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In a goodwill gesture, India on Thursday said it has decided to rollover a USD 50 million Treasury Bill for an additional year upon the request of the Maldives government. “At the request of the Government of Maldives, the State Bank of India (SBI) has subscribed the USD 50 mn Government Treasury Bill (T-bills) issued by the Ministry of Finance of Maldives, for a period of one more year from the date of maturity of the previous subscription, September 19, 2024,” the High Commission of India in Maldives said in a press release. SBI bought the Treasury Bill under an agreement signed by the previous government. SBI has bought a total of USD 200 million… Read More »India Sends “Crucial Budgetary Support” To Maldives Amid Strained Ties

Former Mumbai police commissioner Sanjay Pandey, who was arrested in 2022 in the NSE co-location case, on Thursday joined the Congress ahead of the assembly polls in Maharashtra. He was inducted into the Congress by its Mumbai unit chief and Lok Sabha MP Varsha Gaikwad at the party office in south Mumbai. Calling himself a ‘secular’ minded person, the retired IPS officer who briefly served as the acting Maharashtra director general of police, maintained that no other political party except the Congress follows secular ideology. “I am not joining a party but a family. I wanted to join the Congress way back in 2004, but didn’t get a chance,” said Mr Pandey on the occasion… Read More »Mumbai Ex-Top Cop Sanjay Pandey Joins Congress Ahead Of State Polls

Intermittent rainfall over the last few days led to a dip in the mercury levels in the national capital, with the city recording a minimum temperature of 21.1 degrees Celsius on Thursday — its lowest for September in 14 years. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data of the last 14 years, Thursday’s minimum temperature surpasses the previous record of 21.4 degrees Celsius set on September 13. In comparison, the lowest minimum temperature for the corresponding period in 2022 was 22.3 degrees celsius, the data showed. As the monsoon prepares to make its exit from the city, Delhiites continue to enjoy its final few days. Delhi has recorded 1,029.9 mm of rainfall so far this… Read More »Delhi Records Lowest Minimum Temperature In September In 14 Years

Intermittent rainfall over the last few days led to a dip in the mercury levels in the national capital, with the city recording a minimum temperature of 21.1 degrees Celsius on Thursday — its lowest for September in 14 years. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data of the last 14 years, Thursday’s minimum temperature surpasses the previous record of 21.4 degrees Celsius set on September 13. In comparison, the lowest minimum temperature for the corresponding period in 2022 was 22.3 degrees celsius, the data showed. As the monsoon prepares to make its exit from the city, Delhiites continue to enjoy its final few days. Delhi has recorded 1,029.9 mm of rainfall so far this… Read More »Delhi Records Lowest Minimum Temperature In September In 14 Years

West Bengal minister and senior Trinamool Congress leader Swapan Debnath’s comment about women drinking during the mega protest in the state has sparked a huge controversy. A video is being circulated on social media in which the minister is heard saying that during the “Reclaim the night” protest in his area Purbasthali, a woman and two men were spotted sipping beer at a hotel. “What if something untoward had happened to the woman? Our men had kept vigil at that time. But if they were not around?’ he purportedly said. Urging parents to be more vigilant, he added, “Your daughter went for protest demanding safety for other women. But monitor what she is doing outside… Read More »Trinamool Distances Self From Minister’s “Woman Protester Drinking” Remark