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RBI announces Operation Twist worth ₹10,000 crore on 25 Feb RBI will simultaneously sell and purchase government securities worth ₹10,000 crore under open market operations. (Mint)Premium Share Via Read Full Story The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) Monday said it will simultaneously sell and purchase government securities (G-Secs) worth ₹10,000 crore under open market operations (OMOs) on 25 February. Typically, the central bank conducts OMO sales to drain out liquidity and OMO purchases...

Homeschooling taking off in US as Covid-19 pandemic shutters schools Angela Atkins helps her son Jess Atkins work on a math problem on his laptop during homeschooling at their home in Oxford. (AP)Premium . Updated: 14 Feb 2021, 07:11 AM IST AFP Homeschooling exploded when the virus caused school closures across the country in March 2020, according to the National Home School Association, based in Colorado Share Via Read Full Story Faced with long school closures because of the coronavirus pa...

In the last 24 hours, 92 people succumbed to the deadly virus while 11,106 were discharged from hospitals, according to the health ministry.Now, the active number of coronavirus cases stands at 1,37,567 in the country

The market valuation of Reliance Industries jumped by ₹74,329.95 crore to ₹12,94,038.34 crore, the most among the top-10 companies

UN Security Council to debate challenge of global Covid-19 vaccine access Dr. William Gibson draws the Moderna vaccine into syringes at Central Falls High School in Central Falls, Rhode Island, on February 13, 2021. - The city of Central Falls is currently offering Covid-19 vaccinations to any adult 18 years and older in contrast to the rest of the state which is following state guidelines and offering only to certain groups, frontline workers and people 75 years old and older. According to the...

Mahatma Gandhis granddaughter extends support to protesting farmers Tara Gandhi BhattacharjeePremium The 84-year-old, who is also the chairperson of the National Gandhi Museum, exhorted farmers to remain peaceful in their protest We have not come here as part of any political programme. We have come here today for the farmers, she said Share Via Mahatma Gandhis granddaughter Tara Gandhi Bhattacharjee on Saturday extended her support to the farmers protesting against the three contentious agri l...

Indian economic documents exude a growth anxiety Photo: MintPremium Share Via Read Full Story The past fortnight witnessed the confluence of three important economic events: the Budget, release of the 15th Finance Commission’s report, and Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) final bi-monthly monetary policy for 2020-21. These three documents are sending rather dismal messages; the Budget document, in particular, seems imbued with signals of lower growth, with the Finance Commission and RBI further...

Omar Abdullah claims he, his family put under house arrest, Srinagar police responds Srinagar: National Conference Vice President Omar Abdullah addreses a press conference, in Srinagar, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2020. (PTI Photo/S. Irfan)(PTI26-12-2020_000066A) (PTI)Premium . Updated: 14 Feb 2021, 10:34 PM IST PTI The Centre on August 5 in 2019 had abrogated the special status of the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir and divided it into union territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Share Vi...

Indias 27.37% prison inmates illiterate, over 5,600 techies: Government data Uttar Pradesh, the countrys most populous state, houses the maximum number of prisoners at 1,01,297. (AFP)Premium . Updated: 14 Feb 2021, 07:28 PM IST PTI The prison statistics presented by Minister of State for Home Affairs G Kishan Reddy recently in Parliament were based on a compilation of data by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) updated till December 31, 2019 Share Via Read Full Story NEW DELHI : As many...

Mahatma Gandhis granddaughter meets protesting farmers at Ghazipur, says visit apolitical Tara Gandhi Bhattacharya, granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, with BKU spokesperson Rakesh Tikait at farmers protest site in Ghazipur. (PTI)Premium Share Via Read Full Story Tara Gandhi Bhattacharya, the granddaughter of Mahatma Gandhi, extended her support to the ongoing farmers protest against the central governments farm laws and said that her visit is "apolitical". 87-year-old Bhattacharya reached the Gh...