Day: April 4, 2019

BJP tops political advertisers chart on Google, rival Congress ranked 6th

New Delhi :  The BJP has topped the chart of political advertisers on Google with an advertisement spent share of around 32 per cent, while its rival Congress is ranked sixth with a meagre 0.14 per cent share. Political parties and their affiliates have spent Rs 3.76 crore on […]

No change in foodgrain prices

Chennai : Prices of all commodities remained unchanged in the wholesale foodgrain market here today. Following are the wholesale rates of various agri-commodities (rates in rupees per quintal, unless stated otherwise):Thoor Dal Rs 8,400, Urad Dal Rs 7,200, Moong Dal Rs 7,800, Gram Dal Rs 5,400, Sugar Rs […]

Rupee slips 25 paise to 68.66 vs USD in early trade ahead of RBI policy outcome

Mumbai : The rupee depreciated by 25 paise to 68.66 against the US dollar in early trade Thursday ahead of the Reserve Bank of India’s policy decision and foreign fund outflows. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened on a weak note at 68.56 then fell further to […]

RBI cuts key interest rate by 0.25 pc to 6%

Mumbai : The Reserve Bank of India Thursday cut benchmark interest rate by 0.25 per cent for the second time in a row to bring interest rate to the lowest level in one year on softening inflation. The central bank, however, kept monetary policy stance at ‘neutral’. In the […]

Elections 2019: Home is where the vote is

New Delhi :  The countdown for the elections has begun and so has planning for the trip back home to vote for many who can afford it — and also for some who can barely manage the funds and the time to do so. While there are those who […]

BJP forges alliance with RLP in Rajasthan

Jaipur :  The BJP on Thursday announced an alliance with the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party headed by MLA and former BJP leader Hanuman Beniwal on one seat in Rajasthan. Beniwal will contest Lok Sabha polls on Nagaur seat as RLP candidate, BJP’s poll incharge and union HRD minister Prakash Javadekar […]

RBI cuts inflation forecast to 2.9-3 pc for H1 FY20

Mumbai : The Reserve Bank Wednesday cut the retail inflation forecast to 2.9-3 per cent for the first half of current fiscal, mainly due to lower food and fuel prices as well as expectation of a normal rainy season. The RBI has reduced the key policy rate by 25 […]

LS polls: AAP confident of improved show in Goa

Panaji : The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which drew a blank in the 2017 Goa Assembly polls, is now trying its luck in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in the state where it has fielded its candidates on both the parliamentary seats. The task would not be easy for […]

Highlights of RBI monetary policy

Mumbai :  Following are the highlights of the first bi-monthly monetary policy announced by the RBI on Thursday: Short-term lending rate (repo) reduced by 25 bps to 6 pc; This is second back-to-back rate cut; RBI maintains Neutral stance on the monetary policy; Four out of six MPC members […]

Sensex, Nifty turn volatile after RBI policy outcome

Mumbai : Domestic benchmark equity indices turned volatile in afternoon trade Thursday after the RBI cut repo by 0.25 per cent for the second time in a row, but kept the policy stance at ‘neutral’ amid uncertainty over monsoon. The 30-share index fell 160.45 points to 38,716.67 in a […]

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