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Mumbai, Jun 7: RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan today kept the key policy rate unchanged citing higher upside risks to 'inflation trajectory' but said the central bank will remain accommodative provided data are supportive. Accordingly, Rajan retained the short-term lending rate at 6.5 and the cash reserve requirement of banks at 4 per cent. "The inflation surprise in the April reading makes the future

Washington, Jun 7: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today began his three-day US visit by laying a wreath at the Tomb of Unknown Soldiers and paying homage to Indian-American astronaut late Kalpana Chawla at Arlington National Cemetery here. "Honouring sacrifice, saluting valour. Formal engagements begin with a solemn ceremony," External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup tweeted. "In homage

Geneva, Jun 6: Switzerland today assured India of stepped up cooperation in its hunt for unearthing black money stashed by Indians in Swiss banks as it agreed to send a top official to New Delhi to extensively deliberate on the issue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his talks with Swiss President Johann Schneider-Amman, raised the issue of black money and tax evasion by Indians to which the

New Delhi, Jun 6: In the wake of Jat leaders in Haryana launching fresh stir over quota, prohibitory orders remained imposed in several parts of the national capital today. No violence has been reported till noon. Over a hundred check posts were set up in areas, mostly bordering Haryana, and the police barricaded some road stretches near Singhu Border, on Nangloi-Bahadurgarh road and Karnal road

Chandigarh, Jun 6: Elaborate security arrangements have been put in place at Amritsar and several parts of the state, even as Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal exhorted people to exercise restraint and observe the 32nd anniversary of Operation Blue Star peacefully. "We have made sufficient deployment of security forces in Amritsar, Ludhiana, Jalandhar and Patiala," a senior Punjab police official

Geneva, Jun 6: Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today on the third leg of his five-nation tour during which he will hold talks with Swiss President Johann Schneider-Ammann to deepen bilateral and multilateral cooperation. Modi, who visited Afghanistan on Saturday, arrived here after his two-day visit to Qatar during which he held talks with the leadership there on a host of issues. "Bon

Kabul, June 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was on Saturday conferred with Afghanistan’s highest civilian honour, the Amir Amanullah Khan Award. Afghan President Ashraf Ghani conferred the award on Narendra Modi after the two leaders jointly inaugurated the Afghan-India Friendship Dam, earlier known as Salma Dam, that was rebuilt with India’s aid. “A true brotherhood honoured. PM is awarded with

Chandigarh, Jun 5: The second round of Jat agitation for reservation began on Sunday morning as security arrangements have been tightened with the deployment of 55 companies of paramilitary forces in Haryana. Jat community members bagan assembling in Rohtak district for their protest. Haryana Additional Chief Secretary (Home), Ram Niwas said, "we are not taking any chance," even though only one

London, Jun 4: Sweden has been voted as the best country in the world when it comes to serving the interests of its people and contributing to the common good of humanity while India figured low at 70th position on a list of 163 nations. According to the 'Good Country' 2015 index which seeks to measure how countries contribute to the global good, Sweden, relative to the size of its economy, does

Mathura, Jun 4: BJP MP Hema Malini was today stopped from entering the violence-hit Jawahar Bagh area of Mathura district by police, citing security reasons and the ongoing combing operation. Police said combing operations are underway in the area due to which entry of civilians is prohibited. "This is not a big issue and there was no ulterior motive to bar the MP from entering the area. Combing