Mumbai, Dec 15 (UNI) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 14 lakh on five cooperative banks for non-compliance with rules on Friday. The RBI has taken these actions under Section 47A (1) (C), Section 46 (4) (i) I, and Section 56 of the Banking Regulation Act. However, this…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (UNI) Amid demand slowdown in major advanced economies, India’s merchandise exports contracted 2.83% year-on-year to US $33.90 billion in November 2023. India’s merchandise export value stood at US$ 34.89 billion in the corresponding period last year. With merchandise imports also declining in November this year, the trade deficit during the month…
Mumbai, Dec 15 (UNI) The BSE Sensex on Friday hit a record high for the second consecutive session, closing at 71,483.75, advancing 969.55 points, tracking global cues and strong buying in IT, metal, oil and gas, and technology stocks. The National Stock Exchange (NSE) gained 273.95 points to 21,456.65. The Sensex opened on a strong…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (UNI) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday told the Rajya Sabha that Final Location Survey (FLS) for construction of a new line between Banarhat (India)-Samtse (Bhutan) (23.15 km) has been sanctioned in 2023-24. “Consultations with the State government are held during the survey work,” he said. In a written reply to…
Varanasi, Dec 15 (UNI) Mafia-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was on Friday held guilty and sentenced to five and a half years imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 10,000 by a special court in Varanasi for threatening a witness in more than 26-year-old coal businessman Nand Kishore Rungta murder case, prosecution sources said. Prosecution sources said…
New Delhi, Dec 15, (UNI) The Supreme Court on Friday adjourned till January 3 next yearTrinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra’s plea challenging her expulsion as a Lok Sabha member over alleged misconduct in the cash-for-query case. The matter was listed before a bench but since Friday was the last working day of the Supreme Court…
New Delhi, Dec 15 (UNI) Congress leader and MP Jairam Ramesh on Friday said Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (I.N.D.I.A) bloc members are demanding statements from Union Home Minister Amit Shah in both the Houses on the serious security breach in Parliament. Addressing a press conference at AICC headquarters here, Jairam Ramesh accused the government…
Srinagar, Dec 15 (UNI) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached an immovable property in Srinagar, valuing Rs 193.46 Crore, under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) case related to the financial fraud committed with J&K State Cooperative Bank (JKSTCB), officials said on Friday. The property in the form of land admeasuring 257 Kanal…
Sonbhadra (UP), Dec 15 (UNI) Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Duddhi seat Ramdular Gond was on Friday sentenced to 25 years imprisonment along with a penalty of Rs 10.10 lakh by a special court in Sonbhadra district in a nine-year-old rape case, a prosecution officer said. Special Public Prosecutor (Pocso) Satya Prakash Tripathi said…
Nagpur, Dec 15 (UNI) Shiv Sena (Thackery group) MLA Aaditya Thackeray on Friday gave a direct challenge to Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde saying that he should fight upcoming election from Worli assembly constituency or else he was ready to contest against him from his Thane constituency. Talking to media in state Assembly premises here,…
