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Standard Chartered raises 1 bn euro via social bond, commits 50% for India

The 8-year bond will primarily facilitate lending to small and medium sized enterprises, ensuring access to finance

IPL 2025: Nitish Kumar Reddy set to join SRH after clearing fitness test

PTI has learned that Nitish successfully completed all the fitness test routines, including the yo-yo test, at the BCCI Centre of Excellence here, and the physios have given him a go-ahead.

Rajasthan cops boycott Holi over promotions, salary discrepancies

Former chief minister Ashok Gehlot demanded that Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma immediately intervene in the matter and look into the demands of the policemen

ISL 2024-25 playoffs: Full schedule, teams, format and live streaming

The Indian Super League (ISL) on Saturday announced the dates for the 2024-25 playoffs with two-legged semifinals scheduled between April 2-6 and the final to be played on April 12.

Congress didn't allow peace in Assam, PM Modi restored it: Amit Shah

Over 10,000 youths have laid down arms and joined the mainstream in Assam, with peace returning to the state during the last 10 years, Amit Shah said

Sule compares proposed anti-urban Naxal bill to Rowlatt Act, seeks review

Sule demanded that the government review the draft of the bill and ensure that Constitutional values are not violated

Govt building ecosystem to resolve consumer complaints pre-litigation: Secy

Khare said a hassle-free, speedy, and cost-effective platform through the National Consumer Helpline (NCH) system has been created to resolve consumer grievances

Drug menace: Congress demands disbanding of SFI, targets Pinarayi Vijayan

Senior Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala demanded the disbanding of the Students Federation of India (SFI), the student organisation of ruling CPI(M)

Traffic violations surge over 100% during Holi celebrations this year

According to the statement, about 1,241 violators were booked for other traffic offenses last year on Holi, with it rising by 139 per cent in 2025 with a total of 2,971 violators booked

PM Modi to visit Sri Lanka next month to finalise bilateral agreements

Sri Lanka foreign Minister Vijitha Herath made the statement while responding to a question on budget allocation debate in the parliament

Maharashtra farmer suicides worrying, govt needs a policy solution: Pawar

Pawar's statement comes in the backdrop of the data released by the state relief and rehabilitation department that revealed that 2,635 farmers died by suicide in Maharashtra in 2024

Police ASI dies after villagers attack him in Bihar's Munger, 4 arrested

In a similar episode on Wednesday night, an ASI died after a scuffle between police personnel and a group of people in Araria district

India's forex kitty jumps sharpest in 2 yrs, rises $15.26 bn to $653.96 bn

The reserves had been on a declining trend recently due to revaluation along with forex market interventions by RBI to help reduce volatilities in the rupee

Isro successfully tests cryogenic engine for upcoming LVM3-M6 mission

LVM3 (Launch Vehicle Mark-3) is a three-stage medium-lift launch vehicle developed by the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro)

IMF expresses satisfaction with Pakistan's economic measures, use of loan

The Fund has played a key role in helping the country to meet balance of payment challenges on several occasions, including timely help to avoid a possible default in 2023-24

UN chief, Bangladesh's Yunus discuss domestic issues, Rohingya crisis

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is in Bangladesh on a Ramadan Solidarity visit from March 13-16

Religious discrimination affects followers of all faiths: India at UNGA

Harish began his statement Friday by conveying greetings on the holy month of Ramadan as well as Holi wishes as the festival of colours was celebrated across India and around the world

India's M&A market sees record activity in February at $7.2 billion

As many as 85 merger and acquisition (M&A) deals worth $4.8 billion were announced in February

Severe groundwater contamination found in 30K rural wards in Bihar: Report

Bihar Economic Survey (2024-25) found arsenic in 4,709 wards, fluoride in 3,789, and iron in 21,709, raising health concerns and urging urgent action for clean water access in rural areas

Didn't want PM Modi, others to see tents, potholes in Washington DC: Trump

Modi visited the White House for a bilateral meeting with Trump on February 13, the fourth foreign leader hosted by Trump in just weeks after his inauguration in January