RBI panel moots centralised bill payments in country

A committee set up by the Reserve Bank of India has suggested a mechanism for centralised bill payment system in the country. The committee has recommended setting up two organisations- Bharat Bill Payment Services or BBPS and the Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units or BBPOUs for the purpose. BBPS w...

Show scheme to reserve space for elders in local: B'Bay HC to Railways

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the Railway authorities to come out with a scheme to reserve seats for senior citizens in suburban trains as the existing facility was not sufficient to accommodate the elders. A bench headed by Chief Justice Mohit Shah gave six weeks time to the Railways to ...

RBI panel suggests mechanism for centralised bill payments in country

A committee set up by the Reserve Bank of India has suggested a mechanism for centralised bill payment system in the country. The committee has recommended setting up two organisations- Bharat Bill Payment Services or BBPS and the Bharat Bill Payment Operating Units or BBPOUs for the purpose. BBPS w...

DGCA allows use of mobiles and laptops in flight mode

You no longer need to switch off your mobiles before your flight takes off. Instead, you will only need to put it on flight mode. This has become possible with the Director General of Civil Aviation yesterday, amending the rule which bans use of portable electronic devices and allowing their usage i...

Kashmir Chamber of Comm & Industry slaps notice on telco for pashmina ad

The Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry has sent a legal notice to a private telecom company seeking immediate withdrawal of a controversial advertisement on Pashmina Shawls and payment of 400 crore Rupees as compensation.Earlier state Chief MinisterOmar Abdullah termed the advertisement as wro...

Smartphones, PCs and tablets to be showstoppers at Dubai electronics show

India, Bhutan ink pact for hydropower JVs through PSUs of both countries

India and Bhutan have signed an agreement in Thimphu for further developing hydro power, strengthening bilateral relations and cementing strategic relations between the two countries. The framework, Inter-Governmental Agreement between Bhutan and India concerning development of Joint Venture Hydropo...

Award event to kick off today in USA- Bollywood's leading overseas market

Bollywood this week throws its premier awards event for the first time in the United States, which has quietly become the leading overseas market for India's prolific film industry. The International Indian Film Academy today kicks off four days of festivities in Tampa culminating in an awa...

Judge withdraws from Kerala hotels bar license case; cites bid to influence him

A judge of the Kerala High Court withdrew himself from passing orders in a bunch of cases related to the renewal of bar hotel licenses in Kerala. The hearing in the cases were completed on April 11th and posted for orders. But the judge observed that a counsel met him at his residence and tried to i...

DCGI and USFDA nod must for procuring coronary stents: B'bay HC

Observing that the government can impose stringent technical requirements to provide best possible medical devices for the purpose of public health programmes, the Bombay High Court refused to quash and set aside bids issued by the Maharashtra Government to procure coronary stents.A city-based compa...