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RBI in wait and watch mode on recalibration of policy rate, show MPC minutes

IANS | August 19, 2026 6:42 PM

Mumbai, Aug 19 (IANS) Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra said that he would "prefer to wait for more certainty to emerge on the inflation trajectory in terms of the persistence of realised prints at these or higher levels, the forecast, and the likely levels to which inflation may normalise and settle for any recalibration of the policy rate", according to the minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting released on Wednesday.

Nehru Trophy Boat Race gets a new poster and the Gandhi buzz

IANS | August 19, 2026 5:54 PM

Alappuzha, Aug 19 (IANS) With just days to go for Kerala's most celebrated boat race, the Nehru Trophy Boat Race has acquired an unexpected political subplot after organisers issued a fresh poster featuring the photograph of senior Congress MP Kodikunnil Suresh, following confusion over his omission from an earlier version.

Kiren Rijiju rejects Chinese intrusion claims, says Cong policy left India behind on border infrastructure (IANS Exclusive)

IANS | August 19, 2026 4:26 PM

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) Union Parliamentary Affairs Minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday dismissed the allegations made by Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi regarding alleged Chinese intrusion into Indian territory, asserting that the concerns being raised in Arunachal Pradesh need to be viewed in the context of the long-standing lack of a formally demarcated India-China boundary.

After San Francisco tech meets, Gujarat CM heads to Washington DC

IANS | August 19, 2026 4:21 PM

San Francisco, Aug 19 (IANS) Gujarat Chief Minister, Bhupendra Patel, on Wednesday concluded the San Francisco leg of his US visit and departed for Washington, D.C., where the state delegation is set to continue its outreach to investors, technology companies and other industry leaders ahead of the Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2027.

Cabinet okays key Bihar road project for Rs 3,590 crore to boost connectivity, cut congestion

IANS | August 19, 2026 4:06 PM

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) In a bid to expand Bihar’s National Highway network and facilitate faster movement of goods and passengers, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the upgradation of an 82.578 km length of the Muzaffarpur-Sitamarhi-Sonbarsa Section of NH-22 to four-lane, at a total capital cost of Rs 3,590.73 crore.

Cabinet okays 4 railway projects worth Rs 9,450 crore

IANS | August 19, 2026 3:44 PM

New Delhi, Aug 19 (IANS) The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved four multi-tracking railway projects with a total investment of Rs 9,450 crore, which will be completed by 2030-31.

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