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The MPC also decided to make the scheduled banks maintain an incremental cash reserve ratio (I-CRR) of 10 per cent on the increase in their net demand and time liabilities (NDTL) between May 19 and July 28.

The discussion on the motion, which began on August 8, after being initiated by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi, has seen some high-voltage speeches from Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, Union Minister Smriti Irani and Home Minister Amit Shah.

In an intelligence-based operation, Punjab Police recovered 12 kg heroin from Amritsar and arrested three accused, Director General of Police Gaurav Yadav (DGP) said on Thursday.

The Allahabad High Court has observed that if a married woman "with prior experience in sexual relations" does not express objection, it cannot be deemed that her intimate involvement with a man was non-consensual.

"The meeting was held as a follow-up of the appeal issued by the Central government on August 3 to amicably resolve the issue of burial of the mortal remains of the victims of ethnic violence in Manipur," the ITLF said in a statement. 

National Conference MP and former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi represents the whole of India, "and not just one colour".

The Delhi Police's Economic Offences Wing (EOW) has arrested a couple -- who was on the run for the last four years, for cheating a non-banking financial company (NBFC) to the tune of Rs 22 crore on the basis of forged property papers, an official said on Wednesday. 

Senior Advocate Gopal Subramanium on Wednesday argued before a Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court that the federalism built in Article 370 of the Constitution cannot be abrogated.

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday assured the tribal leaders from Manipur that security will be further tightened in the hill and tribal areas of the northeastern state.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, during his visit to Mangarh Dham in Rajasthan on World Tribal Day on Wednesday, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants Manipur to keep burning, adding the BJP's ideology has killed the spirit of Mother India in Manipur. 

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday accused the Congress and the CPI(M) of having a ‘clandestine understanding’ with the BJP in West Bengal.

The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the Digital Personal Data Protection Bill (DPDPB), 2023 by voice vote. The Bill will now become law after President Draupadi Murmu grants her assent.

Rice prices soared to the highest levels in almost 15 years in Asia on mounting concerns over global supplies as dry weather threatens production in Thailand and after top shipper India banned some exports, media reports said.

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Wednesday said the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has moved closer to the moon surface with the reduction in its orbit for a second time.

Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers Shobha Karandlaje on Wednesday hit out at Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his alleged gesture of “flying kiss” and termed it as “inappropriate and indecent”.

A week after communal violence rocked Haryana's Nuh and Gurugram districts, Muslim traders here have been left in a state of shock as an 'economic boycott' was announced by a Hindu body at a Mahapanchayat organised in Tigra village of Gurugram.

Minister for Women and Child Development Smriti Irani on Wednesday slammed Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his alleged gesture of “flying kiss” saying never before has the misogynistic behaviour of a man been so visible in Parliament as what was done by Rahul Gandhi.

Following Rahul Gandhi's speech on the no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha on Wednesday, it was former Congress chief and Rahul’s mother Sonia Gandhi who led from the front after BJP MP Smriti Irani launched an all-out attack on the opposition.

Union minister and BJP MP Smriti Irani in a vitriolic attack on the Congress party and Gandhi family on Wednesday, raked up several incidents of violence committed in the past, while highlighting the ‘failures’ of Congress governments.

After wink and hug controversy in 2018, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday once again landed in another controversy over his alleged gesture of flying kiss while leaving from the Lok Sabha.

The BJP on Wednesday launched a scathing attack at the Opposition bloc, Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA), saying when "family parties" come together, then "arrogant" alliances form.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday during the discussion on no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that his "arrogance was burning India like Ravana's arrogance got Lanka burned".

During the ongoing discussion over the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said the BJP's politics has "murdered India in Manipur" while sharing the ordeal of the two women he met during his visit to the northeastern state.

BJP Lok Sabha member of Alipurduar constituency in West Bengal and the Union Minister of state minority affairs, John Barla has given shelter at his residence to 45 elected BJP panchayat members for facing life threats allegedly from ruling Trinamool Congress activists.

Medical cannabis, with its potential to alleviate various health conditions, has captured public interest and controversy. However, amidst the growing fascination, a plethora of misconceptions have emerged.