Kharge criticises PM Modi on first day of Winter Session

IANS | December 1, 2025 12:16 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) On the first day of the Winter Session, Congress National President Mallikarjun Kharge on Monday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi, saying he has once again “delivered drama” instead of addressing key issues before Parliament.

Lok Sabha pays tribute to Dharmendra, four other former members

IANS | December 1, 2025 12:13 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The Winter Session of Parliament opened on a turbulent note on Monday as the Lok Sabha was forced to adjourn till noon barely minutes after it assembled at 11 a.m., drowned out by unrelenting opposition protests. As soon as the House met, Speaker Om Birla led members in paying rich tributes to five former parliamentarians who passed away recently.

RBI to cut policy repo rate by 25 bp on Dec 5: HSBC

IANS | December 1, 2025 11:55 AM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) Since inflation is set to remain well below target for the foreseeable future, HSBC Global Investment Research on Monday projected that the RBI will cut rates by 25 bp during its monetary policy committee (MPC) meeting on December 5 -- taking the policy repo rate to 5.25 per cent.