New Delhi, Oct 10 (PTI) The Election Commission on Friday said special arrangements will be made at polling stations in Bihar for dignified identification of women voters in burqa or purdah. In a statement, the poll authority said to encourage participation of purdanasheen (in burqa or purdah) women, special arrangements will be made at the polling stations as per its instructions for their dignified identification in the presence of lady polling officers or attendants while ensuring their priva

Mumbai, Sep 29 (PTI) The government has appointed Shirish Chandra Murmu as Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India for a three-year term. Murmu would replace M Rajeshwar Rao, whose extended tenure is coming to an end on October 8. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved his appointment for a period of three years from the date of joining the post on or after October 9, sources said on Monday. Murmu is currently Executive Director at the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), overseeing

Patna, Sep 1 (PTI) Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday said his party will soon come out with a hydrogen bomb of revelations about vote chori and after that Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not be able to show his face to the country. Speaking at the concluding event of his Voter Adhikar Yatra here, Gandhi said Bihar is a revolutionary state and it had given a message to the country that vote chori will not be allowed. The forces that killed Mahatma Gandhi are trying to murder the Constituti

Mumbai, Sept 1 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty rebounded in early trade on Monday after Indias economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 7.8 per cent in April-June, its fastest pace in five quarters. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 343.46 points to 80,153.11 in initial trade. The 50-share NSE Nifty went up by 105.8 points to 24,532.65. From the Sensex firms, Infosys, Tech Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Power Grid, HCL Tech and NTPC were among the major gainers. However, Hind

Chaibasa (Jharkhand), Aug 6 (PTI) Senior Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was granted bail by an MP-MLA court in Jharkhands Chaibasa on Wednesday in connection with a case related to alleged defamatory remarks against Union Home Minister Amit Shah at a rally in 2018. Gandhi appeared before the court around 10.55 am. Rahul Gandhi ji appeared before the court as per the direction from the Jharkhand High Court. He had sought bail, which was granted. We will now take the process ahead, the Congress MPs

Mumbai, Aug 6 (PTI) After three successive interest cuts, the RBI (Reserve Bank of India) on Wednesday decided to keep policy rate unchanged at 5.5 per cent and retained the neutral stance, weighed by concerns over tariff uncertainties. Announcing the third bi-monthly monetary policy of the current fiscal, RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said that the growth rate projection for FY26 has been retained at 6.5 per cent. He further said the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) unanimously decided to keep th