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A heady air of mutual—and self— congratulation hovered over the Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) 90th-year celebration held on 1 April. It was almost palpable in the speeches made.

Amit Shah on Tuesday accused the Congress of taking support from the Social Democratic Party of India, the political arm of the banned Popular Front of India, «even as blasts are taking place in Bengaluru». The senior BJP leader was apparently referring to the recent blast at popular eatery Rameshwaram Cafe, which is under investigation. Shah also claimed that there has been no trace of corruption on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as against the Congress, which has allegedly stains of corruption of Rs 12 lakh crore. «On the one hand there are explosions in Bengaluru and on the other hand I got an information that SDPI has supported Congress. If it is true, then can people of Karnataka be safe under Congress?,» Shah asked during his election campaign in Channapatna in Ramanagara district, which is part of Bengaluru Rural Constituency. BJP has fielded Dr C N Manjunath, a renowned cardiologist who was the head of Sri Jayadeva Institute of Cardiology. Manjunath is the son-in-law of former Prime Minister and JD(S) supremo H D Deve Gowda and brother-in-law of former Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy.

Mahua Moitra in a cash-for-query row that also involves Dubai-based businessman Darshan Hiranandani, reported news agency ANI quoting its sources. Earlier, the TMC leader missed ED summons that asked her to appear for questioning at the New Delhi office. The probe agency had issued fresh summons to Moitra and Dubai-based businessman Darshan Hiranandani for questioning in a Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) contravention case. The 49-year-old Trinamool Congress leader was called for questioning twice earlier by the central agency, but she did not depose citing official work and sought deferment of the notice. Moitra, who was expelled from the Lok Sabha in December for «unethical conduct», has been renominated by her party from West Bengal's Krishnanagar seat in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday hit back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his remark ‘India would be set on fire, if BJP got elected for the third time’. For the unversed, Rahul Gandhi, while addressing Opposition's Ramlila Maidan rally on Sunday, said, “PM Modi had fixed the match of the election and before the election sent two chief ministers to jail." The Congress leader also said, “If the BJP wins these fixed elections and changes the Constitution, the country will be on fire." On Tuesday, hitting back at Rahul Gandhi, the prime minister said, “The shahzada (prince) of the Congress Shahi family has given a clarion call that if the country chooses the BJP for the third time, the country will be set on fire. They have been out of power for 10 years after ruling 70 years in the country and are speaking of setting the country on fire!" “Do you approve of this? Will you allow the country to be set on fire? Is this language acceptable? Is this the language of democracy? Won't you punish people who say such words," he added while speaking at at rally in Uttarakhand.

Gorakhpur, Ravi Kishan, prepared tea at a shop in his constituency earlier today, as part of 'Jan Sampark Abhiyan'. The video of Ravi Kishan preparing tea has surfaced on social media. In the video, he can be heard saying that only those can run the country who has seen poverty. Last month, the Bhojpuri star also shared a video of his Holi celebrations with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. He shared the video on Instagram. Known for his roles in movies like 'Hera Pheri' and 'Tanu Weds Manu', among others, Ravi shared a Reel video dressed in an orange shirt and grey trousers, adorned with a garland of flowers. He can be seen distributing gujiyas to party workers and interacting with his team. The video also features Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath showering flowers and colors on the party members. The caption in Hindi reads, «Jogira sara ra ra ra ra ra Holi hai bhaiya ho.»

Sri Lanka's Cabinet has not discussed the Katchatheevu issue so far as it was never raised, a government spokesman said here on Tuesday, after India's ruling BJP blamed the Congress Party for ceding the tiny island to Colombo in 1974. «The Cabinet did not discuss it as it was never raised,» Bandula Gunawardena, the Cabinet spokesman and minister of information told reporters here today. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday cited a media report to assert that new facts reveal that the Congress Party «callously» gave away Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka.

AAP) leader and Delhi minister Atishi on Tuesday claimed that the Enforcement Directorate (ED) will soon be issuing summon to top party leaders including Raghav Chadha, Saurabh Bhardwaj and Durgesh Pathak, ahead of the Lok Sabha elections. The minister also claimed that her house will be raided by the authorities in the coming days. Furthermore, the AAP leader claimed that a person close to her advised the Delhi minister to join BJP. If not, she should be prepared to be arrested by ED within a month, Atishi said quoting the person, in a press conference.

buy India, sell China" has reached an inflection point for some investors. Lazard Asset Management, Manulife Investment Management and Candriam Belgium NV are paring exposure to India after a record-breaking rally. They’re pivoting to former favourite China, as Beijing’s support for its economy spurs a recovery in industrial profit and manufacturing.

