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March 31, 2016 1:32 PM

Japan to provide Rs 14,300 crore loan for development projects in India

Japan has committed Official Development Assistance (ODA) loan of nearly Rs 14,300 crore to India. The notes in this connection were exchanged today between Joint Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs in Finance Ministry S. Selvakumar and Ambassador of Japan to India Kenji Hiramatsu. <br/>...

March 31, 2016 1:08 PM

EC to provide Complaint Redressal Mechanism in all poll bound states

The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued instruction to provide a Complaint Redressal Mechanism in all the five poll bound states. The main objective of this is to manage the complaints being received through call centres and paper complaints in an integrated way and in a time bound manner....

March 31, 2016 12:16 PM

Arun Jaitley meets Australian PM Turnbull, stresses on high economic ties

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today met Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Canberra and highlighted the large scope for higher economic exchanges between the two nations. <br/><br/>During the meeting, Mr Turnbull expressed interest in cooperating with India in renewable energy...

March 31, 2016 11:50 AM

Arun Jaitley meets Australian PM Turnbull, stresses on high economic ties

In his meeting with Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull in Canberra, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today highlighted the potential of the Indian economy to grow beyond the current rate of 7.6 per cent. <br/><br/>While Mr Turnbull expressed interest in cooperating with India in ren...

March 31, 2016 11:40 AM

India has important role to play in stewardship of nuclear weapons: US

The US says, India has an important role to play in responsible stewardship of nuclear weapons and materials. During his meeting with National Security Advisor Ajit Doval ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Washington visit, US Secretary of State John Kerry said India is the largest democra...

March 31, 2016 8:18 AM

PM leaves for Washington DC to attend Nuclear Security Summit

The 4th Nuclear Security Summit will begin in Washington DC today. Heads of about 50 countries and representatives of five international organisations have started to arrive in Washington to take part in summit to discuss a gamut of issues pertaining to nuclear security. <br/><br/>The tw...

March 31, 2016 8:01 AM

PM leaves for Washington to attend Nuclear Security Summit

The 4th Nuclear Security Summit will begin in Washington DC today. Heads of about 50 countries and representatives of five international organisations have started to arrive in Washington to take part in summit to discuss a gamut of issues pertaining to nuclear security. <br/><br/>The tw...

March 31, 2016 7:50 AM

All banks to remain open till 8 PM today

All banks will keep open the counters of their designated branches conducting government business till 8 PM today. <br/><br/>The RBI has asked banks to remain open in view of closing of the current financial year and to facilitate the tax-payers in payment of taxes. However, all electron...

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