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July 21, 2017 5:55 PM

Notes in circulation at 85% of pre note-ban level: Govt

Government on Friday said that notes in circulation are above 85 per cent of the pre-demonetisation levels and steps have been taken to accelerate remonetisation. Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal said this in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. <br/><br/>He said, as on 23rd ...

July 21, 2017 4:12 PM

Goa : 38 MLAs cast vote in election to lone Rajya Sabha seat

In Goa, 38 MLAs cast their vote in the election to the lone Rajya Sabha seat on Friday at the secretariat. <br/><br/>State BJP president Vinay Tendulkar is the candidate from the ruling coalition, which also includes Goa Forward Party (GFP), Maharashtrawadi Gomantak Party (MGP) and indep...

July 21, 2017 4:11 PM

Bill to facilitate SBI merger with subsidiaries introduced in Lok Sabha

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley introduced the State Banks (Repeal and Amendment) Bill 2017 in the Lok Sabha on Friday. It seeks to repeal the State Bank of India (Subsidiary Banks) Act of 1959, the State Bank of Hyderabad Act, 1956 and to further amend the State Bank of India Act, 1955. The legislati...

July 21, 2017 3:58 PM

Iraq Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari to visit India from 24th-28th July

Foreign Minister of Iraq Ibrahim al-Jaafari will pay his first official visit to India from 24-28 of this month. He will be accompanied by a senior-level official delegation.<br/><br/> External Affairs Ministry in a release said that the two sides will discuss the entire gamut of bilater...

July 21, 2017 1:59 PM

Govt clarifies it has no proposal to enact any mechanism to control population

The Government has clarified that it has no proposal to enact any mechanism to control population. Responding to supplementary in Lok Sabha today Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare Anupriya Patel said that as far as National Population Policy-2000 is concerned, the long-term objective i...

July 21, 2017 1:49 PM

Ram Nath Kovind to be sworn in as 14th President of India on Tuesday

President elect Ram Nath Kovind will be administered oath of office by Chief Justice of India on Tuesday in a special function at the Central hall of Parliament. NDA candidate Kovind was elected as the 14th President of India yesterday after securing victory over opposition Meira Kumar. He got 2,930...

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