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February 22, 2017 8:14 AM

CBI arrested 3 officials of Central Excise for allegedly accepting bribe

CBI has arrested three officials of Central Excise for allegedly accepting a bribe of three lakh rupees to minimise duty on a company under scrutiny. The agency registered the case on a complaint alleging that the two Superintendents and an Inspector of central Excise visited the office premises of ...

February 22, 2017 8:05 AM

Nagaland: Shurhozelie Liezitsu to be sworn in as new CM today

Nagaland People's Front president Shurhozelie Liezitsu will be sworn in as the new Chief Minister of the state today. He will be administered the oath of office and secrecy by the Governor P B Acharya at a ceremony in Kohima. <br/><br/>Mr. Liezitsu will succeed TR Zeliang, who resig...

February 22, 2017 7:31 AM

EPFO introduces single page composite claim form for withdrawing money

Retirement fund body Employees' Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) has introduced single page composite claim form for withdrawing money from their PF account. <br/><br/>The new forms do not require employers' attestation, but only for those subscribers whose Aadhaar number and...

February 22, 2017 7:29 AM

NPPA asks hospitals to display revised price list of cardiac stents

National Pharmaceutical Pricing Authority (NPPA) has asked hospitals to display revised price list of cardiac stents. In a notification, the authority said that state drug controllers have also been sensitised on this issue and will inspect more hospitals in the coming days to check the compliance w...

February 22, 2017 6:51 AM

Vice President Hamid Ansari reaches Kampala

Vice President Hamid Ansari has reached Kampala, the capital of Uganda, in the second leg of his five-day tour to two east African countries Rwanda and Uganda. He was given warm and friendly welcome on the Entebbe international airport. Mr Ansari was received by his Ugandan counterpart Edward Ssekan...

February 22, 2017 6:14 AM

Pol parties rushed to polling centres for 4th phase of polls in UP

Polling parties are being rushed to their respective polling centres for fourth phase of assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. Voting will be held tomorrow in 52 constituencies spread over 12 districts. These are Allahabad, Chitrakoot, Banda, Fatehpur, Hamirpur, Jalaun, Jhansi, Kaushambi, Lalitpur, M...

February 22, 2017 6:13 AM

India-China to hold first Strategic Dialogue in Beijing

India and China will hold their first Strategic Dialogue in Beijing today. The two sides are expected to discuss all issues of mutual concern and interest including friction points.<br/><br/>External Affairs spokesman Vikas Swarup said the two countries will discuss all issues of mutual ...

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