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SRINAGAR: Pakistan’s attempts to destroy J&K’s tourism have failed, deputy chief minister Surinder Choudhary said in a Republic Day speech on Monday while appealing to people across India and abroad to visit Kashmir as it is “peaceful and ready to welcome” visitors.Addressing a gathering on behalf of the National Conference (NC) govt at Bakshi Stadium…
Bihar deputy CM vows strict action in NEET aspirant death case NEW DELHI: Bihar deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary has ensured a swift investigation into the death case of a NEET aspirant in Jehanabad. He ensured that the police had constituted a special investigation team and that the ones involved in the death of the…
Indian-origin Keshav Poddar was recently sworn in as Jersey City’s deputy mayor for housing and economic development.Poddar took the oath on the Bhagwat Gita.“I promised Jersey City a government that puts residents first, and Keshav is exactly the person to help deliver on that promise. He has spent his career building affordable housing and fighting…
Deputy CM Ajit Pawar(File Photo) PUNE: Deputy chief minister Ajit Pawar used his political acumen to challenge the BJP on his home turf in Pune and Pimpri Chinchwad but the civic election results on Friday showed that he failed to make a dent. Though the verdict is not impressive for Ajit Pawar, political observers said…
Reserve Bank of India Deputy Governor Swaminathan J on Friday called for a fundamental shift in banking supervision, stressing that oversight must move from periodic, point-in-time assessments to continuous awareness, as digital risks increasingly redefine financial stability, PTI reported. Speaking at the Third Annual Global Conference of the College of Supervisors on ‘Issues and Challenges…
KOCHI: ED deputy director P Radhakrishnan, who investigated the 2020 diplomatic-channel gold smuggling case in which the then principal secretary to Kerala CM Pinarayi Vijayan was implicated, has been asked to go on premature retirement with five years of service remaining. Sources said Union govt issued the order a week ago with President’s approval. Radhakrishnan…
Pakistan on Friday summoned Britain’s deputy high commissioner Matt Cannell after a video circulated online showing a woman at a rally in the UK referring to a possible attack on Pakistan Army chief General Asim Munir.The ministry of foreign affairs called in Cannell to lodge a formal protest and demanded an investigation after the woman,…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday arrived in Muscat, Oman for a two-day visit, kickstarting his third and final leg of his three-nation tour to the Middle East and Africa.He was received at the airport by Oman’s deputy PM for defence affairs Sayyid Shihab bin Tariq Al Said, and was accorded a guard…
Congress MLA H A Iqbal Hussain predicted Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar will become Chief Minister on January 6 or 9, sparking political speculation Bengaluru: Congress MLA H A Iqbal Hussain Saturday predicted that deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar would become the chief minister on Jan 6 or Jan 9, triggering fresh political speculation…
MUMBAI: RBI deputy governor T Rabi Sankar on Friday said that stablecoins are inherently unstable and pose major macro-financial risks, including currency substitution, dollarisation and weakened monetary-policy transmission.Sankar’s comments come at a time when US govt’s stance is broadly supportive of dollar-denominated payment stablecoins as part of the formal financial system, distinct from lightly supervised…
