political landscape. Varadkar’s Fine […]