Shift from ‘phone banking’ to ‘digital banking’ put India on sustained growth path: PM
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday attributed India’s sustained economic growth to the efforts of the BJP government to replace pre-2014 ‘phone banking’ with ‘digital banking’. Referring to the previous UPA regime, he said under ‘phone banking’, instructions were given on phone to banks regarding whom they had to lend […]
Indian govt keeping watch on increasing trade deficit, says Sitharaman
Washington, Oct 16 (PTI) The Indian government is keeping a watch on the growing trade deficit to check if there is a disproportionate increase in the gap against any one country, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said. “Trade deficit is actually growing,” she said. “It is growing across the board, meaning we are importing a […]
Man killed in hit-and-run incident at Bemina Srinagar
Srinagar, Oct 16: A man was killed in a hit-and-run accident in Bemina area of Srinagar on Sunday morning, reports said. Reports said that Jameel Ahmad Labroo of Noorbagh was critically injured after being hit by an unknown vehicle near FSL in Bemina today morning. They said that the injured was rushed to JVC hospital […]
COVID-19: India records 2,401 fresh cases
New Delhi, Oct 16 (PTI) With 2,401 fresh cases, India’s COVID-19 tally has climbed to 4,46,28,828, while the number of active cases of the infection has gone up to 26,625, the Union health ministry said on Sunday. The death toll due to the viral disease has risen to 5,28,895 with 21 more fatalities, including 16 […]
Jammu reports four fresh covid-19 cases
Srinagar, Oct 15: Jammu and Kashmir reported four fresh covid-19 cases even as there was no death due to the virus during the past 24 hours, officials said on Saturday. They said all the cases were reported from Jammu division and none from Kashmir, taking the overall tally to 479245. Among the cases, 174024 are […]
SC suspends Bombay HC order acquitting Saibaba, others in Maoist-links case; convicts to remain in jail
New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) The Supreme Court on Saturday suspended the Bombay High Court order acquitting former Delhi University (DU) professor G N Saibaba and others in a Maoist-links case, saying the merits of the case was not considered while granting them the relief. The top court rejected Saibaba’s request to order his release […]
Shami has shown positive signs in his recovery, we couldn’t have risked playing Bumrah: Rohit
Melbourne, Oct 15 (PTI) The Indian team could not have risked playing star pacer Jasprit Bumrah in the T20 World Cup with a dodgy back while his replacement Mohammad Shami is on his way to full recovery from COVID-19, said captain Rohit Sharma on Saturday. Speaking at the captains’ media interaction ahead of the T20 […]
Five govt employees dismissed for anti-national activities in JK
Srinagar, Oct 15: The Government on Saturday dismissed five employees for their involvement in the anti-national activities. According to a statement the activities of these employees had come to the adverse notice of law enforcement and intelligence agencies, as they have been found involved in activities prejudicial to the interests of the security of the […]
PM Modi to inaugurate 75 digital banking units on Sunday, including 2 of J-K Bank
Srinagar, Oct 15 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will dedicate two digital banking units of Jammu and Kashmir Bank to the nation on Sunday via video conferencing, officials said. To deepen financial inclusion, the prime minister on Sunday will inaugurate 75 digital banking units (DBUs) of different banks across the country of which two are […]
Pakistan with N-weapons without cohesion is ‘one of the most dangerous nations in the world’: President Biden
Washington, Oct 15 (PTI) US President Joe Biden has said Pakistan is “one of the most dangerous nations in the world” as it has “nuclear weapons without cohesion”. He made the remarks while addressing a Democratic Party congressional campaign committee reception on Thursday. “… And what I think is maybe one of the most dangerous […]