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Despite the slowing pace of growth in prices, the Consumer Price Index-based rate of retail inflation stayed above the RBI’s 4% tolerance level. Retail inflation rose to 5.48% last month, a slower pace of increase compared to 6.21% in October, data from the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation showed on Thursday. Despite the slowing pace of growth in prices, the Consumer Price Index-based rate of retail inflation stayed above the Reserve Bank of India’s 4% tolerance level, with two percentage points of deviation on either side. Prices of food, which have been the main source of high inflation for…

Place of Worship Act hearing: The top court restrained courts across the country to admit or pass orders in any fresh suit or plea seeking survey of mosques. The Supreme Court on Thursday paused all surveys of places of worship as it began hearing petitions challenging certain provisions of the Places of Worship Act. The top court directed lower courts to not admit or pass any order on surveys of mosques, till it next hears this matter. “No order of survey or any other effective order to be passed in existing suits as well,” the top court said while hearing…

The bill to allow simultaneous Lok Sabha polls and state assembly elections is high on the Narendra Modi government’s agenda. The Union cabinet on Thursday approved the ‘One Nation, One Election’ Bill. The legislation is likely to be tabled in this Winter session of Parliament. The bill will be referred to the Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC). The bill to allow simultaneous Lok Sabha polls and state assembly elections is high on the government’s agenda. In September, the Union cabinet approved the proposal in the report presented by a high-powered committee headed by former President Ram Nath Kovind. Prime Minister Narendra…

There was a huge difference in how the Indian bowlers operated under Rohit Sharma and Jasprit Bumrah, with Rohit Sharma being told to show more spark. Former Australia batter Simon Katich has urged Rohit Sharma to show more spark in his captaincy, especially towards his bowlers, following India’s loss to Australia in the 2nd Test at Adelaide. Under Jasprit Bumrah, India started the Border-Gavaskar Trophy on a rousing note, beating Australia by 295 runs, but Rohit’s return was marked by a 10-wicket-defeat in the day-night Test, which levelled the series 1-1 with three Tests to go. The stark difference for…

Maharashtra Additional Chief Electoral Officer Dr Kiran Kulkarni said that use of such terms during the election campaign has serious repercussions. The use of controversial phrases like “vote jihad” during the assembly election campaign in Maharashtra is under the Election Commission of India (ECI’s) scanner. Maharashtra’s additional chief electoral officer Dr Kiran Kulkarni said that the use of such terms during the election campaign has serious repercussions. “The ECI is carefully analysing its implications across legal, linguistic and social domains before taking further action. We should be very cautious with terms like ‘vote jihad’,” Kulkarni said. The poll official also…

South Korea’s ex-defence minister Kim Yong-Hyun, President Yoon Suk Yeol and others are under investigation over a failed martial law attempt. South Korea’s ex-defence minister Kim Yong-Hyun, who is accused of recommending the imposition of martial law to President Yoon Suk Yeol, tried dying by suicide before his formal arrest at the detention centre. Justice Minister Park Sung Jae confirmed the same during a parliamentary committee meeting. The police stopped Kim from his attempt to kill himself using his undergarment, during a search in the president’s office on Wednesday. The former defence minister was also arrested during the early hours…

Jagdeep Dhankhar and Opposition have had a tumultuous relationship. This is why no-trust vote move against him, though unprecedented, comes as no surprise. From a fiery left-of-centre Janata Dal activist to a centrist dyed-in-the-wool Congressman and finally, a right-wing Hindutva die-hard, Vice-President of India Jagdeep Dhankhar has had a truly chequered career. This week, he became the first person holding one of the top two constitutional posts to face the prospect of impeachment as the Opposition submitted a notice to move a no-confidence motion against him. A no-confidence motion against the vice-president is not just unprecedented, it is no small…

Banerjee pointed out that there are many more parties and parliamentary democracy does not depend on the BJP and the Congress. Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee on Wednesday slammed both the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and INDIA bloc ally Congress over parliament logjam during the ongoing winter session. He said both the parties were responsible for the uproar in both houses. “The House is adjourned because of the Congress and the BJP. The House will continue only on the choice of the Congress and the BJP… This is not proper,” Banerjee. Banerjee pointed out that there are many more…

Rahul Gandhi said he held a meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and urged him to expunge derogatory comments against him. Congress MP Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said he held a meeting with Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and urged him to expunge derogatory comments against him “I held a meeting with the Speaker. I told him that derogatory comments against me should be expunged. The Speaker said that he would look into it…Our aim is that the House must run and discussion should happen in the House. No matter what they say about me, we want to have…

The man, Animesh Mandal (44), is a deputy superintendent-rank IB official posted in Nagpur. A man who was arrested for allegedly sharing a hoax bomb alert on an IndiGo flight from Nagpur to Kolkata last month has reportedly turned out to be an officer of the Intelligence Bureau (IB). Animesh Mandal (44) is a deputy superintendent-rank IB official posted in Nagpur, citing the police. The police claim that he provided false information that forced the flight with 187 passengers onboard to make an emergency landing on November 14. Mandal allegedly told the crew of the IndiGo flight after it took…