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India’s growth has been “exemplary” despite the challenges of the last few years, including the Covid pandemic, the war in Ukraine and other global tensions, Reserve Bank Governor Shaktikanta Das has said. In an exclusive interview with NDTV Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia, Mr Das said the last five or six years have been of “great volatility”. Covid alone, he said, had come in waves – after the first, the second wave and the Delta strain. Then came the war in Ukraine with its allied sanction, making navigation difficult. “The Covid crisis has led to permanent output loss in every economy across…
PDP chief spokesperson Suhail Bukhari Tuesday quit the party ahead of the assembly polls in Jammu and Kashmir. Suhail Bukhari told PTI he has quit the PDP, but he did not elaborate further. Suhail Bukhari was apparently miffed at not being given the mandate to contest the polls. He had hoped to contest the polls from Wagoora-Kreeri, but the return of former minister Basharat Bukhari to the PDP last month diminished his chances of getting the ticket. Suhail Bukhari, a journalist-turned-politician, was a close aide of PDP president Mehbooba Mufti and had also served as her advisor when she was…
With the election dates announced for Jammu & Kashmir, frantic political activity has begun in the state. This will be the first election after the abrogation of special status. The founder of the J&K Apni Party has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), while there are unconfirmed reports of Ghulam Nabi Azad making a gharwapsi to the Congress. Can the opposition form a united bloc against the BJP, or will the National Conference (NC) and Congress at least continue with their Lok Sabha alliance in the state elections? Or, will all the four main parties go it alone? The answer…
Former India left-arm fast-bowler Zaheer Khan is believed to be in conversation with Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for the mentor’s role ahead of next year’s Indian Premier League (IPL). Zaheer is currently the Global Head of Cricket Development at Mumbai Indians since September 2022. On the other hand, LSG has been without a mentor since Gautam Gambhir left them after the IPL 2023 season and has now lost the services of Morne Morkel, who is all set to join the India men’s team as bowling coach. Incidentally, Gambhir took over as the head coach of the Indian team in July…
A video showing a man screaming at a couple inside a car while breaking its windscreen in the middle of a Bengaluru road has gone viral on social media. The enraged biker can be seen attacking the car even as the couple scream that they have a baby with them. The incident took place at 10.30pm near Doddakannalli on Sarjapur Road on Monday. The biker was furious after the car took a left turn without any indicator, reports said. “What’s happening on Sarjapur Road? A family in car is being attacked by bike borne assailants! Please help! The incident happened…
While hearing the recent Kolkata rape-murder case today, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud made a reference to the 1973 Aruna Shanbaug incident. CJI Chandrachud said due to ingrained patriarchal biases, women doctors are targeted more and as more women join the workforce, the nation cannot wait for another rape for things to change on the ground, highlighting the Aruna Shanbaug case in particular as an example of violence against women in the medical profession. The Aruna Shanbaug Case Aruna was a 25-year-old nurse at KEM Hospital, the medical institution she had joined in 1967 in the surgery department. She…
The Centre today requested the Union Public Service Commission (UPSC) to withdraw its advertisement for lateral entry into bureaucracy, a reversal following criticism from the Opposition and pressure from ally Chirag Paswan, who had reservations against the move. After the government’s U-turn, the minister thanked the Prime Minister who “understood the concerns of people from SC/ST and OBCs”. UPSC last week issued an advertisement seeking “talented and motivated Indian nationals” for lateral recruitment to various senior positions within the Union government. These positions included Joint Secretary, Director, and Deputy Secretary in 24 ministries, with a total of 45 posts up…
Three children were rescued from a school bus which got stuck in the waterlogged Minto Bridge underpass in Delhi today following morning rain, officials said. An autorickshaw was also stuck in the underpass, they said. According to the officials, no one was injured in any of the incidents as rescue teams quickly reached the spot. The water is being pumped out, an official said. Further details of the two incidents are awaited. The Minto Bridge underpass is infamous for waterlogging during monsoon. In July 2020, a man drowned after his mini-truck got stuck in the underpass. Rains lashed Delhi on…
Senior TMC minister Udayan Guha has sparked controversy by claiming that fingers of those blaming West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and demanding her resignation over the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor would be broken. His threat was heard in a video clip that has gone viral. News agency PTI, however, could not independently verify the authenticity of the video. “People who are attacking Mamata Banerjee, pointing fingers at her, and demanding her resignation will never succeed. Those pointing fingers at the CM will be broken and crushed,” he was heard saying in Bengali in the video.…
Three remote villages in Madhya Pradesh – Kadia, Gulkhedi, and Hulkhedi – have gained nationwide infamy as “nurseries” of criminals. Situated about 117 kilometers from the state capital, Bhopal, these villages in the Rajgarh district are known for training children in the “arts of theft, robbery, and dacoity”. The police, even with their authority, are known to tread carefully in this region. The Beginning Of Crime Children as young as 12 or 13 are sent to these villages by their parents to be trained in criminal activities. The parents, after meeting with gang leaders, decide who can provide the best…