Now there will be no need to carry cash in pocket and there will be no compulsion for online payment through any third party app. Today India's retail digital rupee is going to be launched. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced plans to launch it as a pilot project. Let us tell you that before this, the Reserve Bank of India has started the Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) in the country on an experimental basis from November 1. Not only India, CBDC is currently being worked on in almost half the countries of the world. Let's understand, what is this currency, how it works and which country has progressed so much in this innovation. What is central bank digital currency(CBDC) ? The electronic currency issued by the central bank of a country is called CBDC. It is used i...
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India’s Economic Growth Rate Slows Down To 6.3 Percent: Read To Know More!
India’s economic growth rate from July to September decelerated to 6.3% when Covid-19 suspensions were terminated. However, the central bank introduced repo rates to intercept inflationary pressure in the middle of inefficient manufacturing sectors. According to a press release, Real GDP at (2011-12) Constant Prices as of Q2 2022-23 is gauged at ₹38.17 lakh crore, in contrast with ₹35.89 lakh crore as of Q2 2021-22, demonstrating an increase of 6.3 % differing from 8.4 % as of Q2 2021-22." According to a survey, the GDP reading from July to September stalled from a sturdy growth of 13.5 % in April-June, benefited by a base effect the same as a period in 2021 that witnessed activities ruined by pandemic-control limitations. The second quarter growth was likewise delayed from an 8.4 %
Read MoreGujarat Election: BJP Promises To Create Gujarat A $1 Trillion Economy
With the long-awaited release of the BJP's election platform, it's time to take a closer look at the poll-promises fight taking place in the Gujarat assembly elections. With promises to create a Uniform Civil Code, a bill to seize the assets of rioters, a deradicalization cell within the police force, and stringent limitations on religious conversion, the manifesto plays to the Hindutva gallery. That's not just empty talk. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demonstrated that these kinds of promises resonate with a certain subset of Gujarat voters, and neither the Congress nor the occasional Hindutva-lite excursions by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) have offered an effective response. Despite BJP's seeming dominance in shaping the terms of public debate across sectors, there is one a...
Read MoreKerala HC Supports Same-Sex Marriage As Lesbian Couple Turns Brides After Overcoming All Odds!
After a long struggle against family and society, happiness finally came into the lives of Adhila Nasarin and Fathima Noora. The same-sex couple separated last June due to family objections. At the initiative of the Kerala High Court, they came closer again. After Adhila and Fathima's relationship became known, Fathima's family kept her under house arrest. They filed a 'habeas corpus' petition in the Kerala High Court to verify whether Fathima was alive or not. The court ordered Fathima's family to bring her to court. After hearing the details, the court allowed the two to live together. In a happy development, the two have again gone viral for a wedding photoshoot where they posed as brides. Adhila said, "We just tried the photoshoot because we thought the idea was interesting."...
Read MoreBJP Condemns Rahul Gandhi Amid Richa Chadha Controversy!
As the Indian actress Richa Chadha goes on to confront the outrage over her insults at the Indian Army, the BJP has likewise jumped into the matter in order to teach her things that must be esteemed in India. BJP's National representative Sambit Patra, during a press conference, stated that all Indians must reinforce the Indian Army. Still, some of the 'tukde-tukde' group's associates try to libel them and the nation. "I am shocked. There are some subjects in India that no one should have doubts about. Standing with your Army, motivating your Army, believing in your Army, feeling proud of them, feeling proud of India, why being frustrated over this, why feel ashamed over this?" Patra stated. "But it is shocking that there are few tukde-tukde gang members who repeatedly speak against Ind
Read More“Don’t Betray Me” Azam Khan’s Emotional Appeal Ahead Of Rampur Bypoll: Deets Inside!
Azam Khan further claimed that the BJP was threatening SP campaigners for the Rampur Sadar Assembly byelection by utilising police and district authorities. Azam Khan, a senior member of the Samajwadi Party, addressed a gathering in Rampur on Sunday and made an emotional appeal to the voters there. The top leader pleaded with the people not to desert him because he didn't have much time left: “We are forced to wait for injustice every moment. Ours is a population of unfortunate. The least fortunate people my people live here. That is why they remain oppressed.” Azam Khan said that the BJP was employing police and district administration representatives to scare SP campaigners for the Rampur Sadar Assembly byelection while he was speaking to the media in Rampur on Saturday. “Akhilesh
Read MoreMumbai: Political Leaders Pay Tributes To Martyrs On 14th Anniversary Of 26/11 Terror Attacks!
Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari and Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Saturday paid floral tributes to the martyrs who laid down their lives fighting terrorists who attacked the metropolis on this day 14 years ago. They paid their respects at the martyrs' memorial on the premises of the South Mumbai police commissioner's office. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, Chief Secretary Manu Kumar Srivastava, minister Deepak Kesarkar, state Director General of Police (DGP) Rajnish Seth, Mumbai Police Commissioner Vivek Phansalkar and other officials were present. Family members of the policemen who lost their lives in the November 2008 attack paid tribute to the martyrs too. On November 26, 2008, 10 Pakistani terrorists arrived by sea and killed 166 people, includin...
Read MoreElon Musk Brings His Baby Boy To Twitter HQ Amid Tense Meetings; Deets Inside!
According to The Washington Post, Elon Musk's baby boy recently attended Twitter's tense meetings at the company's headquarters. As reported by the newspaper, Elon took his son X Æ A-Xii, to Twitter's headquarters during a meeting with Trust and Safety Office Yoel Roth. According to further reports, Musk's 2-year-old boy was caught darting around Twitter's office as his father tried to proceed with the conferences about the company's future. Furthermore, it was evident that Elon's baby boy confiscated the entire meeting room, which "was scattered with toys" as he visited the HQ with his father. In March, during an interview with Vanity Fair, Grimes conveyed to a forum that Elon usually carried his son with him, as he considers his son "a protégé." "I think E is really seeing him
Read MorePromise Of Marriage To A Married Woman Cannot Be Basis Of Rape: Kerala HC
The Kerala High Court on Thursday exculpated a man facing rape charges. It said that if a man promises to marry an already married woman and the subsequent physical relationship between them will not attract the provision of rape under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC). A single bench of Justice Kausar Edappagath dismissed a rape case filed by the police in the Kollam district in 2018. The bench observed that if a married woman voluntarily has sex with a man knowing full well that she cannot legally marry him, it can be no rape. According to the prosecution case, the accused sexually assaulted the applicant several times in Australia by falsely promising marriage. She stated in her plea that she agreed to have sex after repeated promises of marriage by the accused. Altho...
Read MoreFor the past few years, the road network is also increasing in the rural areas of the country, but at the same time it is a matter of concern that most of the road accidents in the country are happening in the rural areas only. According to the latest NCRB report, another fact is that whether in rural or urban areas, most of the road accidents are happening around residential areas. 59.7% road accidents were recorded in rural areas of the country in the year 2021.30% of road accidents occurred in rural areas near residential areas. Their number was 72,330. 7.7% of road accidents occurred at pedestrian crossings in urban areas. Their number was 12,528. 1,62,169 road accidents took place in the urban areas of the country, which is 40.3 percent of the total accidents. 2,40,747 road acci...
Read MoreHere’s Why Delhi’s Historic Jama Masjid Bans Entry Of Unescorted Women!
Delhi's historic Jama Masjid has banned girls as well as women from entering the mosque singly or in groups. Sabiullah Khan, public relations officer of the mosque, said that there is no restriction on women coming and going with their families or with their husbands. Khan said, "There is no ban on women, per se. But when women come alone, they give time to boys… Yaha aakey galat harkatey hoti hai, video pe video bana jaati hai, sirf uss cheej ko rokne ke liye, iss pe pabandi lagai gayi hai (We have stopped their entry to stop wrong activities, like shooting videos etc).” Khan said women who come with their families or with their husbands are welcome. He further said, "But you cannot make the masjid a meeting point with boys, or think of this as a park, make TikTok videos and dan...
Read MoreSC Upholding EWS Quota Shows Its Ignorance Of Socio-Economic Fairness And Equality
In 1985, Justice Chinnappa Reddy ruled that quotas should be utilised for equality, not charity. His ruling explains the social justice goals of Indian reservations clearly and movingly. The fact that the judiciary, which had previously rejected such notions of social justice, finally accepted the view of politicians and the majority of Indians regarding the need for vertical reservations in jobs and education to create a truly equal India is a landmark decision that will continue to symbolise this. Consider the Supreme Court's ruling in Janhit Abhiyan v Union of India (2022), which upheld the 103rd amendment in the context of reservations for economically poorer sector (EWS). By upholding the 103rd amendment, the Court implied such reservations are for charity, not parity. All thre...
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