New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Former Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sunil Arora has been appointed as an Election Commissioner, it was announced on Thursday. Arora has been appointed with effect from the date he assumes office, the Ministry of Law and
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Union Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship Rajiv Prasad Rudy on Thursday resigned, ahead of a likely Cabinet reshuffle by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Rajiv Mehrishi, who retired as Union Home Secretary on Wednesday, has been appointed as the new Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India, sources said on Thursday. Senior IAS officer Rajiv Gauba on Thursday took charge
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) A major decline in manufacturing and the lingering effects of demonetisation sharply pulled down India’s economic growth rate in the first quarter of the current fiscal ended June to 5.7 per cent, as compared to 7.9
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Indian Railways on Thursday signed two Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with Switzerland for technical cooperation and to establish George Fernandes Institute of Tunnel Technology (GFITT) in Goa. The MoUs were signed in the presence of
Brussels, Aug 31 (IANS) The European Union’s chief Brexit negotiator on Thursday said no decisive progress had been made in the discussions regarding the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the bloc. Following a third round of Brexit negotiations, Michel Barnier told journalists
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Delhi Electricity Regulatory Commission (DERC) on Thursday announced a hike in the “fixed charge” component of the electricity tariff for hi-end users, while maintaining that the usage charges will remain same as before. The electricity
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India and Switzerland on Thursday discussed issues relating to transparency in financial transactions and agreed on early operationalisation of the automatic exchange of information on tax between the two countries in a bid to check black
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) A day after the RBI’s report revealed that 99 per cent of demonetised currency had come back into the banking system, the Finance Ministry on Thursday claimed that the note ban’s benefits were clearly visible in
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Opposition on Thursday stepped up its attack on the government over the RBI’s annual report that revealed low efficacy of demonetisation, with the Congress terming the move to junk high currency notes as the “biggest
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The government on Thursday extended the deadline for linking Aadhaar to PAN by four more months till December 31, 2017. “Aadhaar was to be linked with PAN by August 31, 2017. The date for linking Aadhaar
Colombo, Aug 31 (IANS) India on Thursday called for a peaceful, stable and secure Indian Ocean with its waters free of any traditional and non-traditional threats. Speaking at the inaugural session of the two-day Second Indian Ocean Conference in Colombo, External
Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh) Aug 31 (IANS) It was a black Thursday for Indian space programme as it suffered a serious setback after its workhorse rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) failed to deliver India’s eighth navigation satellite in its intended orbit.
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The fall in India’s GDP growth in the first quarter of the current fiscal is the result of the de-stocking of inventories by industry in anticipation of the GST, which process is ending and manufacturing is
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) Widespread rain on Thursday brought much-needed respite from sultry weather to the capital’s residents as the maximum temperature dropped to 32.6 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season’s average. Delhi recorded 59mm rainfall — Ayanagar had
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) India Inc on Thursday expressed disappointment over slowing down of India’s GDP growth to 5.7 per cent in the June-ended first quarter of the current fiscal, as the industry was anticipating a rebound from low growth
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) In the backdrop of the RBI’s report stating that 99 per cent of the demonetised cash had come back into the banking system, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday said “all of it may not be
New Delhi, Aug 31 (IANS) The Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) is mulling pumping in $1.5 billion (Rs 9,599 crore) in six new projects in India that includes Rs 1,279 crore in India’s National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF), a top
Mumbai, Aug 31 A multi-storeyed residential building collapsed near J.J. Hospital in south Mumbai trapping many on Thursday, an official said. At least five persons were rescued from the debris within an hour of the incident and efforts were on to
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