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January 31, 2017 7:46 PM

Union Budget to be presented tomorrow

Union Budget will be presented tomorrow in Parliament and will be tabled by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. There will be no separate Rail budget from this year, as it has been merged with the General Budget.<br/><br/>The government has advanced the date of budget presentation so as to co...

January 31, 2017 7:37 PM

SC's giant leap to digitisation, digitises 1.05 crore page records

In a giant leap towards digitisation, the Supreme Court has digitised a whopping one crore five lakh pages and records of civil appeals, ranging from the pre-independence era till 2002 as part of its recent reforms. <br/><br/>The 'Indian Judiciary Annual Report 2015-2016', issu...

January 31, 2017 7:26 PM

NDRF earns special identity in the world: Rijiju

Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju today said National Disaster Response Force has earned a special identity in the world in just 12 years of its establishment. Addressing the 12th Raising Day celebrations of NDRF in New Delhi today, Mr Rijiu said in a short span, force has done a great work an...

January 31, 2017 7:22 PM

Padma Awards given to common achievers for the first time: PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said for the first time, Padma Awards have been given to common achievers, rather than those making rounds in power corridors. <br/><br/>He was speaking at BJP Parliamentary Party executive meeting in New Delhi. As per sources, during the meeting, Mr. M...

January 31, 2017 7:21 PM

Try biometric attendance to tackle teacher absenteeism: Survey

The Economic Survey has cited teacher absenteeism and shortage of professionally qualified teachers as some of the key reasons for low quality primary education. It has suggested biometric attendance system that would be monitored by local communities and parents.<br/><br/>It said, altho...

January 31, 2017 5:50 PM

PM Modi urges opposition to ensure smooth Budget Session of Parliament

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today urged the entire opposition to ensure smooth functioning of Parliament during the Budget session. Addressing media outside Parliament this morning, Mr Modi called for constructive debate on all issues. <br/><br/>The Prime Minister said, talks were held ...

January 31, 2017 5:15 PM

New BCCI administrators meet for first time

A day after being appointed as the administrators of the BCCI by the Supreme Court, three of the panel members had their first meeting in Mumbai today.<br/><br/>Former Comptroller and Auditor General of India Vinod Rai, former India women's captain Diana Edulji and banker Vikram Lim...

January 31, 2017 5:12 PM

Former Union Minister E Ahmad is critical after heart attack

Former Union Minister E Ahmad, who suffered heart attack this morning, is critical. He is in intensive care unit of RML Hospital in the national capital. <br/><br/>Hospital sources said all possible medical facilities are being provided to him. <br/><br/>Earlier, 78-year-old ...

January 31, 2017 4:57 PM

Operation Clean Money to track deposits post demonetisation

The Income Tax Department has found one crore bank accounts where over two lakh rupees were desposited after demonetization. Out of them, during first phase of verification, 18 lakh accounts have been identified where tax-paying profile does not match with the income of account holders.<br/>&l...

January 31, 2017 3:27 PM

Economic Survey 2017 tabled in Parliament

The Economic Survey 2016-17 tabled in Parliament today has advocated the concept of Universal Basic Income (UBI) as an alternative to the various social welfare schemes in an effort to reduce poverty. <br/><br/>The survey suggests that a more efficient way to help the poor will be to pro...

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