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Repo rate remains unchanged at 5.15%: RBI

Mumbai, Feb 06 (ANI): Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announced that repo rate remained unchanged at 5.15% and maintained accommodative stance. In a press conference, Governor of RBI, Shaktikanta Das said, "The repo rate remains unchanged at 5.15% and maintains accommodative stance. So, there is continuity but it should not be read as the pointer for future action of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). MPC will be guided by the evolving situation and take whatever steps are required at the appropriate time in the most opportune manner to optimize the impact of various monetary policy actions."

Giriraj Singh likens death of Shaheen Bagh infant with 'suicide bomb'

New Delhi, Feb 06 (ANI): Union Minister for Animal Husbandry, Dairying and Fisheries, Giriraj Singh, termed the Shaheen Bagh protest as "Khilafat part two". Singh said, "Shaheen Bagh woman called his 4 months a martyr, if this is not Khilafat movement part two, if this is not suicide bomb then what else."

ABVP holds protest at JNU over several demands

New Delhi, Feb 06 (ANI): Members of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest in Jawaharlal Nehru University on February 06. Protestors demanded increase in non-NET fellowship, conduct of entrance exam in two languages, sports quota in admission, reduction of educational fee for foreign students among other demands. They held placards in their hands and raised slogans to demonstrate. "We gave a memorandum of our demands to the Vice Chancellor and we hope that he will look into it," one of the protestors told ANI.

Elderly man stops convoy of CM BS Yediyurappa, demands 2 acres of land

Bengaluru, Feb 06 (ANI): An elderly man stopped the convoy of Chief Minister of Karnataka, BS Yediyurappa in Bengaluru on February 06. He stopped them and demanded 2 acres of land and also told them that he has no land for agriculture.

Pakistan desperate to push terrorists across: Army Chief

Lucknow (UP), Feb 06 (ANI): While speaking to ANI in Lucknow, Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane on Thursday said that Pakistan is trying to push terrorists from launchpads and various camps as there has been an increase in ceasefire violations on Line of Control (LoC). Adding on it, he said Pakistan is getting desperate to push terrorists across.

5-acre land offer for mosque in Ayodhya is wrong, illegal: Lawyer Zafaryab Jilani

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 06 (ANI): Senior lawyer Zafaryab Jilani said that the offer of 5 acres of land for mosque in Ayodhya is wrong and illegal. While speaking to ANI, Jilani said, "All the Muslim organizations have cleared it way before that they won't take any land in exchange of Masjid. We had already put the review petition in the Supreme Court that was rejected. It is against the Supreme Court's 1994 judgment and Ayodhya Acquisition Act. The offer of 5 acres land for mosque in Ayodhya is also against Ayodhya Acquisition Act. We have decided to not take the land. This offer is wrong and illegal."

Karnataka MLAs take oath as cabinet ministers in long-delayed expansion

Bengaluru, Feb 06 (ANI): Karnataka Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa on February 06 conducted his long-delayed cabinet expansion since he took charge of the state's administration last year. Karnataka MLAs ST Somashekar, Ramesh Jarkiholi took oath as a Cabinet Ministers. MLAs Anand Singh, K Sudhakar and BA Basavaraja also took oath on Feb 06. Karnataka Governor Vajubhai Vala and Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa were also present during the oath taking ceremony at Raj Bhavan in Bengaluru.

19 arrested in Azamgarh for pelting stones at police during anti-CAA protest

Azamgarh (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 06 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Police arrested 19 people for allegedly pelting stones at police during an anti-CAA protest in Azamgarh. Azamgarh's Superintendent of Police, Triveni Singh said, "Section 144 is in force in the district. Some women and children had gathered to protest; when police tried to disperse them, some rowdies pelted stones at police." A social media team is also monitoring the agitators who spread rumours against the new citizenship law, Singh added.

Lawaypora encounter: Mortal remains of slain CRPF jawan brought to Patna

Patna (Bihar), Feb 06 (ANI): The mortal remains of slain Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) jawan Ramesh Ranjan, who lost his life in Lawaypora encounter, were brought to the Patna Airport. Security forces paid homage to the slain CRPF jawan. Two terrorists were killed and a CRPF jawan died in a gun-battle in Lawaypora area of Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir on February 05.

Equity indices in the green ahead of RBI monetary policy

New Delhi, Feb 06 (ANI): Equity benchmark indices advanced during early hours on Thursday ahead of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) meeting to decide on key interest rates. While several market experts expect the status quo in benchmark rates, some hoped for a cut. At 10:15 am, the BSE S and P Sensex was up by 100 points to 41,243 while the Nifty 50 gained 34 points at 12,123. All sectoral indices at the National Stock Exchange were in the positive zone with Nifty metal up by 1.3 per cent and pharma by 1.2 per cent.

