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US Charges Gautam Adani of $250 Million Bribery And Fraud Scheme
New York/New Delhi– Billionaire Gautam Adani has been charged by US prosecutors over his role in an alleged years-long scheme to pay USD 250 million bribe to Indian officials in exchange for favourable terms for solar power contracts. US prosecutors charged Adani, 62, his nephew Sagar and other defendants for…
Read More »Stressful interest rates may impact growth aspirations, banks need to make loans affordable: FM
Mumbai: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said people are finding current interest rates “very stressful” and urged banks to make them affordable.Speaking at an event organised by SBI, the finance minister said that at present, India requires industry to ramp up and invest in new facilities, and added…
Read More »Seizures cross Rs 1,000 crore mark in ongoing elections, bypolls: EC
New Delhi: The Election Commission on Monday said seizures from Jharkhand, Maharashtra and the various bypoll-going constituencies have crossed the Rs 1,082-crore mark.In Maharashtra and Jharkhand, seizures this election are seven times those made in the 2019 assembly polls in the two states, the poll authority said.Overall, seizures worth Rs…
Read More »Manipur violence: Amit Shah reviews security situation for second day
New Delhi, Nov 18: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday reviewed the prevailing security situation and deployment of troops in Manipur for the second consecutive day and directed top officials to focus on restoring peace and order there as early as possible, sources said.The Union Home Ministry is also…
Read More »Kashmir On Edge | Undetected Infiltration For Last One Year Endangers Security
SRINAGAR Oct 27: An investigation into the October 20 terrorist attack in Gagangir in Jammu and Kashmir’s Gaderbal district has indicated significant gaps in intelligence and undetected infiltration since last one year along the Line of Control (LoC), officials said on Sunday. The attack, which claimed the lives of seven…
Read More »Rahul raises questions on Agnipath Scheme, asks why life of one soldier is not same as another
New Delhi, Oct 13: After the death of two Agniveers in Nashik during training, Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi on Sunday demanded answers from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on why the life of one soldier is more valuable than the other.He asked why the families…
Read More »More health packages focused on elderly care likely to be added to AB-PMJAY
NEW DELHI, Oct 13: The National Health Authority, the implementing agency for the Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), is assessing the need to add more health packages catering to the elderly as the government is set to roll out the health coverage for all aged 70 years…
Read More »NCP Leader Baba Siddiqui Shot Dead In Mumbai, Two Held; Oppn Slams Govt
MUMBAI, Oct 13: Nationalist Congress Party leader and former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot dead by three men in Mumbai’s Bandra area on Saturday, and two of the assailants have been since arrested, officials said. The shocking incident prompted the Opposition to question the law and order situation in…
Read More »Veteran Industrialist Ratan Tata Passes Away at 86, Nation Mourns
Mumbai: Veteran industrialist and Chairman Emeritus of the Tata Group, Ratan Tata, passed away on Wednesday night at the age of 86. He breathed his last at Breach Candy Hospital in south Mumbai, where he had been admitted in recent days. Tata Sons chairman N Chandrasekaran confirmed the news of…
Read More »Govt rolls out internship scheme on pilot basis; aims to provide 1 crore internship over 5 years
New Delhi: The government on Thursday rolled out the internship programme on a pilot basis that will provide a total annual financial assistance of Rs 66,000 to those in the age group of 21-24 years, and aim to cover one crore youth over five years.Under the pilot project, which is…
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Govt Likely To Introduce Bill To Amend Paper Leak Law In Parliament On Monday
New Delhi, Jul 25: A bill to amend The Public Examinations (Prevention of Unfair …
