Shaktikanta Das’s leadership period at RBI is notable for guiding the Indian economy through challenging periods. Bringing inflation within the RBI’s target range stands as the most important objective for the incoming RBI governor, emphasised Shaktikanta Das during his final address on Tuesday as he prepared to conclude his term as the Reserve Bank of…
Shaktikanta Das (File photo) MUMBAI: One of the biggest validations for RBI governor Shaktikanta Das came towards the end of his tenure. Both the commerce and finance ministers criticised RBI’s decision to maintain higher interest rates for an extended period. Their statements – far from being laudatory – highlighted RBI’s robustness as an institution in…
A case was filed against Hindu monk Chinmoy Krishna Das and hundreds of his followers in Bangladesh in connection with the reported clash last month between police and the monk’s supporters in Chattogram, who were arrested on sedition charges. The case, filed by Enamul Haque, a Hefazat-e-Islam activist, named Das as the main accused alongside…
India reiterated Friday its demand for a fair and just legal process for religious leader Chinmoy Krishna Das, who was arrested in Bangladesh on sedition charges, while confirming that foreign secretary Vikram Misri will travel to Dhaka next week for Foreign Office Consultations. The talks will take place on Dec 9 and Misri is also…
The slump in growth has also sharpened the debate over whether the central bank is doing enough to support the world’s fastest-growing major economy. One of India’s worst GDP growth misses in recent memory is suddenly adding more pressure on central bank Governor Shaktikanta Das, who still hasn’t gotten an extension even though his term…
‘Stop oppression, free Chinmoy Krishna Das’: RSS condemns persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh NEW DELHI: In a call to action, RSS has called upon the Bangladeshi authorities to take decisive steps in curbing violence against minorities and ensuring justice for the victims and immediate release of those unjustly imprisoned, including religious leader Chinmoy Krishna Das…
Sheikh Hasina (File photo) NEW DELHI: Ousted former Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina condemned the interim Muhammad Yunus government in the wake of unabated violent attacks on the Hindu community in Bangladesh that were triggered after the arrest of Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das.Hasina said Chinmoy Krishna Das has been “unjustly arrested and must be released…
Amid international condemnation over rising attack on minorities in Bangladesh, the South Asian country has made headlines again after Hindu Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das was arrested and then denied bail in a sedition case.Ministry of external affairs expressed “deep concern” over Das’s arrest and denial of bail. “It is unfortunate that while the perpetrators…
“Prabhu pronam,” is how Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari greets most people, with a genuine warmth in his voice. Under the affable personality lay hidden a steely resolve, a glimpse of which the world got through the window of the prison van as the young Bangladeshi Hindu leader was being taken away from a court in…
Pawan Kalyan (File photo) NEW DELHI: Andhra Pradesh deputy chief minister and actor-turned-politician Pawan Kalyan on Wednesday condemned the arrest of Iskcon priest Chinmoy Krishna Das in Bangladesh, calling for collective action to address the issue. “Let’s all unite together in condemning the detention of Iskcon Bangladesh priest ‘Chinmoy Krishna Das’ by Bangladesh police,” Kalyan…