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August 29, 2018 2:31 PM

Government to launch India Post Payments banks at 650 places

Minister of Communications Manoj Sinha today said that&nbsp; India Post Payment Banks-IPPB will be launched at 650 places.The Minister said that Savings accounts, current accounts, money transfer, enterprise and merchant payments ...

August 29, 2018 2:20 PM

Cabinet Approves Additional 2% hike In DA; To Benefit 1.1 Crore Persons

The Cabinet today approved additional two per cent hike in Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR), a move that will benefit about 1.1 crore central government employees and pensioners. &ap...

August 29, 2018 12:06 PM

Petitioners urge SC to direct independent probe into arrest of human rights activists in connection with Bhima-Koregaon case

Historian Romila Thapar and four others today moved the Supreme Court against the arrest of five Left-wing activists by the Maharashtra Police yesterday in connection with the Bhima Koregaon violence.&nbsp; The five-judge bench he...

August 29, 2018 8:38 AM

Today is the National Sports Day

Today is the National Sports Day. The Day is celebrated on 29th August every year to mark the birthday of legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand. Prime Minister Narendra has greeted all sports enthusiasts on this occasion.&nbsp; In a...

August 29, 2018 8:32 AM

Centre issues an advisory to protect children from the suicidal online game MOMO challenge

The Centre has issued an advisory to protect children from the suicidal online game, MOMO challenge. In its advisory, Information and Technology Ministry has outlined the signs and symptoms that the child can show if they are under the in...

August 29, 2018 8:00 AM

NIA arrests Deputy Superintendent of Amphalla prison in Jammu in a terror conspiracy case

The National Investigation Agency has arrested Deputy Jail Superintendent Feroz Ahmad Lone at Amphalla prison in Jammu, for allegedly conniving with a man lodged there to send youths to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir for arms training to wage ...

August 29, 2018 7:58 AM

Centre and the World Bank sign 300 million dollar loan agreements for India Energy Efficiency Scale up Programme

The Central government and the World Bank have signed 300 million dollar loan agreements for India Energy Efficiency Scale up Programme. They signed 220 million dollar Loan Agreement and an 80 million Guarantee Agreement for the Efficienc...

August 29, 2018 7:55 AM

A high level central team visiting flood-hit Kerala today to review relief and rehabilitation measures by banks and insurance companies

A High-Level Central delegation team is visiting Kerala today to review the relief measures and rehabilitation efforts being undertaken by banks and insurance companies in the light of the recent floods in the State.&nbsp;<...

August 29, 2018 7:05 AM

More than 21 thousand nominations received for Padma Awards 2019 so far

More than 21 thousand nominations have been received till now for Padma Awards 2019. The Ministry of Home Affairs has requested to identify talented persons amongst women, weaker sections of the society, SCs and STs, divyang persons and o...

August 29, 2018 7:04 AM

Govt should introduce compulsory marriage registration bill: Congress

The Congress today demanded&nbsp; that the government should introduce a compulsory marriage registration bill to deal with the problem of desertion women married to NRIs and conduct third-party audit of women shelter homes across...

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