Donald Trump took the fight over his attempt to restrict automatic US birthright citizenship to the Supreme Court on Thursday as the Republican president’s administration asked the justices to narrow a judicial block imposed on this key element of his hardline approach towards immigration. The Justice Department made the request challenging the scope of three…
NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor and BJP leader V Muraleedharan have sought ministry of external affairs’ intervention in the repatriation of the mortal remains of the Kerala man shot dead at the Israel-Jordan border last month.Tharoor said that he had written to MEA and the embassy “requesting urgent action to expedite the return the…
NEW DELHI: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) might start using the cash reserve ratio (CRR) as a tool for regulatory intervention rather than for liquidity management, a report by the State Bank of India revealed.The report stressed on the need for the apex bank to revise its current liquidity management framework.At present, the RBI…
NEW DELHI: Days after his visit to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in Delhi, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday wrote letters to Delhi chief minister Atishi and Union health minister JP Nadda, urging immediate intervention to address the dire conditions faced by patients outside the facility. In his letter to Atishi,…
MUMBAI: The benefits of intervening in the foreign exchange market for emerging market economies like India far outweigh the costs, according to an article published in RBI’s Jan bulletin.The authors highlight that RBI’s interventions, both in the spot and forward markets, have effectively countered the volatility of capital flows. The report finds evidence of “symmetric…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday voiced her concerns over prevailing situation Bangladesh and urged the Centre to seek United Nations‘ intervention in the neighbouring country.She proposed the deployment of an internationl peacekeeping mission to restore normalcy and called on PM Modi to…
NEW DELHI: Congress leaders Alok Sharma and Priya Mishra filed a petition in the Supreme Court seeking restrictions on courts nationwide from entertaining pleas filed for carrying out surveys at religious places.Their petition additionally sought directives to ensure state governments adhere to the Place of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991, and prevent them from executing…
NEW DELHI: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra expressed concern over the ongoing violence against minority Hindus in Bangladesh and the arrest of an ISKCON monk, urging the Indian government to take action.“The news of the arrest of the saint of ISKCON Temple in Bangladesh and the continuing violence against minority Hindus are extremely worrying,” Priyanka…
The Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) allowed hybrid classes in Delhi-NCR schools, hours after the Supreme Court asked it to examine the grant of relaxation of actions in relation to educational institutions. In a significant move to tackle the dual challenges of deteriorating air quality and the need for continuous education, the Commission for…