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11:52 AM

RBI stands battle ready to take whatever steps need to be taken for the economy: RBI Governor

11:52 AM

Persistently large liquidity infusion by RBI has ensured large borrowing by the government at low rate and in non-disruptive manner: RBI governor

11:52 AM

Economic recovery is not fully entrenched; recovery to be gradual, says RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das

11:51 AM

New Education Policy is historic and also much needed new age reform: RBI Governor

Education contributes to economic development and New Education Policy is historic and also much needed new age reform: RBI Governor

11:32 AM

Parliament passes Institute of Teaching and Research in Ayurveda Bill, 2020

10:46 AM

World Ozone Day 2020: Know about Vienna Convention and importance of ozone

World Ozone Day is observed on September 16 every year to spread awareness among people about the depletion of Ozone Layer. This year marks 35 years of the Vienna Convention. Read on...

9:13 AM

Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut and Union Ministers Hardeep Singh Puri & Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi arrive at the Parliament

9:04 AM

Retail prices of tomatoes, onions, potatoes rise due to supply disruptions

Kolkatans had to fork out Rs 100 for a kg of tomatoes on Monday, while they paid 40 per cent less at Rs 60 just a month ago.

 

Similarly, consumers in Delhi had to shell out Rs 41 to buy a kg of onions on Monday against just Rs 20 on August 14. Moreover, wholesale prices were just Rs 19 a kg in the national capital on Monday.

 

Wholesale prices of potatoes, too, were Rs 25 per kg in Mumbai on Monday but end consumers bought it at Rs 43 a kg. They paid a bit less at Rs 40 a month ago. Read on...

8:50 AM

Google grilled on ad business, misuse of dominance by US Senate panel

Alphabet Inc's Google faced a bipartisan buzzsaw of tough questions about its ad business in a hearing on Tuesday, with a particular focus on whether it misused its dominance in online advertising to drive profits.

 

Senator Mike Lee, a Republican and chair of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee's antitrust panel, pressed Google's Don Harrison, who testified remotely, on the company's dominance of the interlocking businesses which connect advertisers with newspapers, websites and other firms looking to host them. Read on...

8:46 AM

Coronavirus test camp to come up at Delhi High Court from Wednesday

The Delhi High Court will set up a Covid-19 testing camp commencing from Wednesday for officials of the high court and law officers, who can get themselves tested via the Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) method.

 

The camp will commence from Wednesday i.e. September 16 and will continue till October 21. The timings for the tests would be from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on the designated dates.

8:29 AM

Bihar elections: RJD has maximum number of tainted legislators, says ADR

With elections round the corner in Bihar, a report by Association of Democratic Reforms revealed that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has the maximum number of tainted leaders followed by Congress while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has the least.

 

The report revealed that 41 per cent of RJD leaders face criminal charges while the Congress has 40 per cent such leaders and the Janata Dal United (JDU) and the BJP has 37 and 35 per cent leaders with criminal charges. Read on...

8:27 AM

Gold price today at Rs 55,030 per 10 gm, silver jumps to Rs 69,500 a kg

Gold prices today jumped to Rs 55,030 from Rs 54,540 per 10 gm, while silver was trending at Rs 69,500 per kg, according to the Good Returns website.

 

Gold jewellery prices vary across India, the second-largest consumer of the metal, due to excise duty, state taxes, and making charges. Read on...

7:36 AM

India's milk, egg production registers 6% increase despite coronavirus

Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economy, milk and egg production in India has increased by 6 per cent, said Dr Trilochan Mohapatra, Director General of Indian Council for Agricultural Research (ICAR) and Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research and Education (DARE). Read on....

7:32 AM

Apple Watch Series 6 with SpO2 sensor launched: Know India pricing and more

American technology giant Apple on Tuesday launched the Watch Series 6 with built-in sensor to monitor blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) levels. The smartwatch cum health and fitness companion comes in GPS and GPS + Cellular variants priced at Rs 40,900 and Rs 49,900. It will be available soon at Apple authorised resellers across India. Alongside the Watch Series 6, Apple also unveiled its Solo Loop and Braided Solo Loop Watch Bands, which will be available from late October. These bands are compatible with the Apple Watch Series 4 and later. Read on...