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Aam Aadmi Party chief Arvind Kejriwal announced a monthly honorarium of ₹18,000 ($210) for priests in city temples and clerics in gurdwaras if the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) retains power in the Delhi assembly polls scheduled for February. Named the 'Pujari-Granthi Samman Yojana,' the scheme will be
by PublisherAt the National Conference of Chief Secretaries, the Central government urged all states to attract investments, generate employment, and support growth through "systematic deregulation" or "line-by-line reform" of laws that make it difficult for businesses to "open, run, grow, or exit". According to a
by PublisherGold loan defaults surged 30% to ₹6,696 crore ($805 million) by June 2024. This trend is being seen as an indicator of the economy slowing down. As gold prices surged, families pledged their gold to spend on household needs, but were unable to service the loans or reclaim the
by PublisherReplying to the BJP's comments on senior Congress leaders remaining absent during the final immersion-of-ashes rites of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the Congress claimed that senior party officials did not join the family "out of our deference to the privacy of the family." BJP also
by PublisherThe Supreme Court committee, chaired by retired Justice Nawab Singh, has invited the Samyukt Kisan Morcha – coalition of over forty Indian farmer unions — for discussions on Friday. Protests erupted across Punjab in support of Jagjit Singh Dallewal, on hunger strike for 35 days, demanding 13 farm reforms. The statewide bandh
by PublisherThe Nifty 50 fell 168.50 points, or 0.71%, to close at 23,644.90; while the Sensex lost 450.94 points, or 0.57%, and was at 78,248.13 as trading ended.
by PublisherOn Sunday, BJP and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) accused each other of falsifying the Delhi electoral roll in an effort to win the State's Assembly election, which is scheduled for February. Arvind Kejriwal, AAP's supremo, claimed that the BJP has devised "Operation Lotus", through
by PublisherIn a press release, Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL) announced its full exit from the food, edible oil and consumer goods joint venture Adani Wilmar, where it holds a 44% stake. Lence Pte. Ltd., a subsidiary of Wilmar International, will acquire 31.06% of Adani Wilmar's equity shares from
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