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New Delhi: A decision on reducing the policy rate will depend on keeping inflation in check, Reserve Bank of India Governor Shaktikanta Das told in an exclusive interview. Any reduction in the policy rate will also depend on future data, with inflation being the biggest influencer, the RBI chief told Editor-in-Chief Sanjay Pugalia when asked to explain the RBI’s complex work in a layperson’s language. Mr Das said the fall in food and vegerable price in July is not enough to cut rates. The central bank chief denied the RBI ever said it expected inflation to go below 4 per…

New Delhi: What similarities could exist between Jamshedpur and Hosur, separated by approximately 2,000 kilometres? Despite their locations in Jharkhand and Tamil Nadu respectively, both places share a common connection: the Tata Group. Jamshedpur is one of India’s earliest planned industrial cities, while Hosur is being developed similarly by Tata Electronics. Significant changes are evident in Hosur, which was once known primarily as a village frequented by elephants. Jamshedpur also referred to as Steel City, Tatanagar, or simply Tata, was founded by Jamshedji Nusserwanji Tata and is the largest industrial city in Jharkhand, recognised as one of India’s first planned…

Goemkarponn desk PONDA: The Crime Branch today has filed an application before the Ponda JMFC pleading to cancel the bail plea of accused Adv Amit Palekar. The Crime Branch during the hearing contended that that Palekar travelled outside India without obtaining prior permission from the Court as per his bail condition. The Additional Sessions Judge had granted conditional bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Goa President Advt Amit Palekar, even as the Court acknowledged the Crime Branch’s (CB) submission indicating conspiracy into shielding the prime accused Paresh Sawardekar involved in the Banastarim fatal accident. “The CB team has collected required…

The recent strike by junior and resident doctors at Goa Medical College and Hospital (GMCH) in protest of a rape-murder case in Kolkata has sparked a critical conversation surrounding the safety and security of medical practitioners. The strike, which disrupted routine services, came to an end following assurances from Health Minister Vishwajit Rane. The Kolkata rape and murder raises important questions about the protection and well-being of doctors, reflecting a broader concern affecting healthcare professionals nationwide. The decision to end the strike came after Minister Rane pledged to address the demands of the protesting doctors, particularly emphasizing the need for…

New York: A U.S. appeals court said Google must face a revived lawsuit by Google Chrome users who said the company collected their personal information without permission, after they chose not to synchronize their browsers with their Google accounts. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco said the lower court judge who dismissed the proposed class action should have assessed whether reasonable Chrome users consented to letting Google collect their data when they browsed online. Tuesday’s 3-0 decision followed Google’s agreement last year to destroy billions of records to settle a lawsuit claiming the Alphabet unit tracked…

The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah is all set to replace the incumbent Greg Barclay as the new chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), sources have confirmed to NDTV. Barclay told ICC directors, including Cricket Australia’s chair Mike Baird, that he has no intention of running for the post, for the third tirm during a video conference. His decision comes after being informed of Jay Shah’s intentions to replace him in November. Shah has the backing of cricket boards from England and Australia, and hence, has the numbers to do be crowned the…

Goemkarponn desk PANAJI: The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) Goa launched a massive operation on the smuggling of drugs from Himachal to Goa, seizing a batch of charas valued at Rs 9 lakh and arresting two locals of Kerala. According to NCB Additional Director Amit Ghawate, when NCB officers, working with the Railway Protection Force (RPF), stopped a carrier at the Tivim railway station who was identified as T. KT, a native of Kerala. The man was apprehended with 883.64 grams of charas, which are valued at almost Rs 9 lakh. The accused was found to be employed by a drug…