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Forex reserves jump by $9.11 bn to $615.97 bn for week ending Dec 15
22Dec By adminNo Comments
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Forex reserves jump by $9.11 bn to $615.97 bn for week ending Dec 15

5:21 PMNewsClick Case: Delhi Court grants Delhi Police further two months to complete the investigation The Patiala House Court of Delhi grants Delhi Police a further two months to complete the investigation in the case registered under the provisions of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, 1967, following allegations that News Portal NewsClick received huge money for pro-China propaganda.5:21 PMRBI MPC brief In the minutes of the December meeting, MPC member Jayanth Varma says a stance is not needed at all at this stage. "If at all there is a stance, it should be neutral"5:20 PMForex reserves jump by $9.11 bn to $615.97 bn for week ending Dec 15 India's forex reserves jump by $9.11 bn to $615.97 bn for the week ending December 15.  5:02 PMBajrang Punia retur...
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India’s Q2 growth rate highest in world; fundamentals strong: FM Sitharaman
7Dec By adminNo Comments
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India’s Q2 growth rate highest in world; fundamentals strong: FM Sitharaman

Addressing the winter session of the Parliament on Thursday, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stated that not only India was the fastest-growing economy in the world but also it had the highest growth rate in the second quarter of the current financial year (Q2FY24) in the world. The finance minister spoke on the progress made by the Indian economy under the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led central government, stating that the country's economy had grown from the tenth largest in 2014 to the fifth largest economy in 2023. Moreover, India had the most significant growth in the July-September quarter at 7.6 per cent. Sitharaman said, "India's second quarter growth is the highest in the world as India continues to be the fastest-growing economy. The third and fourth largest ec...
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Rajya Sabha passes women’s reservation Bill
21Sep By adminNo Comments
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Rajya Sabha passes women’s reservation Bill

Paving the way for its enactment, the Rajya Sabha passed the Nari Shakti Vandan Adhiniyam — the women’s reservation Bill, or the 128th Constitution amendment Bill — by voice vote on Thursday, with all 215 members present in the House in favour. The Lok Sabha had cleared the Bill, which seeks to reserve one-third of all Lok Sabha and Legislative Assembly seats for women, the previous day. At the time of voting, Vice-President Jagdeep Dhankhar informed the members of the Upper House about the “happy coincidence” of this being Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s birthday according to Hindu calendar. The members of the House greeted the PM, whose birthday falls on September 17 by Gregorian calendar, and he accepted the greetings with folded hands. Official sources claimed that...
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Energy: 166 people put on no fly list in last two years
7Aug By adminNo Comments
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Energy: 166 people put on no fly list in last two years

NEW DELHI: Nearly 170 people have been put on no fly list in the last two years for unruly onboard behaviour. Union minister of state for aviation, Gen V K Singh (retd), said in Rajya Sabha on Monday that “166 passengers were put on the ‘no fly list’ from 2021 to August 2023 and banned from taking flights within India for a specific time period for their unruly behavior. Moreover, different airlines logged 18,016 complaints between 2020 and August 2023.”Responding to a query by BJP MP Sushil Kumar Modi on fleet size, the minister said: “The number of aircrafts in India increased from 395 in 2014 to 729 in 2023. It is further expected that within seven years, the total fleet size of the domestic airlines in the country would be nearly 1,600.”“The number of passengers travelled domestically...
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