The European Central Bank cut interest rates on Thursday, for the fifth consecutive time, amid slowing growth in the region’s economy. Policymakers lowered the bank’s key rate a quarter point to 2.75 percent as inflation remained relatively close to their 2 percent target. The moves come a day after the U.S. Federal Reserve held rates…
CHANDIGARH: The Special CBI court for Haryana in Panchkula on Wednesday convicted three officials of the Customs and Central Excise Department after they were found guilty in a case of bribery registered against them.The decision came from the court of Rajiv Goyal, the Special CBI Judge, in the presence of the convicts identified as Anil…
Mexico has received non-Mexican migrants from the United States in the past week, and Central American nations could also reach similar agreements with the US to accept deportees from other countries, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Monday. The leftist leader’s comments are a reversal from her administration’s previous opposition to Mexico receiving migrants from…
NEW DELHI: Centre has notified Unified Pension Scheme for central govt employees, offering assured payouts, along with inflation adjustments, to those who complete 25 years or more of service. Employees have been given a one-time option to switch to the UPS, which will come into effect in April. In the 25 year-plus category, the payout…
NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party led central government of giving support to Kumbh Mela but not for the Gangasagar Mela. Gangasagar Mela will begin on January 9, is set to take its most technologically advanced form this year. While Kumbh Mela is all set to…
Marie Winn, the author who chronicled the avian sensation Pale Male, a red-tailed hawk that took up residence on the overhang of an Upper East Side apartment building only to be evicted in 2004, sparking protests by birders who had been thrilled to watch him woo lovers with disemboweled rats, died on Dec. 25 in…
NEW DELHI: Top officials of housing and urban affairs ministry, including the secretary K Srinivas, visited different sites at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal and adjoining Vijay Ghat for the memorial of late PM Manmohan Singh on Thursday afternoon. The decision on the location for the memorial will be taken soon.Earlier teams of other staff had visited…
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) revoked Stage 3 of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) across Delhi-NCR.“Observing a downward trend in the AQI levels of Delhi on 27.12.2024, the Sub-Committee on GRAP further reviewed the air quality scenario in the region as well as the IMD/IITM forecasts and observed as under,” the statement…
Tamil Nadu will continue to follow no-detention policy upto class 8: Education Minister Poyyamozhi CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will continue to follow the ‘no-detention policy‘ up to class 8, Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said on Tuesday.“The Union Government’s move to allow schools to detain students in the same class (class 5 or 8) if they…
CHENNAI: The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has penalised state-owned Indian Bank for failing to conform to the provisions of Financial Transactions Reporting Act. It has imposed a penalty of Sri Lankan rupees 2 million, which is approximately Rs 5.8 lakh, Indian Bank told bourses. Source link