Day: February 5, 2021

Economic growth will only move upwards: Shaktikanta Das

2:36 pm February 5, 2021

Mumbai: Stressing that economic growth will only move upwards, the Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das on Friday pegged the GDP growth rate for the next financial year at 10.5 per cent, though a tad lower than the government’s projection of 11 per cent. The projection is in line with the estimates in the […]

3 killed as car hits tractor in UP’s Jalaun

2:32 pm February 5, 2021

Jalaun (UP): Three people were killed and two others injured when a car hit a tractor on Auraiya road here, police said on Friday. Mahendra Kumar (35), who was driving the tractor, died on the spot while car driver Vivek Kumar Dohre (30) and his friend Mukesh (32) succumbed to injuries during treatment, SHO, City […]

RBI keeps policy rate unchanged fourth time in a row

2:29 pm February 5, 2021

Mumbai: Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Friday decided to leave benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4 per cent but maintained an accommodative stance, implying rate cuts in the future if need arises to support the economy hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The benchmark repurchase (repo) rate has been left unchanged at 4 per cent, […]

2 killed as tractor-trolley overturns in UP’s Lalitpur

2:20 pm February 5, 2021

Lalitpur (UP): Two people were killed when a tractor-trolley overturned in Budhwar village here, police said on Friday. The incident took place on Thursday evening and left Dinesh Sahria (22) and Jagbhan (27) injured, SHO, City police station, Sanjay Kumar Shukla said. They were taken to a hospital where doctors declared them brought dead, Shukla […]

80-yr-old woman raped in UP village

2:10 pm February 5, 2021

Mahoba (UP): An 80-year-old woman was allegedly raped in a village in Kharela area here, police said on Friday. The incident took place on February 2 when the woman was alone in the house as her family members were out attending a religious function, SHO, Kharela, Anil Kumar said. A complaint was lodged by the […]