Новости за 26.05.2019

RBI governor Shaktikanta Das met finance minister Arun Jaitley on Sunday for a discussion on the state of the economy. Das tweeted a photo of the “courtesy meeting” with Jaitley, who is recovering from an infection. The meet is the first between the government and the RBI since election results were announced on Thursday, and came weeks before the monetary policy committee meeting.

A day after Congress President Rahul Gandhi offered to resign and the CWC unanimously rejected his call to quit, there was no clear communication from the party on where things stood on Sunday. Several Congress leaders and workers took to social media to extend support to the Congress chief with a hashtag ‘IStandWithRahulGandhi’, lauding him for his efforts leading up the Lok Sabha elections.

An inquiry into the diversion of funds and the source of their equity in Jet Airways led to the dramatic detention of Naresh Goyal and his wife at the Mumbai airport on May 25. While ED had earlier begun looking at Etihad’s investment into a company that ran Jet’s frequent flyer programme for possible violation of FDI norms, the agency is now investigating if funds were routed out of the grounded airline.

Ten high-performing state universities across India are set to undergo Rs 100 crore upgrade each this academic year under the Centre’s Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyaan (RUSA) to promote excellence. Selected for their achievements, the varsities will form campus companies under the Companies Act to receive grants directly from the Centre.

Pak PM Imran Khan telephoned PM Modi on Sunday to congratulate him on his landslide victory in the Lok Sabha elections. Modi told Khan that "creating trust and an environment free of violence and terrorism was vital for peace." The conversation between the two prime ministers was their first after India’s air strikes in Balakot.

NEW DELHI: Here are the big sports events lined up for Monday (May 27) that comprise the action from ICC World Cup 2019 warm-up match between Australia and Sri Lanka.

Indian number one Prajnesh Gunneswaran said on Sunday that he was pleased to have achieved a "milestone" in making his French Open main-draw debut, despite falling to a one-sided loss to Bolivia's Hugo Dellien.

PM Modi visits mother in Ahmedabad to seek blessings

India's SSP Chawrasia played his best round on the European Tour since November 2017 as he carded a bogey-free six-under 65 to rise to Tied-18th at the end of the Made in Denmark, presented by FREJA.

BJP allies JD(U) and AIADMK are likely to be part of the new government while it will also reflect the saffron party's inroads into states like West Bengal and Telangana, sources said. The BJP put up its best ever show in West Bengal and Telangana in these elections, winning 18 (from two in 2014) and four seats (from one in 2014) respectively in the two states. This may result in the party giving a greater representation to these states in the government.

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Former Australia captain Ian Chappell feels that the teams which have balanced bowling attacks are the favourites to win the upcoming World Cup and India's variety in this department makes it a strong contender for the title.

While the Pakistan-Bangladesh match in Cardiff was abandoned without a ball being bowled, the tie between South Africa and West Indies saw very little action.

Sachin Tendulkar is in no mood to press the "panic" button after India's loss to New Zealand in their first World Cup warm-up game, saying Virat Kohli's men should utilise the practice matches to learn more about the conditions ahead of the main tournament.

Saradha chit fund case: CBI team reaches residence of former Kolkata commissioner Rajeev Kumar

Roger Federer marked his return to Roland Garros after a four-year absence with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-4 win over Italy's Lorenzo Sonego on Sunday and said he had "missed playing in Paris so much".

Lewis Hamilton won the Monaco Grand Prix for Mercedes on Sunday, nursing his car's worn tyres to the finish in a nail-biting victory worthy of the team's late great Niki Lauda. Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel was runner-up, ending Mercedes's run of five successive one-two finishes, with Hamilton's team mate Valtteri Bottas third.

PM Modi on Sunday said the next five years will be the time to regain the rightful position of India in the world order. "Next five years will be very important in the history of the country, just like the period between 1942 to 1947," Modi said addressing a huge gathering in Ahmedabad. He was speaking at a function following the Lok Sabha election victory.