Month: March 2019

Actor-politician Jaya Prada joins BJP

New Delhi : Actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada joined the BJP on Tuesday and may be fielded by the party from the Rampur parliamentary constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Jaya Prada, a close associate of former Samajwadi Party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, had been elected from Rampur on SP […]

AIMIM enters LS poll fray in Maharashtra

Hyderabad :  The Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM Tuesday announced its Maharashtra MLA Imtiaz Jaleel as the party candidate from Aurangabad Lok Sabha constituency in the western state. Polling would be held in Aurangabad in the third phase of elections on April 23. “Imtiaz Jaleel will be AIMIM’s candidate for the […]

Rohit Sharma extends association with Adidas

New Delhi : India batsman Rohit Sharma has extended his contract with the global sportswear giant Adidas. Adidas already has on board sprinter Hima Das, hockey player Manpreet Singh and heptathlete Swapna Barman. Rohit has been associated with Adidas since 2013. The Indian opener recently became the third fastest […]

Rupee rises 15 paise to 68.81 against US dollar in early trade

Mumbai : The rupee strengthened by 15 paise to 68.81 against the US dollar in opening trade Tuesday on fresh selling of the greenback by exporters. The weakening of the US dollar against some currencies overseas and a higher opening in domestic equity market, supported the local unit, a […]

Vice President calls for renewed focus on rural health care;

open view news desk Suggests mandatory rural service of 3 years for Doctors before their first promotion; Cautions that the quality of healthcare being delivered cannot be determined by the price being paid; Applauds PIMS-DU for delivering quality, affordable healthcare in rural and tribal areas; Delivers 13th Convocation […]

Payroll Reporting in India – A Formal Employment Perspective

open view news desk The Central Statistics Office (CSO), Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation has released the press note on Employment Outlook of the country covering the period September, 2017 to January, 2019, based on the administrative records available with selected government agencies to assess the progress […]

No directive to restrict choice of subjects for research;

Government believes in the principle of freedom in research The Ministry of Human Resource Development has not issued any directive to restrict choice of subjects for research, as has been reported in a section of media since the Government believes in the principle of freedom in research. Last […]

Induction of Chinook Helicopters in Indian Air Force

open view news desk On 25 March 2019, the IAF formally inducted the CH 47 F(I)- Chinook heavy lift helicopters into its inventory at Air Force Station Chandigarh. Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff was the Chief guest and […]

NITI Aayog organises FinTech Conclave 2019

open view news desk Over 300 stakeholders from across the Government, Banking and Startup investors chart future of financial technologies To shape India’s continued ascendancy in FinTech, build the narrative for future strategy and policy efforts, and to deliberate steps for comprehensive financial inclusion, NITI Aayog organized a […]

Young Scientist Programme (Yuvika) – Online Registration

open view news desk The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has launched a special programme for School Children called “Young Scientist Programme” “YUva VIgyani KAryakram” (युिवका) from this year. The Program is primarily aimed at imparting basic knowledge on Space Technology, Space Science and Space Applications to the […]

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