Who will win 2019?
With an upswing of about 4 per cent in vote share, as reported in recent polls/surveys, can the Congress tide over its lowest ebb (44 MPs in the 16th Lok Sabha) and dethrone the incumbent? Perhaps a deep dive into … read more
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Banks reduce interest on home, auto loans post-RBI cut
Mumbai (IANS) Within days of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) lowering its key lending rate, state-run State Bank of India (SBI) on Tuesday reduced its benchmark marginal cost of funds based lending rate (MCLR) and home loan rates, effective from … read more
‘PM Narendra Modi’ gets U certificate from CBFC
Mumbai (IANS) Bollywood biopic “PM Narendra Modi” on Tuesday was granted an ‘unrestricted’ (U) certificate for release by the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC), the film’s director Omung Kumar B said. “We knew it will happen. Finally, it’s out,” Omung … read more
Rebel BJP MP in party’s list of campaigners in Jharkhand
Ranchi (IANS) The BJP on Tuesday released the names of the 40 party leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and party president Amit Shah as star campaigners in Jharkhand for the Lok Sabha polls. Interestingly, this list includes Ranchi Lok … read more
Kirti Azad to contest from Dhanbad
Ranchi: The Congress party has fielded former cricketer and sitting Darbhanga MP Kirti Azad Jha as party candidate from the hot seat of Dhanbad in Jharkhand. The name of Azad was declared by the central election committee of the Congress … read more
Gaps in e-way bill reporting mechanism may be closed
New Delhi (IANS) After detecting mismatches in some e-way bill submissions, the Centre is now examining more GST Network (GSTN) data to see if such evasions are increasing sufficiently enough to consider withdrawing the facility of generating multiple e-way bills on … read more
Most voters satisfied with performance of PM Modi: IANS-CVOTER Poll
New Delhi (IANS) Around half of the voters surveyed by CVOTER-IANS continue to be very satisfied with the performance of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The poll tracker interviewed 12,050 voters on April 4 and found that 50.95 per cent of them … read more
PM Modi series idolises him, doesn’t get propagandist
Web series: “Modi – Journey Of A Common Man” on Eros Now; Director: Umesh Shukla; Cast: Ashish Sharma and Faisal Khan; Rating; *** A very thin line divides passion from propaganda. Films about figures we admire, specially the living ones, … read more
RBI yet to approve Lakshmi Vilas Bank-IHFL merger
Mumbai (IANS) Denying reports of it approving the merger of Lakshmi Vilas Bank (LVB) and Indiabulls Housing Finance Ltd (IHFL), the Reserve Bank of India has said that the merger does not have its nod so far and it would examine … read more
Interesting facts about Lok Sabha elections
New Delhi (IANS) With the seven-phase Lok Sabha elections all set kick off on April 11, IANS has compiled some interesting facts about India’s general elections. * The first Lok Sabha elections in 1952 cost around Rs 10.45 crore, while the … read more