NEW DELHI: With security threats on the western and northern borders increasing, especially after last year’s clashes with Pakistan, indian army It is understood that another Pinaka regiment has been added and preparations are being made to recruit another regiment before the end of the year. With another regiment commissioned, India army Currently, seven Pinaka … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Employees Provident Fund Organization is working on letting subscribers withdraw unclaimed funds in idle accounts.Nearly a quarter of Aadhaar-verified inactive accounts may soon be cleared of idle balances, as the EPFO is developing an automated settlement tool that will allow account holders to receive unclaimed funds in their bank accounts without filing … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Power and Road Transport has been asked to clarify the status of recovery of penalties imposed on automakers for failing to meet Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE) norms. CAFE is a mandatory regulatory standard that sets limits on the average CO2 emissions or fuel consumption of the entire fleet sold … Read more
New Delhi: Women occupy more than 50 per cent of judicial officer posts across states on merit-based selection, but only a handful are selected as high court and Supreme Court judges on the commission’s subjective evaluation criteria, Supreme Court Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said on Sunday.Justice Bhuyan, while addressing the first national conference of the Supreme … Read more
NEW DELHI: Amid tight supply of LPG, the Center has asked ministries and departments to assess the potential demand for piped natural gas (PNG) in canteens and food pantries of government departments and offices and push for its expansion.It also urged government agencies, housing estates and canteens to switch to Papua New Guinea, while City … Read more
Jammu: Jammu police on Saturday arrested a drug peddler and seized around 262 grams of heroin, worth around Rs 1.5 lakh in the international market, from his possession along with Rs 1.5 lakh in cash, a mobile phone and a weighing machine.A team of Naga police led by PSI Rajan Choudhary was deployed at Tutray … Read more
Mumbai: Kotak Mahindra Bank on Saturday said its wholly-owned subsidiary Kotak Mahindra Capital Company (KMCC) will sell nearly 31 per cent stake in capital market lender Infina Finance to a group of investors including the estate of Rakesh Jhunjhunwala through Aryaman, Aryavir and Nishtha Jhunjhunwala Discretionary Trust, Derive Trading and Resorts, Bright Star Investments and … Read more
NAGPUR: Veteran BJP leader Datta Megh passed away on Sunday evening at the age of 89, his close aide and former Nagpur deputy mayor Raghunath Malika said.Meghe is the father of Hingna MLA Sameer Meghe and former MLC Sagar Meghe.Datta Meghe is a four-term MP from Nagpur, Ramtek and Wardha and was also a member … Read more
In a provocative statement, Abdul KabulPakistan’s former high commissioner to India said Islamabad’s “default move” should be to attack Indian cities such as New Delhi and Mumbai if India was attacked by the United States.“The United States will not attack Pakistan’s nuclear arsenal. Even if we believe that in a hypothetical scenario, the United States … Read more
Srinagar: Hundreds gather in Leh to welcome environmental activists and members of Leh Apex Body (LAB) Golden Wangchuk After his release from jail, he struck a conciliatory tone on Sunday, urging the Union government to ensure that the upcoming talks with Ladakh leaders were based on a “win-win” approach for Ladakh and the Centre.While Wangchuck … Read more