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December 9, 2016 7:22 AM

Closely working with Mongolia to implement $1bn credit line: India

India has said that it is closely working with the Mongolian government to implement the USD one billion credit line to help it to meet current difficult budgetary situation arising out of various factors including the recent imposition of border tariffs against it by China.<br/><br/>Ext...

December 9, 2016 7:20 AM

Institutes can&apos;t keep students&apos; original papers: UGC

University Grants Commission has brought out an elaborate sets of rules to put an end to "coercive and profiteering" practices by educational institutes regarding verification of certificates during admission, remittance of fees and refunds. <br/><br/>As per the new rules notif...

December 9, 2016 7:13 AM

Aadhaar-linked attendance likely to be introduced in JEE-Main

Aiming to end possibility of impersonation in the JEE (Main) examination, candidates are likely to be marked by an Aadhaar-linked biometric attendance system from next year. <br/><br/>Official sources said in New Delhi that keeping in view some cases of impersonation detected every year ...

December 9, 2016 7:09 AM

NABARD to provide two PoS devices in villages of 10,000 population

National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has announced that it will provide two Point of Sale (PoS) devices in villages having population of 10,000. In a statement, NABARD Chairman Harsh Kumar Bhanwala said that over one lakh villages in tier 5 and 6 areas have been selected for the purpo...

December 9, 2016 6:38 AM

Demonetisation: Naidu panel to submit interim report this week

The Chief Ministers' committee on digital payments, set up following the demonetisation drive and headed by Andhra Pradesh's Chandrababu Naidu, will submit its interim report to the Centre within the next 2 to 3 days. <br/><br/>Mr Naidu, who is the convener of the committee, me...

December 9, 2016 5:59 AM

I&B Ministry organising State Information Ministers Conference today

Information and Broadcasting Ministry is organising the 28th State Information Ministers Conference today at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. The two day conference will promote partnership in the dissemination process between Centre and States, enabling effective communication to the people and on secto...

December 8, 2016 9:45 PM

DGCA ask all scheduled airlines to plan flights as per weather forecast

Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has asked all the scheduled airlines to closely monitor and plan flights as per weather forecast. It asked them to properly co-ordinate with dedicated teams of MeT Department and other agencies. The direction was issued to minimize the inconvenience to pa...

December 8, 2016 8:54 PM

Cyclonic weather condition continues in Andamans

With the cyclonic weather condition persisting in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, over 800 tourists remained stranded in two islands today. Naval ships deployed for evacuation were unable to enter the harbour due to strong winds. There were, however, no reports of any casualty from either Havelock ...

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