Nitish Kumar ally quits as Minister

Posted on   4:26 pm

Bihar Minister Santosh Kumar Suman today quit Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led cabinet, alleging pressure to merge his party with Mr Kumar’s Janata Dal (United). “Our party’s existence was under threat, I did this to protect it,” he said.

BJP hits back at AIADMK

Posted on   10:22 am

Hours after AIADMK organising secretary D Jayakumar sharply reacted to the remarks of BJP state unit president K Annamalai about J Jayalalithaa, the saffron party on Monday hit back saying, “Jayakumar is sawing off the branch he is sitting on. His remarks will only affect the AIADMK. An alliance means working together.

Pak FM hints at ‘Plan B’ as IMF loan remains locked

Posted on   10:20 am

 Apparently writing off the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme, Pakistan Finance Minister Ishaq Dar has hinted at the government’s so-called ‘Plan B’, working immediately next month on rescheduling the bilateral external debt of over USD 27 billion, Pakistan-based Dawn reported.

Industrial production rises 4.2 pc in April

Posted on   10:20 am

India’s industrial production rose 4.2 per cent in April, according to the official data released on Monday. Factory output measured in terms of the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) grew 6.7 per cent in April 2022.