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Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor Shaktikanta Das. (PTI Photo)

Centre extends RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das' term for three years

Shaktikanta Das was appointed as the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Governor in December 2018

29 Oct 2021 8:04 AM IST

Mr Wankhede moved the Bombay high court on Thursday requesting a probe by CBI or the NIA into the allegations of corruption levelled against him. (DC File Image)

Three-day notice before action against Sameer Wankhede; Maharashtra...

A division bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and S.V. Kotwal disposed of a petition by Mr Wankhede

29 Oct 2021 6:40 AM IST

Pope Francis delivers a speech during a ceremony for peace with representatives from various religions in Campidoglio Square in Rome on October 20, 2020. (AFP)

PM Modi to call on Pope Francis for first time

Sources noted that this would be the first-ever meeting with Pope Francis for Mr Modi since he became Prime Minister in...

29 Oct 2021 6:37 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the 18th India-ASEAN Summit, through video conferencing, in New Delhi, Thursday, October 28. (PTI)

Modi, Asean leaders call for peaceful, stable South China Sea

A Joint Statement on cooperation for peace, stability and prosperity in the region was also adopted at the Summit

29 Oct 2021 3:02 AM IST

The Union ministry of electronics and IT (MeITY) is learnt to have sought a clarification from the Facebook following recent revelations by whistle-blower Frances Haugen. (AFP file photo)

India seeks Facebook's algorithm

MeitY has written to Facebook asking for information around the algorithms and processes used by the platform

29 Oct 2021 12:28 AM IST

Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan celebrates Aryan Khans bail with his friends and legal team, in Mumbai, Thursday, Oct. 28, 2021. (PTI Photo)

Aryan Khan, 2 others get bail; may be out of jail today or Saturday

The sessions court registry will verify the surety and after completing all the procedures, the NDPS court will issue...

28 Oct 2021 6:49 PM IST

NCB Mumbai Zonal Director Sameer Wankhede arrives at Narcotics Control Bureau office in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

Sameer Wankhede's sister files police complaint against minister Nawab...

Sameer Wankhede is in the eye of a political storm following allegations of extortion in the high-profile cruise drugs...

28 Oct 2021 12:33 PM IST

A box containing vials of Bharat Biotech Ltd. Covaxin vaccine. (Photo: Bloomberg)

Bharat Biotech's Covaxin finds place in Oman's list of approved...

All passengers who have received two doses of Covaxin atleast 14 days before the estimated arrival date can travel to...

28 Oct 2021 12:28 PM IST

Students with their parents, arrive to appear for NEET exam at Thakur College at Kandivali, in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

Supreme Court permits NTA to declare results of NEET 2021

The high court took note of the two students' grievances and ordered that they be given fresh opportunity to appear

28 Oct 2021 11:59 AM IST

Surface-to-surface ballistic missile Agni-5. (ANI Photo)

India successfully launches surface-to-surface ballistic missile...

The missile is capable of striking targets at ranges up to 5,000 kilometres with a very high degree of accuracy

28 Oct 2021 11:52 AM IST

The accident took place at Pakoda chowk, where the women were waiting for an autorickshaw to go to Bahadurgarh railway station. (ANI)

3 women farmers killed, 2 injured as truck hits them near Tikri border

After participating in the farmers' protest against the Centre's agri laws at the Tikri border, the women were returning...

28 Oct 2021 11:13 AM IST

India, the worlds third-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases after China and the United States, is under pressure to announce plans to become carbon neutral by mid-century. (Representational image: AFP)

India rejects net zero carbon emissions target, says pathway more...

Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav said India was on track to achieve targets set at the 2015 Paris conference

28 Oct 2021 10:44 AM IST