Ranu Jain, Author at DD India

October 9, 2024 11:48 AM

RBI keeps repo rate at 6.5%, shifts stance to neutral for inflation-growth balance

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday kept the policy repo rate steady at 6.5% for the tenth time in a row. Following the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das announced that the decision was supported by five o...

October 9, 2024 10:28 AM

Atal Pension Yojana enrollments cross 7 crore mark, over 56 lakh new subscribers added in FY 2024-25

Total enrollments under the Atal Pension Yojana (APY) have surpassed 7 crore, with over 56 lakh new enrollments recorded in the current financial year 2024-25, according to a statement from the Ministry of Finance. Launched on May 9, 2015, the Atal ...

October 8, 2024 5:11 PM

“Irresponsible, unfounded”: ECI responds to Jairam Ramesh’s ‘misleading trends’ allegations

The Election Commission of India on Tuesday dismissed allegations made by Congress leader Jairam Ramesh, who claimed there was a delay in updating the results of the Haryana Legislative Assembly elections on its official website. In an official resp...

October 8, 2024 4:28 PM

Three independents win in J&K polls, four others leading

Three independent candidates have secured victories in the Jammu and Kashmir assembly elections, with four others currently leading in their constituencies. In Inderwal, Payare Lal Sharma, an independent candidate, defeated veteran leader Gulam Moha...

October 8, 2024 4:27 PM

Nobel prize in physics awarded to machine learning pioneers John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton

U.S. scientist John Hopfield and British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton won the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physics for discoveries and inventions that laid the foundation for machine learning, the award-giving body said on Tuesday. "This year's two Nobel Laureat...

October 8, 2024 3:15 PM

J-K poll results: NC’s Tanvir Sadiq wins from Zadibal Assembly constituency

National Conference (NC) leader Tanvir Sadiq won the Zadibal Assembly constituency in Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday, securing victory by a margin of 16,173 votes over the People's Conference candidate Abid Hussain Ansari, according to the Election Com...

October 8, 2024 2:27 PM

Vinesh Phogat wins debut election, defeats BJP’s Yogesh Kumar in Haryana

Congress candidate and former wrestling champion Vinesh Phogat won the Julana Assembly Constituency in Haryana, defeating Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Yogesh Kumar. According to the Election Commission of India, Phogat secured the seat by a...

October 8, 2024 12:24 PM

NC-Congress alliance leads with 52 seats as per EC data

With the counting currently underway, the updated trends by the Election Commission of India released at 11:40 AM on Tuesday have indicated that in Jammu and Kashmir, the Jammu Kashmir National Conference and Congress alliance are leading with 52 sea...

October 8, 2024 11:46 AM

Vinesh Phogat trails after six rounds; Hooda, Aditya Surjewala lead, BJP headed for hat-trick in Haryana

The BJP candidate Yogesh Kumar has pulled ahead with 26,670 votes in Haryana, leaving behind Vinesh Phogat, who has garnered 25,433 votes. Phogat trails by 1,237 votes after six rounds of counting, as of 11:25 AM. Congress heavyweight Bhupendra Sing...

October 8, 2024 11:16 AM

BJP crosses halfway mark in Haryana Assembly Polls, EC data shows

As the counting of votes in the Haryana Assembly elections continues, the BJP has surged ahead, leading in more than half of the state's constituencies, according to the Election Commission's latest update at 10:45 am. The BJP is ahead in 46 out of 9...