India’s government bond trading platform facing technical issues, traders say

India’s government bond trading platform facing technical issues, traders say

India’s online government bond trading platform is facing technical issues, which has halted trading activity, five traders said on Tuesday. “The platform is facing technical glitches and we are unable to place any bids or trade since last 10 minutes,” a trader with a private bank said. The benchmark 7.18% 2033 bond yield was last … Read more

‘YSRCP leader’ makes vain bid on Somireddy with crowbar in Nellore

‘YSRCP leader’ makes vain bid on Somireddy with crowbar in Nellore

A video grab showing the attacker threatening the TDP team led by Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy with a crowbar, at Kattuvapalli village in Manubolu mandal of Tirupati district on Tuesday. A YSRCP local leader reportedly made a futile attempt to attack TDP polit bureau member and former Cabinet Minister Somireddy Chandramohan Reddy on Tuesday, sending shockwaves … Read more

Army foils infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch; one terrorist killed

Army foils infiltration bid in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch; one terrorist killed

A terrorist was gunned down in a gunfight as Army troops guarding the Line of Control (LoC) on August 7 scuttled an infiltration attempt from across the border in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch district, officials said. The alert troops in the Degwar sector noticed the movement of some terrorists attempting to sneak into this side … Read more

BJP signals a change in tack on Kerala’s bid built a rapid rail system

BJP signals a change in tack on Kerala’s bid built a rapid rail system

In an apparent change of tack on SilverLine, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has signalled that it would not unqualifiedly oppose the Left Democratic Front (LDF) government’s bid to develop a rapid mass transit railway system for Kerala. BJP State President K. Surendran, who called on metro rail expert E. Sreedharan at the latter’s residence … Read more

Land acquisition case: Farmer makes second suicide bid in a month

Land acquisition case: Farmer makes second suicide bid in a month

A farmer, Vakkala Ramaiah Yadav, from Kaveti Nagepalli near Palasamudram in Sri Sathya Sai district attempted suicide by consuming pesticide at the Revenue Divisional Office in Penukonda on Monday after submitting his grievance application seeking compensation for the lands acquired for the National Academy of Customs, Indirect Taxes, and Narcotics (NACIN). This is the second … Read more