Latest News

Markets extend gains; Sensex jumps 355 points amid global rally on US Fed rate cut hopes

Mumbai, Sep 12 (PTI) Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty surged on Friday in line with a global market rally amid rising hopes that the US Federal Reserve will cut interest rates next week. Optimism over a successful conclusion of India-US trade talks has also fuelled a rally in markets. Rallying for the fifth day in a row, the 30-share BSE Sensex jumped 355.97 points or 0.44 per cent to settle at 81,904.70. During the day, it surged 444.12 points or 0.54 per cent to 81,992.85. The 50-share NSE Nifty rallied 108.50 points or 0.43 per cent to 25,114, registering

People of Assam deserve better, they will get it after 2026 polls: Gaurav Gogoi

Guwahati, Sept 12 (PTI) Taking a jibe at Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi said that people of Assam deserve better and they will receive better after the 2026 assembly elections. Gogoi also took a dig at Sarma for his “latest flop show”, referring to the Assam Police’s investigation into alleged Pakistani links of the Congress’ deputy leader in Lok Sabha, the probe report of which has not yet been disclosed. “I feel sorry for a chief minister whose words have lost all credibility and whose actions have made a mockery of the chair,” Gogoi said in

BJD suspends ex-Odisha minister Prafulla Kumar Mallik for anti-party activities

Bhubaneswar, Sep 12 (PTI) The Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday suspended former Odisha minister and senior leader Prafulla Kumar Mallik for his alleged involvement in anti-party activities. The party’s action came a day after Mallik, considered to be a close confidant of BJD president Naveen Patnaik, said that he might quit the regional outfit if it does not function properly. BJD vice-president (headquarters) Pratap Jena, in an order, said, “Sri Prafulla Kumar Mallik, Ex-MLA Kamakhyanagar, District- Dhenkanal, is hereby suspended from Biju Janata Dal for his anti-party activities with immediate effect.”C

C P Radhakrishnan takes oath as 15th Vice President of India

New Delhi, Sep 12 (PTI) Chandrapuram Ponnusamy Radhakrishnan was on Friday sworn in as the 15th Vice President of India. President Droupadi Murmu administered oath to the 67-year-old Radhakrishnan at a brief ceremony at the Rashtrapati Bhavan this morning. Dressed in a red kurta, Radhakrishnan took oath in English in the name of God. Radhakrishanan won the vice presidential election on Tuesday, defeating the joint opposition nominee B Sudershan Reddy by a margin of 152 votes. The election was necessitated due to the sudden resignation of the then incumbent, Jagdeep Dhankhar, on July 21 over health issues. Dhankhar also attended

1 … 572 573 574 575 576 … 1,490