Day: February 18, 2020

Indian industry wants import tax cut to tackle coronavirus disruptions

NEW DELHI – Indian business leaders are calling for cuts in import duties on antibiotic drugs, mobile parts and other items to help cope with the fallout from the coronavirus outbreak which has disrupted supplies from China, government and industry officials said. The outbreak of the virus in […]

Central Government employees selected for appointment before 01.01.2004, but joined service on or after 01.01.2004, can now opt to be covered under Central Civil Services (Pension) Rules, 1972

open view news desk The Department of Pension and Pensioners’ Welfare has taken out an order through which all Central Government employees whose selection for appointment was finalized before 01.01.2004 but who joined service on or after 01.01.2004, can now opt to be covered under the Central Civil […]

Election Commission of India holds discussions with Legislative Department on Pending Electoral Reforms

open view news desk Election Commission of India today held detailed discussions with the Legislative Department of Ministry of Law and Justice on various issues of pending electoral reforms. Chief Election Commissioner Shri Sunil Arora, Election Commissioners Shri Ashok Lavasa, Shri Sushil Chandra and senior officers of ECI […]

Working Groups of Election Commission present their draft Recommendations to ECI

open view news desk Nine working groups of ECI officials and over 20 Chief Electoral Officers met over two-days’ long conference in New Delhi to deliberate on the learnings from the General Elections to Lok Sabha and other elections held recently.                        In his […]

Prashant Kishor questions Nitish Kumar’s development in Bihar

Patna, Feb 18: Election strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor on Tuesday questioned the Nitish Kumar government’s development model, even as he sneered at the chief minister for making ideological compromises to stay in an alliance with the BJP. Kishor, who has been vocal about his opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act […]

Sensex, Nifty clock 4th successive loss; AGR woes hit telecom, financial stocks

Mumbai, Feb 18: Equity benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty closed in the red for the fourth session in a row on Tuesday as the ongoing AGR issue weighed on telecom and financial stocks. After trading in the deep red for a better part of the session, the BSE gauge […]

Delhi court sends Sharjeel to judicial custody till Mar 3 in New Friends Colony anti-CAA violence case

New Delhi, Feb 18: A Delhi court Tuesday sent Sharjeel Imam, named as an “instigator” by Delhi Police in its charge sheet on violent protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) at New Friends Colony here last year, to judicial custody till March 3. Imam was arrested on sedition […]

Opening of Kartarpur Corridor practical proof of Pakistan’s desire for peace, says UN chief

Lahore, Feb 18: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday said the opening of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor is a practical example of Pakistan’s desire for peace and inter-faith harmony, as he visited the revered Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev. The Pakistan […]

People of Delhi taught a lesson to BJP which it will remember for long time: Gehlot

Jaipur, Feb 18: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Tuesday said the people of Delhi have taught a lesson to the BJP which the party will remember for a long time. He claimed that the Constitution was being attacked and it was a matter of concern. The chief minister […]

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