The European Central Bank (ECB) cut the key interest rates for the first time in five years on Thursday. It reduced three key policy rates by 25 basis points (100 basis points is equal to 1 percentage point).
Rashid has been lodged in the Tihar jail since August 9, 2019, on charges of alleged terror financing, while Singh has been booked under the National Security Act and sent to the Dibrugarh jail in Assam.
Meanwhile, according to the Election Commission of India, the BJP won 240 seats, much lower than its 2019 tally of 303. The Congress, on the other hand, registered a strong improvement, winning 99 seats. While the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance won 292 seats, the INDIA bloc crossed
Indian markets continue to recover from the losses of election results day. The Nifty 50 index surged 201 points, or 0.89 percent, to 22,821.40, while the BSE Sensex climbed 692 points to 75,074, reflecting a 0.93 percent gain.
As of Q1 2024, the average time to liquidate inventory stands at just 22 months, down from 32 months at the end of 2019, primarily driven by a surge in housing demand.
Virat is playing his fifth T20 World Cup for India, having made his debut in the tournament back in 2012. He is the leading run-scorer in the tournament's history, with 1,141 runs in 25 innings at an average of 81.50 and a strike rate of 131.30, with 14 half-centuries and best score of 89*.
West Bengal contributes 42 Lok Sabha seats in the 543-member Parliament. The BJPs' main focus was to dislodge Mamata Banerjee from West Bengal and even targeted the TMC government over Sandeshkhali, but the BJP won in 12 seats, down from its earlier tally of 18 seats in the 2019 polls.
India, the inaugural T20 World Cup champions from 2007, will be kickstarting their campaign against Ireland in their Group A clash. The Men in Blue will be hoping to win the whole tournament and secure their first International Cricket Council (ICC) trophy since their 2013 ICC Champions Trop
Following the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s poor show in Lok Sabha polls in Maharashtra, which brought the tally down to nine seats from 23 in 2019, Shiv Sena MP Shrikant Shinde on Wednesday asserted that the party would perform better in future.
After the Congress registered significant growth from its 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha election numbers, party leader Shashi Tharoor said on Wednesday that people wanted change, and it reflected in the votes.