Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Sanjay Malhotra has raised concerns about dwindling liquidity in India’s call money market, warning that it could pose challenges for monetary policy transmission. Malhotra highlighted asymmetries between different money market rates, including the call money rate, market repo rate, and TREPS (tri-party repo dealing system) rate. He urged banks…
Eight cheetahs will be brought to India from Botswana in southern Africa in two phases, including four by May, officials have said. A release from the Madhya Pradesh government said this information was given by officials of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA), who took part in a review meeting of the cheetah project here…
A 45-year-old man asked his mother for Rs 200 to buy a dog. When she refused, he attacked her with a hammer and killed her. His wife was injured when she tried to intervene. A dispute over Rs 200 to buy a pet dog escalated so much that a man bludgeoned his mother to death…
The court said that a convict should be granted bail if there was no chance of appeal against conviction being heard in the near future in the high courts due to a huge pendency of cases. The Supreme Court has expressed anguish over an order of the Madhya Pradesh High Court which held a convict’s…
If you have a savings account with ICICI Bank, you’ll now earn slightly less. For balances below Rs 50 lakh, the new interest rate is 2.75% per annum, down from 3%. In Short ICICI Bank has joined the growing list of banks cutting deposit interest rates. After SBI and HDFC Bank, ICICI has now trimmed the…
A team of researchers led by Indian-origin astrophysicist Dr Nikku Madhusudhan claimed on Thursday to have found the strongest indication yet of extraterrestrial life, not in our solar system but on a massive planet, known as K2-18b, that orbits a star 120 light-years from Earth, New York Times reported. A repeated analysis of the exoplanet’s…
Gold prices continued their upward trend for the second consecutive session, reaching a new all-time high of ₹95,935 per 10 grams on April 17, 2025. The surge was driven by strong spot demand and global economic uncertainty, reinforcing gold’s status as a safe-haven asset. On the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), gold futures for June delivery…
The West Bengal government has assured the Calcutta High Court that the law and order situation in violence-hit Murshidabad is under control. During a hearing on April 17, 2025, a division bench comprising Justices Soumen Sen and Raja Basu Chowdhury reviewed a petition filed by Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari, who alleged that bomb…
The Supreme Court of India has granted the Election Commission (EC) three weeks to respond to a plea filed by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and others, challenging recent amendments to the 1961 Conduct of Election Rules. The amendments, introduced by the Union Law Ministry in December 2024, restrict public access to certain election-related documents, including…
Swiggy, India’s leading on-demand convenience platform, has launched Pyng, an AI-powered service designed to connect users with verified professionals across more than 100 specialisations. Pyng marks Swiggy’s entry into the professional services market, offering users a spam-free, reliable way to access experts in fields such as health and wellness, finance, astrology, event planning, and education….
