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February 3, 2017 7:55 AM

Prime Minister Modi says Budget 2017 gives wings to Indians

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the Budget aims at giving wings to 125 crore Indians and fulfilling their dreams. <br/><br/>Responding to comments in favour of the Budget on twitter yesterday, Mr Modi had said the aim of this year&apos;s Budget is all-round and all-inclusive growth, im...

February 3, 2017 7:52 AM

India Pakistan border to soon have smart fencing: Kiren Rijiju

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju has said that work on installing smart fence along 3,323-km-long the India-Pakistan border will begin soon. Talking with Media in New Delhi yesterday, Mr Rijiju said testing for the fence is in final stages and soon work for erecting it along the border will b...

February 3, 2017 5:49 AM

Aircel-Maxis case: ED to appeal against special court's discharge order

Enforcement Directorate will appeal against the order of a special court which discharged former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his industrialist brother Kalanithi Maran and others in the Aircel-Maxis deal case. <br/><br/>Officials said, the agency will appeal the order as it believes...

February 3, 2017 5:41 AM

Aircel-Maxis case: ED to appeal against special court's discharge order

Enforcement Directorate will appeal against the order of a special court which discharged former Telecom Minister Dayanidhi Maran, his industrialist brother Kalanithi Maran and others in the Aircel-Maxis deal case. <br/><br/>Officials said, the agency will appeal the order as it believes...

February 3, 2017 5:32 AM

Centre notifies new rules for medical devices

Centre has notified new rules for medical devices to remove regulatory bottlenecks and ensure availability of medical devices for patients. <br/><br/>Under the new rules, manufactures will not be required to renew licenses periodically and submission of applications and grant of licenses...

February 3, 2017 5:29 AM

Onus to check menace of paid news is on media: EC

Election Commission has said that the onus to fight the menace of paid news and ensure a level playing field for election candidates is on the media only as imposing regulation on it will be an assault on free press. Election Commission Director Dhirendra Ojha told a workshop that the media alone ha...

February 3, 2017 4:57 AM

RBI asks banks to adopt proactive approach for reporting of financial frauds

Reserve Bank has asked banks to adopt a proactive approach for reporting of financial frauds. RBI Deputy Governor SS Mundra said delay in reporting of a fraud can have far-reaching implications on the employee conduct and internal governance standards. <br/><br/>He lamented that the gap ...

February 3, 2017 1:19 AM

Centre of Integrative Oncology to be inaugurated tomorrow

An institute dedicated to building collaboration in the areas of cancer prevention, research and care called the Centre of Integrative Oncology will be inaugurated in New Delhi tomorrow.<br/><br/>The unveiling will be carried out by Dr Saumya Swaminathan, Secretary, Director General, Ind...

February 2, 2017 9:24 PM

PM condoles loss of lives in Kanpur building collapse

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has condoled the loss of lives in the building collapse in Kanpur. Mr Modi said his thoughts are with the families of those who lost their lives in the incident. <br/><br/>The Prime Minister also wished for early recovery of the injured.<br/><br/>...

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