Kolkata: Not so long ago, West Bengal chief minister and All India Trinamool Congress( TMC) boss Mamata Banerjee was visibly uncomfortable with overt political displays around the Hindu god Ram.... The idea was as much to counter the Hindutva wave swirling around the Ram mandir inauguration as to showcase her view that Hinduism was an all-inclusive religion. But that was in January.... Three months down the line, she has softened her stance ever so slightly....

The Foreign Office on Monday strongly condemned the recent spree of targeted attacks against the Muslim community by" fanatic Hindu mobs" in various Indian states, calling the international community to hold the country accountable" for its gross and widespread human rights violations". Indian police had on Sunday arrested 14 people in connection with violent clashes between Hindus and Muslims during a Hindu religious procession in New Delhi.... " Even more alarming is the fact that the local a

India's best interests will be kept in mind while inking trade pacts, Union Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal assured businesses on Tuesday." India First is our mantra, is our guiding principle," Goyal told reporters on the sidelines of an event here. Declining to divulge the exact contours of the ongoing trade talks with the US, Goyal said India is in talks with many countries." They continue to go on very smoothly in a positive direction and all is well," he added." We are covering a very wide ar

The Reserve Bank of India( RBI) on Wednesday released a draft regulatory framework for lending against the collateral of gold jewellery and ornaments, commonly known as gold loans.... The move came shortly after the central bank’s recent decision to cut the repo rate, indicating a wider effort to refine credit practices and strengthen consumer protection.... To our mind, there is no tightening....