Month: June 2019

India’s fiscal deficit hits 52% of budgeted target in first two months of 2019/20

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India’s fiscal deficit in May stood at 3.66 trillion rupees ($53.04 billion), or 52% of the budgeted target for the current fiscal year, government data showed on Friday. Net tax receipts in the first two months of the fiscal year were 1.15 trillion rupees, […]

Modi government freezes ads placed in three Indian newspaper groups

NEW DELHI – India’s government has cut off advertisements to at least three major newspaper groups in a move that executives and an opposition leader said was likely retaliation for unfavourable reports. Critics have said that freedom of the press has been under attack since Prime Minister Narendra […]

Sensex ends lower as trade frictions haunt G-20 meet; logs weekly gains

Mumbai, Jun 28: Equity benchmarks nursed losses Friday as investors remained cautious ahead of the crucial US-China trade talks on the sidelines of the G-20 meet. Domestic trading sentiment was also at a low ebb following tightening of mutual fund norms by regulator Sebi, and the RBI recommending extra […]

Special court to hear Vijayvargiya’s bail plea Saturday

Bhopal, Jun 28: BJP MLA Akash Vijayvargiya, arrested for assaulting a civic official in Indore with a cricket bat, Friday moved a special court here that handles cases against legislators seeking bail. Additional Sessions Judge Suresh Singh asked Indore police to produce diaries of two cases for which Vijayvargiya […]

PM Modi presents ‘5-I’ vision to maximise digital tech for social benefit at G20

Osaka, Jun 28: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday presented his “5-I” vision to maximise digital technology for social benefit in his intervention at the G20 Summit on digital economy and artificial intelligence (AI). Earlier in the day, Modi discussed leveraging the power of technology with US President Donald […]

DU continues with trend of high cut-offs but witnesses shift in courses demanding highest percentage

New Delhi, Jun 28: The trend of high cut-offs are nothing new in Delhi University but what seems to have changed since 2015 is the shift in the courses pegging the highest percentage requirement, the varsity’s official data shows.  While courses like BSc (Hons) Computer Science and B.Com honours […]

Cong responsible for J&K state of affairs: Amit Shah

New Delhi, Jun 28:  Home Minister Amit Shah Friday accused the Congress of terrorism in Kashmir and responsible for the state’s current situation, alleging that former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s decisions were behind India losing one-third of its territory to Pakistan. He was replying to a debate in […]

Govt to go ahead with Air India Disinvestment

open view news desk In a meeting on 28th June 2017, the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs had in-principle approved the consideration for strategic disinvestment of Air India & its five subsidiaries. An Air India Specific Alternative Mechanism (AISAM) was constituted by CCEA for this.  In an AISAM […]

PM remembers PV Narasimha Rao on his birth anniversary

open view news desk The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has remembered former Prime Minister of India Shri PV Narasimha Rao, on his birth anniversary.  “Remembering Shri PV Narasimha Rao Ji on his birth anniversary. A great scholar and veteran administrator, he led the nation at a crucial juncture […]

PM’s remarks at BRICS Leaders’ Meeting on the margins of G20 Summit.

open view news desk Your Excellencies, सबसे पहले, मैं राष्ट्रपति बोल्सनारो को ब्राज़ील का राष्ट्रपति चुने जाने के लिए बधाई देता हूं। और BRICSपरिवार में उनका स्वागत भी करता हूं। मैं राष्ट्रपति बोल्सनारो को इस बैठक के आयोजन के लिए हार्दिक धन्यवाद भी देता हूं। इस अवसर पर हमारे मित्र […]

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