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RBI purchases 47% of govt's total bond issuances so far in FY26

Mumbai, Feb. 17 -- In order to support liquidity in the banking system, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has purchased government securities equivalent to 47 per cent of the Centre's total bond issuanc... Read More


Markets surge for second day in row on gains in bank, IT stocks

Mumbai, Feb. 17 -- Stock markets closed higher for the second straight session on Tuesday, driven by gains in bank, IT and capital goods shares. The 30-share BSE Sensex climbed 173.81 points, or 0.21... Read More


'Yuba Sathi': Over 13.52 lakh applications received in 2 days

Kolkata, Feb. 16 -- Amid an overwhelming response at 'Swanirbhar Bangla' camps, the state government launched the online application process for the 'Yuba Sathi' scheme from Sunday midnight through (h... Read More


ECI's new clarification 'violation of the spirit of SC order': TMC

Kolkata, Feb. 16 -- The ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) has accused the Election Commission of India (ECI) of violating the spirit of a Supreme Court of India order by excluding housing scheme sanctio... Read More


Andhra, Gates Foundation partnership will transform state's development: CM

Amaravati, Feb. 16 -- Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Monday said that the partnership with Gates Foundation will transform the state's development. Addressing a meeting with Mic... Read More


Nearly one-fourth of BMC winners face criminal cases: ADR

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- Nearly one in four winning candidates in the 2026 Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) polls have declared criminal cases against themselves, while close to four-fifths are c... Read More


Senior Congress MLA Abdur Rashid Mandal joins Raijor Dal

Guwahati, Feb. 16 -- Three-time Assam Congress MLA Abdur Rashid Mandal on Monday joined another Opposition party, Raijor Dal, just months ahead of the state Assembly elections. The development comes ... Read More


'Don't trust anybody before marriage': SC advises caution in pre-marital physical relationship

New Delhi, Feb. 16 -- The Supreme Court on Monday said a boy and a girl before marriage are "total strangers" and they should be cautious while indulging in pre-marital physical relationships. A benc... Read More


Rohit Shetty house firing: 7 accused remanded in police custody till Feb 25

Mumbai, Feb. 16 -- A special court on Monday remanded seven persons held a day earlier in the filmmaker Rohit Shetty house firing case in police custody till February 25, with investigators emphasisi... Read More


K'taka: Court awards death penalty to three men in Israeli woman rape, murder case

Koppal, Feb. 16 -- A court in Karnataka on Monday sentenced three people to death for sexually assaulting an Israeli tourist and murdering a youth in this district last year. The Gangavathi Civil Cou... Read More