Now, book rail tickets at reservation counters through UPI

Now, book rail tickets at reservation counters through UPI

🕔23:44, 30.Nov 2017

By Pradeep Kashyap New Delhi, Nov 30  In a bid to promote digital payments, the Indian Railways on Thursday said it will bring UPI (Unified Payments Interface) payment system at all its ticket reservation counters across the country from Friday.

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Five crore more passengers bring Railways additional Rs 1,579 cr

Five crore more passengers bring Railways additional Rs 1,579 cr

🕔23:41, 30.Nov 2017

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Despite the rail accidents reported in the last one year, the Indian Railways has remained the number one choice for commuters as it ferried five crore more persons from April 1 to November 20 compared to

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Lt. Gov can’t decide if Delhi government decisions correct or not : SC

Lt. Gov can’t decide if Delhi government decisions correct or not : SC

🕔23:31, 30.Nov 2017

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the Lt. Governor does not have the jurisdiction to pronounce if the Delhi government’s decisions are correct or not as he can only, in the situation of disagreement, refer

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India’s Q2 GDP growth rises to 6.3%, reverses 5 quarters’ slump

India’s Q2 GDP growth rises to 6.3%, reverses 5 quarters’ slump

🕔17:54, 30.Nov 2017

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Breaking a five-quarters’ slump, a rise in the manufacturing sector’s output pushed India’s growth rate higher to 6.3 per cent during the second quarter of 2017-18, official data showed on Thursday, even as industry hailed the

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Demonetisation was a money laundering scheme: Rahul Gandhi

Demonetisation was a money laundering scheme: Rahul Gandhi

🕔17:53, 30.Nov 2017

Amreli (Gujarat), Nov 30 (IANS) Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Thursday termed demonetisation a money laundering scheme, and raked up the issue of BJP President Amit Shah’s son Jay Shah’s company recording massive turnover after the NDA government came to

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Single rate GST is not possible in India: Jaitley

Single rate GST is not possible in India: Jaitley

🕔17:50, 30.Nov 2017

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Asserting that a single rate Goods and Services Tax (GST) is not possible in the country, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday it is only applicable in a nation where the purchasing power of the

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Ms. Manushi Chhillar, Miss World 2017 calls on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Ms. Manushi Chhillar, Miss World 2017 calls on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Afghanistan wins Silver Medal at 37TH IITF

Afghanistan wins Silver Medal at 37TH IITF

🕔17:35, 30.Nov 2017

By Neelapu Shanti Embassy of Afghanistan New Delhi, Nov 30 Afghanistan has taken the lead to win the Silver medal for ‘Excellence in Display’ in the 37th India International Trade Fair held at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi. The award was

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Dark Web helping hackers execute Ransomware-as-a-Service : McAfee

Dark Web helping hackers execute Ransomware-as-a-Service : McAfee

🕔13:13, 30.Nov 2017

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) As governments and companies face an uphill task to stop hackers from stealing data, the Dark Web is providing them a safe haven, helping them scale up and execute massive data breaches, global cyber security firm

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Over 4 mn Indians join Facebook’s blood donation feature

Over 4 mn Indians join Facebook’s blood donation feature

🕔13:09, 30.Nov 2017

New York, Nov 30 (IANS) More than four million donors in India have signed up for ookand the company will now expand this feature to Bangladesh, the social media giant has said. In October, Facebook launched a new blood donations feature,

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Aadhaar to be big weapon against benami properties : PM Modi

Aadhaar to be big weapon against benami properties : PM Modi

🕔12:47, 30.Nov 2017

New Delhi, Nov 30 (IANS) Describing Aadhaar as a major “power” to bring about an “irreversible change” in the common man’s life, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the Unique Identification Number will now be used in cases involving

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Chinese satellite detects mysterious signals

Chinese satellite detects mysterious signals

🕔10:11, 30.Nov 2017

Beijing, Nov 30  China’s Dark Matter Particle Explorer (DAMPE) has detected unexpected and mysterious signals in its measurement of high-energy cosmic rays. The satellite, also called Wukong or “Monkey King”, has measured more than 3.5 billion cosmic ray particles with

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AirAsia India’s Q3 2017 net loss down 74%

AirAsia India’s Q3 2017 net loss down 74%

🕔09:20, 30.Nov 2017

Mumbai/Sepang, Nov 30  Budget passenger carrier AirAsia India’s net loss declined by 74 per cent for the quarter ended September 30, 2017. AirAsia Group’s CEO Tony Fernandes on Wednesday said: “Our associate airline in India has grown tremendously, achieving 99

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Odisha releases Rs 364.76 cr for rain-affected farmers

Odisha releases Rs 364.76 cr for rain-affected farmers

🕔09:18, 30.Nov 2017

Bhubaneswar, Nov 30 The Odisha government on Wednesday released Rs 364.76 crore to Collectors of 19 districts for payment of agriculture input subsidy to farmers affected by the unseasonal rain. The government notified an area of 40,7100.77 hectares in 14,720 villages

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N.Korea says new missile can re-enter atmosphere

N.Korea says new missile can re-enter atmosphere

🕔09:16, 30.Nov 2017

Pyongyang, Nov 30  North Korea has said the missile it tested on Wednesday held a warhead capable of re-entering the Earth’s atmosphere. The claim was not proven and experts have cast doubt on the country’s ability to master such technology,

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Venezuela President Maduro to seek re-election in 2018

Venezuela President Maduro to seek re-election in 2018

🕔09:13, 30.Nov 2017

Caracas, Nov 30  Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro will seek another term in next year’s election, Vice President Tareck El Aissami has said. “We already hold 18 (state) governorships. We already have, and will keep, most of the municipalities. We already

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India to have new hydro power policy soon: Minister

India to have new hydro power policy soon: Minister

🕔09:06, 30.Nov 2017

New Delhi, Nov 30  A draft hydro power policy is being finalised in a bid to revive languishing sector in India, Power Minister R.K. Singh said on Wednesday. A sector which has failed to add even 2,500 MW of capacity

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Allahabad Bank reduces MCLR by 5 bps

Allahabad Bank reduces MCLR by 5 bps

🕔09:04, 30.Nov 2017

Kolkata, Nov 30 State-run Allahabad Bank on Wednesday said it has reduced its Marginal Cost of Funds-based Lending Rate (MCLR) by 5 basis points (bps) across all tenors with effect from December 1. The MCLR for one year tenor, would now

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Power Minister meets banks on stressed power assets, NTPC floats tender

Power Minister meets banks on stressed power assets, NTPC floats tender

🕔09:02, 30.Nov 2017

New Delhi, Nov 30  As part of the ongoing process to deal with the issue of massive stressed assets in the sector, Power Minister R.K. Singh met bankers here on Wednesday. Interacting with reporters here on the sidelines of a

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Jharkhand CM inaugurates IOC’s smart oil terminal

Jharkhand CM inaugurates IOC’s smart oil terminal

🕔19:48, 29.Nov 2017

Ranchi, Nov 29 (IANS) Jharkhand Chief Minister Raghubar Das on Wednesday inaugurated an advanced smart oil terminal of the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd (IOC) in Khuti district of the state. This terminal has been constructed over a sprawling 32-acre piece of

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