Category: India News

SBI to invest Rs 7,250 cr for Yes Bank rescue

Mumbai, Mar 12: The largest lender State Bank of India on Thursday announced a Rs 7,250-crore fund infusion into the crippled Yes Bank under which it will pick up to 49 per cent equity in the fourth largest private sector lender. The fund infusion is part of the Reserve […]

BAI apprises BWF of government’s latest travel advisory

New Delhi, Mar 12: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has apprised the world body (BWF) on the latest travel advisory issued by the government, which might affect the India Open Super 500 tournament, a crucial event for the Tokyo Olympic qualification. BAI and the Badminton World Federation (BWF) […]

Scindia forgot his ideology as he was apprehensive about his political future: Rahul

New Delhi, Mar 12: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said Jyotiraditya Scindia forgot his ideology as he was apprehensive about his political future and that he would not get respect in the BJP. Talking about Scindia’s move to the BJP ending his long association with the Congress, Gandhi […]

Coronavirus: Schools, colleges, cinema halls shut in Delhi till March 31

New Delhi, Mar 12: The Delhi government on Thursday declared coronavirus an epidemic and announced that all schools, colleges and cinema halls in the national capital will remain shut till March 31. The decision was taken at a high-level meeting attended by Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, LG Anil […]

Integrated Project for Source Sustainability and Climate Resilient Rain-Fed Agriculture in Himachal Pradesh

open view news desk The Government of India, Government of Himachal Pradesh and the World Bank today signed a US$80 million loan agreement to improve water management practices and increase agricultural productivity in selected Gram Panchayats (Village Councils) in Himachal Pradesh, a mountain state richly endowed with natural resources. The Integrated […]

COVID-19 forces postponement of Indian Open golf

Gurugram, Mar 11: The prestigious Indian Open golf tournament was on Wednesday postponed due to the global novel coronavirus outbreak with the organisers promising to reschedule the event at “some point” later this year. The event was scheduled to take place from March 19-22 at the DLF Golf and […]

Man held for raping seven-year-old in Gujarat

Veraval (Guj), Mar 11: A 55-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in Gujarat’s Gir Somnath district, police said on Wednesday. The police on Monday arrested Bhikhabhai Sidi for allegedly raping the minor who was visiting a relative at Chhachhar village with her mother, an official […]

Delhi riots: ED books Tahir Hussain, PFI on money laundering charges

New Delhi, Mar 11: The Enforcement Directorate has booked suspended Aam Aadmi Party councillor Tahir Hussain, Islamist group PFI and some others on the charges of money laundering and alleged funding of last month’s communal riots in northeast Delhi, officials said on Wednesday. They said the central probe agency […]

Some bondholders of India’s Yes Bank file court petition against rescue deal

MUMBAI – Some bondholders of Yes Bank (YESB.NS) have filed a court petition against a state-led rescue deal that involves a writedown of their papers, potentially hindering a timely recovery at the beleaguered Indian lender. Axis Trustee Services Ltd, representing several investors in so-called AT1 bonds issued by […]

Modi cancels Dhaka trip after Bangladesh detects coronavirus

NEW DELHI – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi cancelled a visit to Bangladesh next week to attend a celebration of the country’s first president, after Dhaka detected its first cases of coronavirus and postponed the event. The event marking the centenary of the birth of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman […]

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