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Rajnath calls upon young scientists to spread message of cashless transactions

December 8, 2016 8:40 PM

Rajnath calls upon young scientists to spread message of cashless transactions

Home Minister Rajnath Singh has called upon the young scientists to spread the message of cashless transactions. Inaugurating the India International Science Festival in New Delhi today, Mr Singh said, e-payments, e-wallets, mobile phone banking and various other modes of cashless transactions will ...

CM's committee on digital payment to submit interim report to centre

December 8, 2016 8:37 PM

CM's committee on digital payment to submit interim report to centre

The Chief Ministers' Committee on promoting digital payment, will submit its interim report to the Centre in the next two or three days. Briefing reporters in New Delhi this evening, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu, who is the Convener of the Committee, said the committee is exp...

MEA: India closely following Nehal Ansari missing case

December 8, 2016 6:51 PM

MEA: India closely following Nehal Ansari missing case

The Indian Mission in Pakistan is closely following the issue of Nehal Ansari who went missing in that country. Ansari had gone to Pakistan looking for a girl he fell in love with over the Internet. <br/><br/>Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, India has, so far,...

Railways launch website for National Rail Plan

December 8, 2016 6:30 PM

Railways launch website for National Rail Plan

The Railways today launched a website seeking inputs from all stakeholders to prepare the National Rail Plan. The plan will be ready by the middle of next year. Launching the website in New Delhi, Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu said, Railways has prepared vision documents but never National Rail Pla...

India demands immediate consular excess to Kulbhushan Jadhav

December 8, 2016 6:18 PM

India demands immediate consular excess to Kulbhushan Jadhav

India has demanded immediate consular excess to Kulbhushan Jadhav and his earliest release from wrongful confinement in Pakistan.<br/><br/>Responding to a media query, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said, more than eight note verbals have been issued to Pakistan in t...

MEA: Allow Embassy officials to withdraw money on priority basis

December 8, 2016 6:13 PM

MEA: Allow Embassy officials to withdraw money on priority basis

The External Affairs Ministry has asked Finance Ministry to issue directives to banks to allow Embassy officials to withdraw money on a priority basis. <br/><br/>The move came in the wake of difficulties faced by foreign missions based in Delhi in withdrawing money from banks following d...

Govt announces several incentives for payments made through digital modes

December 8, 2016 6:10 PM

Govt announces several incentives for payments made through digital modes

Government today announced several incentives for payments made through digital modes. <br/><br/>Addressing media in New Delhi, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said, petroleum companies will offer a discount 0.75 percent on diesel and petrol to consumers for making payment through di...

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