Month: August 2019

PM announces creation of Chief of Defence Staff

New Delhi, Aug 15: In a major decision, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday announced creation of a chief of defence staff (CDS) as head of the tri- services. Modi made the key announcement in his address to the nation from the ramparts of the Red Fort on the […]

AYUSH Ministry to document local health traditions: Naik

Panaji, Aug 15: The Centre will set up a national network to document local health traditions and ethno medical practices followed in the country to conserve bio-resources having medicinal value, Union AYUSH Minister Shripad Naik has said. Traditional systems of medicine have provided health care to millions of people […]

PM greets the Nation on Independence Day

open view news desk The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, has greeted the Nation on Independence Day.  “सभी देशवासियों को स्वतंत्रतादिवस की हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। जय हिंद!  Happy Independence Day to all my fellow Indians. Jai Hind,” the Prime Minister said.  Aug 15, 2019

PM greets people on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan

open view news desk The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has greeted the people on the occasion of Raksha Bandhan. “रक्षाबंधन की आप सभी को हार्दिक शुभकामनाएं। Greetings on the auspicious occasion of Raksha Bandhan,” the Prime Minister said.  Aug 15, 2019

A$AP Rocky gets suspended sentence for Stockholm assault

A Stockholm court on Wednesday convicted US rapper A$AP Rocky of assault and gave him a suspended sentence over a street brawl, a case that outraged fans and sparked a diplomatic spat with US President Donald Trump. The 30-year-old rapper, whose real name is Rakim Mayers, and two […]

Index Numbers of Wholesale Price in India (Base: 2011-12=100) Review for the month of July, 2019

open view news desk The official Wholesale Price Index for ‘All Commodities’ (Base : 2011-12=100) for the month of July, 2019 declined by 0.2% to 121.2 (provisional) from 121.5 (provisional) for the previous month. INFLATION The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at 1.08% (provisional) […]

CBDT takes further steps to ensure transparency in Tax Administration by bringing in concept of DIN

open view news desk With a view to bringing greater transparency in the functioning of the tax-administration and improvement in service delivery, almost all notices and orders of Income Tax Department are being generated electronically on the Income Tax Business Application (ITBA) platform. However, it has been brought […]

Address to the Nation by the Hon’ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, on the eve of India’s 73rd Independence Day

open view news desk Dear Fellow Citizens I offer you my greetings on the eve of our 73rd Independence Day. This is a happy and emotional day for all children of Mother India, whether living at home or abroad. Weremember with gratitude the countless freedom fighters and revolutionaries who struggled, strived and made heroic sacrifices to […]

India’s Largest Rural Sanitation Survey Launched

India on track for ODF on 2nd October 2019 open view news desk Jal Shakti Minister Shri Gajendra Singh Shekhawat launched the Swachh Survekshan Grameen 2019 (SSG 2019) in the capital today. To be instituted from August 14 to September 30, 2019, SSG 2019 will cover 17,450 villages in […]

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