New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 61.40 lakh on The Nainital Bank Limited for non-compliance with certain directions issued by RBI on ‘Interest Rate on Advances’ and ‘Customer Service in Banks’. According to RBI, the bank did not benchmark certain floating rate loans…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) State-owned telecom firm Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) on Friday reported a profit of Rs 262 crore in the third quarter of the current financial year, marking its first return to profitability since 2007. Announcing the quarterly financial results, A. Robert J. Ravi, CMD, BSNL, said, “We are pleased with…
Washington/New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India is for peace with regard to the Ukraine conflict and announced his wholehearted support for President Donald Trump’s initiative to stop the war. In his remarks to journalists at the White House, PM Modi said: “Regarding the conflict between Russia and Ukraine I am…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) Minister of State for Home Affairs Nityanand Rai expressed concerns about the growing cross-border connections in terror financing, noting that the flow of funds is becoming more complex. He highlighted that with the advancement of new digital technologies, the methods, sources, and channels through which terrorists move assets are becoming…
Washington/New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) Defence was a major agenda on the talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump with the latter announcing that his administration would pave the way to provide India with the F-35 stealth fighters. The US President said in his White House address: “We will be increasing…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) US President Donald Trump has once again issued a stern warning to BRICS countries of which India is a key member, threatening to impose a 100% tariff in case they decided to challenge the dominance of the US dollar in international trade. “BRICS was put there for a bad purpose…
Washington/New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that only one person in the entire world has copyright to the word “deal”, and that is President Donald Trump, in reference to the US President’s penchant for deal-making. Asked at a press conference in the White House if he had struck any deal with…
Washington/New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) US President Donald Trump announced that his administration has approved the extradition to India of 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks plotter Tahawwur Rana even as he said that the relationship with India and with Prime Minister Narendra Modi “has never been better”. Addressing a press conference at the White House after…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday chaired a review meeting here on the implementation of three new criminal laws in Maharashtra and asked the state government to implement them in all the commissionerates as soon as possible. The meeting, attended by Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, reviewed the implementation…
New Delhi, Feb 14 (UNI) Former President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday emphasised on the critical importance of India’s maritime resources, trade routes, and strategic positioning in the global geopolitical landscape. Speaking at the Vice Admiral KK Nayyar Memorial Lecture, Kovind highlighted the vital role of the maritime sector in realising India’s aspirations to become…
