Category: India News

WBPCB action plan to tackle air pollution

Kolkata, Nov 16: The West Bengal Pollution Control Board (WBPCB) has put in place an action plan to tackle the air pollution in the city, an official said. The Air Quality Index in several automated air monitoring stations in the city had hovered between 200 and 350 (PM 2.5) […]

Goa DGP Pranab Nanda dies of cardiac arrest in Delhi

Panaji, Nov 16: Goa’s Director General of Police Pranab Nanda has died due to cardiac arrest, a senior police official said on Saturday. Nanda was on a visit to Delhi after attending official functions in Goa on Friday. He died late on Friday night, the official said. He was […]

7 illegal mini gun factory busted, 4 held in Bihar

Munger, Nov 16: The police has busted seven illegal mini gun factories and arrested four persons during a raid in Bihar’s Munger district, a senior police officer said on Saturday. Acting on a tip-off, a police team raided Herudiyara area of the district under Mufassil police station on Friday […]

16 doctors booked for ragging

Palghar, Nov 16: An offence has been registered against 16 doctors of a medical college here for allegedly ragging a student, police said on Saturday. A 23-year-old student of Dr M L Dhawale Memorial Homoeopathic Institute in Maharashtra’s Palghar district alleged that she was ragged by a group of […]

India considering telecoms firms’ request for relief on overdue payments

NEW DELHI – India is considering requests for financial relief from mobile carriers Vodafone Idea Ltd and Bharti Airtel Ltd, the finance minister said on Friday. Bharti and Vodafone Idea are due to pay the bulk of 920 billion rupees ($13 billion) in overdue levies and interest owed […]

Indian tax officials find Modi’s targets too taxing, some quit

MUMBAI/KOLKATA – India’s tax officials are facing a taxing issue. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government wants them to collect 17% more in direct taxes this year as New Delhi seeks to shore up revenues amid a sharp economic slowdown. The target has been maintained even though Modi recently […]

MCA notifies Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings of Financial Service Providers and Application to Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2019 (Rules)

open view news desk The Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) has notified the Insolvency and Bankruptcy (Insolvency and Liquidation Proceedings of Financial Service Providers and Application to Adjudicating Authority) Rules, 2019 (Rules) today to provide a generic framework for insolvency and liquidation proceedings of systemically important Financial Service […]

Rashtrapati Bhavan to Host Conference of Directors of IITS, NITS and IIEST on November 19

open view news desk Rashtrapati Bhavan will host a conference of the Directors of IITs, NITs and IIEST, Shibpur on November 19, 2019. This Conference is part of regular interactions of the President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, with such institutions in his capacity as visitor to 152 Central Universities […]

CBI raids Amnesty International Bengaluru, Delhi offices

Bengaluru, Nov 15: The CBI on Friday conducted raids at the Amnesty International Indias Bengaluru and Delhi offices. Yes, raids were carried out. Details are awaited, a CBI officer told PTI. An Amnesty International India executive, speaking on condition of anonymity, said about half-a-dozen CBI sleuths arrived at about […]

Lawyers in Delhi’s district courts call off strike

New Delhi, Nov 15: Lawyers in all the six district courts in Delhi called off their strike on Friday, which was underway since November 4 after a clash between advocates and police at the Tis Hazari court. The Coordination Committee of All District Courts Bar Associations took the decision […]

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