JDU's Rajeev Ranjan dismisses rift talk in NDA, says all is well

IANS | October 14, 2025 12:04 PM

Patna, Oct 14 (IANS) JD(U) leader Rajeev Ranjan on Tuesday said that all is well within the National Democratic Alliance (NDA), and there is no rift or discontent among some alliance partners over seat sharing for the Bihar Assembly elections.

India’s travel economy hits Rs 2.3 lakh crore, and it’s just the beginning: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat (IANS Exclusive)

Archana Sharma | October 14, 2025 11:46 AM

Jaipur, Oct 14 (IANS) Tourism in India is fast emerging as one of the country’s most dynamic economic engines, scripting new success stories. With Rs 2.3 lakh crore in foreign exchange earnings in 2023 and a jump to 8th place in global tourism rankings, India is turning its temples, towns, festivals, and landscapes into serious revenue generators.

Whistleblower in RG Kar financial irregularities case resigns, cites vendetta

IANS | October 14, 2025 9:59 AM

Kolkata, Oct 14 (IANS) Akhtar Ali, the former deputy superintendent of the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, who is often referred to as the whistleblower in the case of financial irregularities at the reputed medical institute in the state, resigned from his services on Monday.

Inflation likely around 0.45 pc next month, time for decisive RBI actions: SBI

IANS | October 14, 2025 9:55 AM

New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) India’s inflationary print is likely to come around 0.45 per cent next month and that makes a strong case for decisive actions, according to a new State Bank of India (SBI) report, which stated that being the collective voice of myriad sections of markets and people at large, “we believe the RBI MPC too would listen to the tunes that are changing in these interesting times”.