Mid Day Prime | RBI: No change in policy rates to 18 Indians abducted off Nigeria coast & much more

Mid Day Prime @1pm | RBI: No change in policy rates to 18 Indians abducted off Nigeria coast & much more
1. RBI leaves policy rate unchanged at 5.15 per cent...decreases GDP projection from 6.1% to 5% for 2019-20 ... revises retail inflation projection upwards to 5.1 from 4.7 percent for second half of this fiscal...
2. The special Prevention of Money Laundering Act ( PMLA) court in Mumbai declares Nirav Modi a fugitive economic offender under Fugitive Economic Offenders Act in Punjab National Bank scam case.
3. Voting underway In 15 Assembly Constituencies in Karnataka Bypolls... By-elections are necessitated due to the disqualification of 14 Congress and three JD(S) party rebel legislators
4. Campaigning to conclude for second phase of assembly polls in Jharkhand ,leaders of political parties campaign aggressively on last day of campaign
5. In Madhya Pradesh ... At least 9 people died and 10 injured in a major road accident in Rewa, ...Relief and rescue work going on
6. 18 Indians on board a Hong Kong-flagged vessel kidnapped by pirates near the Nigerian coast .... Efforts are being made to rescue the abducted Indians