No public namaaz in Uttarakhand's sensitive Purola town under VHP pressure

Under pressure from the Vishva Hindu Parishad, Muslims in the communally sensitive Purola town did not gather for namaaz in public places on Eid-ul-Adha. IMAGE: Police personnel stand guard as......

BJP attacks George Soros over 'Adani turmoil may weaken Modi' remark

Billionaire philanthropist George Soros believes the turmoil at Gautam Adani's business empire may weaken Prime Minister Narendra Modi's hold on the government -- a statement which was strongly......

India's Looming Submarine Shortfall

With the Indian Navy's requirement of conventional submarines standing at 24, there is critical need to expedite the planned acquisition of six more conventional submarines. IMAGE: Eastern Naval......

Chinese hackers target power grid assets in Ladakh

Chinese state-sponsored hackers had targeted India's power grids in Ladakh possibly for information on India's critical infrastructure or to prepare for sabotage in the future, according to the......

To manage excess cash, govt raises MSS limit to Rs 6 lakh cr

The government in consultation with the Reserve Bank of India on Friday sharply raised the Market Stabilisation Scheme ceiling to Rs 6 lakh crore from Rs 30,000 crore to mop up extra liquidity from......

Govt transfers Rs 28,000 cr from MSS account

The Reserve Bank of India Tuesday said the government had transferred Rs 28,000 crore (Rs 280 billion) from the account maintained for the market stabilisation scheme to the normal cash account to......

Rate cut could have improved market sentiment: SBI

With enough liquidity in the system, lending and deposit rates are likely to fall further While appreciating the Reserve Bank's move to withdraw the incremental 100 per cent cash reserve ratio......

Sensex ends 329 points lower, Nifty slips below 8,100

Market breadth turned negative with 1,779 declines over 884 advances on the BSE The benchmark indices on Friday settled the day lower as auto makers dropped on sharp decline in monthly sales and......