Uttarakhand: PM Modi address an election rally in Rudrapur- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to kick off the BJP's Lok Sabha election campaign in Uttarakhand with a rally in Rudrapur, situated within the Nainital-Udham Singh Nagar constituency. According to state BJP president Mahendra Bhatt, the rally is expected to draw a crowd of over one lakh people.

Arvind Kejriwal will remain the Chief Minister of Delhi, but his wife, Sunita Kejriwal, is likely to assume a "significant role" in the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in the coming days, party sources told news agency PTI on Sunday. Sunita Kejriwal has been at the forefront of the Opposition's protest against the arrest of her husband, Arvind Kejriwal. The Delhi chief minister was arrested on March 21 in connection with a money laundering case linked to the Delhi excise policy.

Mumbai: Lauding the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) for its astute management of the country’s financial system at an event on Monday to mark the central bank’s 90th anniversary, Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid out a roadmap for the next 10 years, saying India would need to become economically self-reliant to shield itself from external shocks. Making the rupee more internationally accepted, increasing the reach of banking services and scaling up digital transactions would be key focus areas, Modi said.

NEW DELHI : An uninhabited island has sparked a political controversy in the election season. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reignited a longstanding debate in Indian politics by criticizing the Congress party for relinquishing control of the Katchatheevu Island to Sri Lanka in 1974, under Indira Gandhi's leadership. This move has elicited responses from opposition parties, bringing the island's status back into the spotlight.

Katchatheevu island issue, opposition leaders on Monday cited a 2015 RTI reply, which stated that the agreements in 1974 and 1976 did not involve either acquiring or ceding of territory belonging to India, and asked whether the «change» in Modi government's stance was for «election politics». The opposition's response came after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Monday claimed that prime ministers from the Congress displayed indifference about Katchatheevu island and gave away Indian fishermen's rights despite legal views to the contrary. Jaishankar's remarks at a press conference were made a day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi cited a media report to assert that new facts reveal that the Congress «callously» gave away Katchatheevu island to Sri Lanka. Senior Congress leader P Chidambaram hit out at the government over the issue.

RBI Celebrates 90 Years: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on April 1 praised the widespread adoption of UPI and stressed the importance of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) focusing on promoting digital transactions and financial inclusion over the next decade. The prime minister was delivering the keynote address at the central bank's 90th anniversary event today in Mumbai. Also present were RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.

hydroelectricity output fell at the steepest pace in at least 38 years during the year ended March 31, a Reuters analysis of government data showed, as erratic rainfall forced further dependence on coal-fired power amid higher demand. The 16.3% drop in generation from the country's biggest clean energy source coincided with the share of renewables in power generation sliding for the first time since Prime Minister Narendra Modi made commitments to boost solar and wind capacity at the United Nations climate talks at Paris in 2015. Renewables accounted for 11.7% of India's power output in the year that ended in March, down from 11.8% a year earlier, a Reuters analysis of daily load despatch data from the federal grid regulator Grid-India showed.

India and Uzbekistan. Ambassador Sardor Rustambaev, who previously led the diplomatic mission of Uzbekistan in France and Portugal and recently took over as the head of mission in India, spoke exclusively to ET. How would you characterize India-Uzbekistan strategic partnership?

₹30.50 for 19-kg commercial cylinders. As of April 1, the price in Delhi stands at ₹1,764.50. Additionally, the price of 5 kg FTL cylinders has been reduced by ₹7.50.

It was in 1867 under the British Raj that India adopted a fiscal year starting 1 April, when James Wilson was finance minister. Not only was the date arbitrary, so was annual accounting, drawn as it was from agriculture. Although other institutions traceable to early farming—like patriarchy—have been challenged, the idea of an annual reckoner has endured for centuries with little resistance.

PTI. 5. Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condoled the loss of lives in the storm, and said he had spoken with officials and asked them to ensure proper assistance to those affected by it. "My thoughts are with those affected by the storms in Jalpaiguri-Mainaguri areas of West Bengal.

Stalin on Sunday said it is only through unity that the opposition can defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi and oust the «fascist» BJP to form a federal India. In his message at the INDIA bloc's rally here, he said the arrest of former Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren and Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal shows the BJP's «growing desperation in the face of imminent defeat». His message was read out by DMK leader in Rajya Sabha Tiruchi Siva, who represented the party at the rally. Siva expressed hope that the national flag would be unfurled by the leaders of the INDIA bloc at the Red Fort on this year's Independence Day.

: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the conferment of the Bharat Ratna on BJP stalwart L K Advani is a recognition of his enduring contributions to the nation's progress. President Murmu conferred the Bharat Ratna, the country's highest civilian honour, on former deputy prime minister Advani at his residence here earlier on Sunday. Modi sat next to Advani as the President honoured the veteran leader. Besides Modi, Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Home Minister Amit Shah and Advani's family members attended the ceremony.