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February 12, 2025 9:09 PM February 12, 2025 9:09 PM

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PM Modi Departs for U.S. to Hold Bilateral Talks with President Trump

After his successful visit to France, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for the United States to hold bilateral talks with US President Donald Trump. Mr. Modi will reach Washington, DC, in the wee hours tomorrow in the second leg of his two-nation tour.   Earlier, taking to the media about Mr. M...

February 12, 2025 9:00 PM February 12, 2025 9:00 PM

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Income-Tax Bill 2025 to Be Introduced in Lok Sabha Tomorrow

The Income-Tax Bill, 2025, is scheduled to be introduced in the Lok Sabha tomorrow. The bill, which is aimed at consolidating and amending the law relating to income tax, has been listed in the business of the House. In her budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had announced bringing in...

February 12, 2025 8:39 PM February 12, 2025 8:39 PM

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DoT Calls for Collective Efforts to Build Disaster-Resilient Telecom Ecosystem

The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has called for collective efforts from the government, industry, and disaster agencies to build a disaster-resilient telecom ecosystem. Addressing the launch event of a comprehensive report on the Disaster Risk and Resilience Assessment Framework (DRRAF) to...

February 12, 2025 7:31 PM February 12, 2025 7:31 PM

Akashvani organises Rag Radio Rang Radio programme On eve of World Radio Day

On the eve of World Radio Day today, Akashvani organised the Rag Radio Rang Radio programme at Pandit Ravi Shankar Studio in New Delhi. During the programme, a panel discussion was held, featuring renowned classical singer Sita Vasantha Lakshmi, actor Yogendra Tikku, radio jockey Ritu Roy, scriptwri...

February 12, 2025 7:16 PM February 12, 2025 7:16 PM

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RBI Lifts Business Restrictions on Kotak Mahindra Bank

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has lifted the business restrictions imposed on Kotak Mahindra Bank Limited after the bank addressed supervisory concerns and implemented necessary remedial measures.   On April 24, 2024, the RBI directed the bank to cease onboarding new customers through its online a...

February 12, 2025 7:06 PM February 12, 2025 7:06 PM

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RBI to Issue New ₹50 Notes With Governor Sanjay Malhotra’s Signature; Old Notes Remain Valid

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that it will soon issue ₹50 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series bearing the signature of Governor Sanjay Malhotra. The design of these notes will remain unchanged and will be similar in all respects to the existing ₹50 banknotes in ...

February 12, 2025 7:16 PM February 12, 2025 7:16 PM

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India’s CPI Inflation Drops to 4.31% in January, Lowest in 5 Months

India's retail inflation eased to a five-month low of 4.31 percent in January from 5.22 percent in December, as the rate of increase in food prices slowed. According to data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation (MoSPI), inflation in rural areas stood at 4.64 percent co...

February 12, 2025 5:27 PM February 12, 2025 5:27 PM

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India’s Industrial Production Growth Slows to 3.2% in December

India’s industrial production growth, measured by the Index of Industrial Production (IIP), slowed to 3.2 percent in December as compared to 5.2 percent in November, according to the data released by the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation.   Among the three major components of IIP, ...

February 12, 2025 5:21 PM February 12, 2025 5:21 PM

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RBI Directs Banks to Remain Open for Govt Transactions on March 31

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has advised all agency banks to keep all their branches dealing with government business open on March 31, 2025. RBI said that the Government of India has made a request to keep all branches of the banks dealing with government receipts and payments open for transacti...