Coronavirus effect: Chinese nationals attend Auto Expo with mask on

Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 06 (ANI): The 15th edition of Auto Expo 2020 once again made a grand entry at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida. But due to novel coronavirus, a number of Chinese nationals at the Auto Expo were seen wearing masks. Speaking on coronavirus impact, Director of Sales and Marketing of Great Wall Motors, HS Brar said, "A big delegation was supposed to come from China but we cancelled their trip. Interaction of Chinese colleagues with public has been reduced."

Radhika Apte owns the ramp in floral dress

Mumbai, Feb 06 (ANI): 'Netflix' queen Radhika Apte became the show stopper for a fashion brand. She rocked the chic, casual look at the ramp. She wore a floral dress for the show. She was seen sporting her signature makeup look with her hair down.

6 injured in clash between BJP and TMC in WB's Asansol

Asansol (West Bengal), Feb 06 (ANI): Six people including one female were injured in a political clash between Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) workers over construction of a BJP office in West Bengal's Asansol. BJP workers alleged that TMC workers had come to the spot and stopped the work while latter group counter-alleged that BJP hadn't obtained permission from Panchayat for the construction. The incident took place on February 05.The injured people were sent to Asansol District Hospital for treatment. Getting the news, cops of Salanpur Police station had been to the spot and are investigating into the matter.

Air quality improves a bit in Delhi

New Delhi, Feb 06 (ANI): Air quality of the national capital improved on February 06. According to Air Quality Index (AQI), PM 2.5 was at 176 in 'moderate' category and PM 10 at 209 in 'poor' category near Lodhi Road. Moreover, with moderate temperature, Delhiites got a little bit relief from the cold weather.

Coronavirus impacts diamond exports in Surat

Surat (Gujarat), Feb 06 (ANI): The anti-government protests in Hong Kong and the US-China trade war has already impacted the polished diamond exports from India and now the outbreak of deadly coronavirus is expected to decrease the overall exports. China is the world's second largest diamond jewellery market after United States. The outbreak of coronavirus will impact consumer demand, resulting in decline in export of polished diamonds. Diamantaires in Surat says that Coronavirus outbreak in China and Hong Kong will affect their business, and have a negative impact on the diamond industry of India and bring them a loss of around Rs 8,000-10,000 crore in the next two months. The spread of Coronavirus in China and across the world is making the diamantaires of Surat worried. They aren't as frightened for the infection itself than they are from the prospect of exports of polished diamond getting hit by the outbreak.

'Pink City' receives UNESCO World Heritage City certificate

Jaipur (Rajasthan), Feb 06 (ANI): Walled-city of Jaipur formally was accorded World Heritage City status. UNESCO Director-General Audrey Azoulay on February 05 presented the World Heritage certificate to state's Urban Development and Housing (UDH) Minister Shanti Dhariwal.

Bengaluru gets zero waste juice shop

Bengaluru, Feb 06 (ANI): A shop owner has started a unique initiative to keep the environment clean in Bengaluru's Malleshwaram by selling juice in fruit shells. The juice shop named 'Eat Raja' offers juice in the particular fruit shell to avoid any wastage. Apart from the juice in fruit shell, shop also offers free juice to encourage people to quit smoking in the view of the clean environment. People who bring their own steel cups to prevent the use of plastic get a discount and can drink juice in Rs 20 only.

Ganesh Acharya should go to jail: Victim choreographer

Mumbai, Feb 06 (ANI): Woman choreographer who was allegedly harassed by Indian choreographer Ganesh Acharya demanded justice. She also stated that Ganesh Acharya has been misusing his power. "I want justice; I want Ganesh Acharya to go to jail. He should be boycotted from the industry. He has been misusing his power," said the victim. Mumbai Police has booked Bollywood choreographer Ganesh Acharya on charges of sexually harassing a woman choreographer. He was booked after a 33-year-old female choreographer accused him of depriving her of work and forcing her to watch adult videos. The girl had filed complaint against Ganesh Acharya at Mumbai's Amboli Police Station on January 28.

Instagram now lets you reply to Stories with GIFs

New Delhi, Feb 06 (ANI): GIFs are everyone's favorite and Instagram has now added the ability to respond to Stories using the loopy clips. Instagram made the announcement through an official tweet, saying users can reply to their friends' Stories using GIFs by GIPHY. To try out the new feature, simply update your Instagram app to its latest version on iOS or Android. The GIF option is visible when you reply to a story.

Auto Expo 2020: Carmakers showcase their best for India

Greater Noida (Uttar Pradesh), Feb 06 (ANI): Auto Expo is here and car enthusiasts have their eyes wide opened to get glimpse of upcoming cars being showcased by auto manufacturers. Here are some swanky cars unveiled by auto giants. Indian as well as international car manufacturers will mark their presence at the expo. Here are some exciting cars to watch out for.