Category: National

Myanmar Def College delegation vists Fort William

Kolkata : A 38-member Myanmar delegation led by Major General Myat Kyaw, Commandant of National Defence College, Myanmar visited Eastern Command headquarters at Fort William here Saturday, a Defence spokesman said. The delegation members were updated on various dimensions of operational environment of Eastern Command including aspects of multilateral […]

India is a voice for peace and non-violence: Vice President

open view web desk The Vice President of India, Shri M. Venkaiah Naidu has said that India has always been a voice for peace and non violence from time immemorial. He was addressing the Indian Diaspora at UNSECO in Paris, France, yesterday. The Ambassador of India, Shri Veniay […]

Govt says not seeking massive reserve transfer from RBI, in talks for ‘capital framework’

New Delhi :  Amid a face-off with the RBI, the government Friday said it is discussing an “appropriate” size of capital reserves that the central bank must maintain but denied seeking a massive capital transfer from the Reserve Bank. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has a massive Rs […]

Rupee jumps 50 paise to 72.50 against USD on easing crude prices

Mumbai : The rupee rose by 50 paise to end at 72.50 per US dollar Friday on increased selling of the greenback by exporters amid softening crude oil prices, which slipped below the USD 70 per barrel mark. The dollar weakened following the US mid-tem election results, which showed […]

RCom settles case of alleged failure to inform interest payment default on debentures: Sebi

New Delhi : Reliance Communications has settled a case with Sebi for alleged non-cooperation with the credit rating agencies and debenture trustee in violation of listing norms. The company has also reached a settlement regarding non-compliance with listing norms including failure to inform interest payment default on debentures, […]

Anil Parihar killing case: Police detains some suspects

Jammu : Police have detained some persons in connection with the killing of senior BJP leader Anil Parihar and his brother by militants in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district. While tension has eased out in the district, night curfew continues to remain in force as a precautionary measure. A […]

Delhi’s air quality remains ‘severe’; over 400 heavy vehicles stopped from entering city

New Delhi : Delhi’s air quality remained in the ‘severe’ category on Friday despite a slow but “significant” improvement in pollution levels with the AAP government restricting the entry of heavy and medium goods vehicles into the national capital as an emergency measure. Government-run agency SAFAR said that the […]

Governor, CM call for collective effort for Uttarakhand’s development

Dehradun : Uttarakhand Governor Baby Rani Maurya and Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat Friday called for a collective endeavour to build the state as per the aspirations of the people who fought for its formation. Though the state has made significant progress in the 18 years of its existence […]

India slams Pak for expressing concern over deployment of INS Arihant

New Delhi :  India Friday hit back at Pakistan for expressing concern over the recent deployment of nuclear submarine INS Arihant, saying the comments come from a country for whom the “tenet of responsibility” does not exist. Pakistan’s Foreign Office spokesperson Mohammad Faisal, at a media briefing Thursday, said: […]

BJP attacks Rahul Gandhi over his criticism of demonetisation

New Delhi : Hitting back at Rahul Gandhi over his criticism of demonetisation, the BJP said Friday that a war is going on in Indian politics with the Narendra Modi-led government working to curb black money while the Congress president trying to save it. BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said […]

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