Pride of Bharat Leadership Summit & Awards 2026 Celebrates India’s Nation Builders
New Delhi [India], August 5: The Pride of Bharat Leadership Summit & Awards 2026 have been successfully conducted by Integrated Achievers at Le Méridien, New Delhi, where policymakers, Members of Parliament, diplomats, jurists, entrepreneurs,…
Meta row: Parliamentary Panel seeks Mark Zuckerberg apology in 3 days
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) A Parliamentary Standing Committee on Wednesday took strong exception to the temporary removal of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s video from Facebook and has sought an apology from Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg within three days.…
Repo rate pause likely to boost business sentiment: Economists
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Industry bodies and economists broadly welcomed the Reserve Bank of India’s decision on Wednesday to keep the benchmark repo rate unchanged, saying the move should bolster business confidence. The Associated Chambers of Commerce…
Postal department sets special Rakhi counters at 34 post offices in Delhi
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Department of Posts in the Delhi Circle has set up special counters at 34 major post offices along with railway stations — Delhi Railway Station and New Delhi Railway Station — to facilitate timely delivery of…
No proposal to prematurely end FCNR (B) incentive scheme: RBI Governor
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) RBI Governor Sanjay Malhotra said on Wednesday there is no proposal to prematurely close the Foreign Currency Non-Resident (Bank), or FCNR (B), deposit incentive scheme. The RBI Governor was responding to a question at a press…
RBI’s balanced policy stance to bolster growth, investment sentiment: PHDCCI
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India’s decision to keep the policy repo rate unchanged at 5.25 per cent reflects a balanced approach to managing inflation risks while supporting economic growth amid global uncertainties, industry body…
RBI targets rollout of polymer currency notes by FY28: Governor Malhotra
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra on Wednesday said the central bank is targeting the introduction of polymer currency notes by FY28 with field trials currently underway to assess their performance before a broader…
AI offers lifeline to developing economies by accelerating growth: World Bank
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) Artificial intelligence gave a lifeline to developing countries, allowing them to achieve in a decade ‘what might otherwise take a century’, but only if their governments rapidly close gaps in power, connectivity,…
India’s services PMI at 53.3 in July; export demand, hiring remain supportive
New Delhi, Aug 5 (IANS) India’s services sector remained in expansion territory in July due to healthy export demand and continued hiring, according to the HSBC India Services PMI data released on Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted HSBC India…
RBI unveils cooperative banking reforms, proposes transparent lending rate framework
Mumbai, Aug 5 (IANS) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday announced measures to strengthen the cooperative banking sector and proposed a harmonised regulatory framework for interest rates on advances across all regulated entities to improve…