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CAB: People defy curfew in Guwahati, Army conducts flag march
15-year-old gang-raped by three men in Bihar's Muzaffarpur
National Tribal Dance Festival to be held in Raipur from Dec 27-29
A three-day National Tribal Dance Festival will be held in Chhattisgarh's capital Raipur from December 27 to 29, wherein international folk artists from 23 states and six other countries are expected to take part and portray their respective tribal folk culture.The event will be organised at the Science College Ground from 10 am to 8:30 pm.On the occasion, artists from various states and the countries will march past in their traditional attires, according to a statement.Nearly 1,400 artists belonging to 151 art troupes from 23 states and guest artists from six countries including Sri Lanka, Belarus, Uganda and Bangladesh will participate in the three-day programme.Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Wednesday reviewed the preparations for National Tribal Dance Festival and directed the concerned officials to ensure proper arrangements for comfort and convenience of the participants, artists and guests as well as the audience.Secretary, Culture Department, Siddhartha Komal Pardeshi, .....
Passage of Citizenship Bill a victory for nation: Goa CM
Jharkhand polls: PM Modi urges people to vote in large numbers
Voting begins in 3rd phase of Jharkhand Assembly bypolls
MP: Woman given 'triple talaq', raped by tantrik
A woman was allegedly given 'triple-talaq' by her husband and then raped by a tantrik on the pretext of 'halala' in Bhopal. Both the accused have been arrested, said police.Aleem Khan, City Superintendent of Police (CSP) said, "Both the accused were arrested and produced before a court, they have been sent to jail.""On November 23, a man gave triple talaq to his wife after a dispute broke out between them.Later, the man tried to resolve the matter with his wife. One tantric told the man that the woman needs to do halala, for which the man agreed," he added.The tantrik took the woman to a flat and raped her in the name of 'halala', the police official said."After that, even the husband refused to let his wife stay with him. Later the woman filed a complaint and action has been taken against her husband under the Muslim Women Protection Act. A case has also been registered against the tantrik," said Khan...
Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury visits naval units in Visakhapatnam
Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury, Chief of Naval Staff Bangladesh Navy on Wednesday visited several naval units in Visakhapatnam, including an indigenously built stealth frigate INS Shivalik.The Chief of Naval Staff, BN had also interacted with Vice Adm Atul Kumar Jain, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief Eastern Naval Command (ENC) and held discussions on issues of mutual interest. Later, the CNS and the BN delegation consisting of three staff officers, Resident Defence Attache (DA) of Bangladesh and Indian Defence Attache Dhaka were briefed on the activities of the CommandDr Afroza Aurangzeb, wife of Admiral Aurangzeb Chowdhury CNS Bangladesh Navy, interacted with Mrs Devina Jain, President, NWWA(Eastern Region) and was briefed on initiatives and welfare activities of NWWA.The CNS BN accompanied by his spouse Dr Afroza Aurangzeb arrived Visakhapatnam on 10 Dec 19 on a two-day visit to ENC. The CNS, BN was received and seen off by Rear Admiral Deepak Kapoor, Chief Staff Officer (Personnel .....
Maharashtra awaiting Rs 15,558 crore dues from Centre: Uddhav Thackeray to Finance Minister
Andhra cabinet approves Disha Act providing for harsher punishments for crimes against women
Assam: Curfew imposed in Dibrugarh district, Guwahati
Assam's capital city Guwahati and its district of Dibrugarh have been placed under indefinite curfew till further orders in the wake of protests after the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB) in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.The administration has also suspended mobile Internet services for 24 hours from 7 pm on Wednesday in ten districts of the state-Lakhimpur, Tinsukia, Dhemaji, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Kamrup (metro) and Kamrup.An order of the Assam administration warned that violation of the "promulgation" will be punishable under Section 188 IPC and also under the relevant provision of the Indian Telegraph Act, 1885.The decision came in the wake of protests in the state against the CAB.Also, Indian Army said that two columns of Assam Rifles troops have been deployed in Tripura and the third column in Assam is on standby at the request of the civil Administration in Tripura and Assam.Guwahati Police Commissioner Deepak Kumar said: "The curfew has ...
Union minister Rameswar Teli's house in Assam's Duliajan attacked by protesters
Delhi: 3 cops suspended for kidnapping MCD official
Turkey hints it could bar US from using key air bases
Niger military camp attack kills more than 60: source
North East Indigenous People's Forum demands Inner Line Permit in Meghalaya
Para-teachers continue agitation despite 'satisfactory'
Man held for raping mother
All parties of Northeast voted in favour of Citizenship Bill in Rajya Sabha: Goyal
Union minister Piyush Goyal claimed that all parties of the Northeast, including those not with the BJP, voted in favour of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
The Bill, which which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim refugees coming from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan after facing religious persecution there, was passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Lok Sabha passed the bill on Monday.
As protests continued in some parts of Assam and Tripura against the legislation, Goyal, the deputy leader of the BJP in Rajya Sabha, said all parties of the Northeast, including those who are not with the BJP, voted in favour of the move...
China gradually losing its competitive edge, India can gain a lot in manufacturing: Piyush Goyal
Godhra riots: Nanavati panel gives clean chit to Modi govt
Over 17 years after the post- Godhra riots, the Nanavati Commission has given a clean chit to the then chief minister Narendra Modi's government for the violence that killed 1,000 people in Gujarat, but said local VHP and Bajrang Dal workers were involved in incidents in their areas.
The two-member inquiry commission's report, which runs into more than 2,500 pages, was tabled in the Gujarat Assembly on Wednesday.
The report rejected the evidences provided by three former IPS officers, who had taken on the then government, but said police personnel were ill-equipped and their strength was inadequate to deal with the situation, which emboldened mobs to commit violence.
The inquiry commission was headed by Justice G T Nanavati, a retired Supreme Court judge, and Justice Akshay Mehta, an ex-Gujarat High Court judge, was its other member.
The Nanavati-Mehta panel noted that "There is no evidence to show these attacks were either inspired or instigated or abetted by any .....
Special court set up to try rape,murder case of Dalit woman
Maha IPS officer quits over "communal, unconstitutional" CAB
UP: 4 killed, 20 injured in separate accidents on Yamuna Expressway
Four people were killed and 20 injured in three separate accidents on Yamuna Expressway in Uttar Pradesh's Mathura district on Wednesday, police said.
The four people died when a car overturned on the expressway near Mangali Gadhi under Baldeo police station limits, Superintendent of Police (rural) Aditya Kumar Shukla said.
The deceased have been identified as Manish (28), his wife Aarti (26), Abhishek (32)and Ravinder Jain (37), he said.
However, a three-year-old baby among the occupants of the car survived the accident, the SP said.
They were going to Agra from Delhi, he said.
In another accident on the expressway, 15 people sustained injuries when a tempo-traveller rammed a divider near Bajna cut under Naujheel police station in the morning, the SP said.
The injured were rushed to different hospitals and the condition of two among them was stated to be serious, he said.
Three people, including the driver, were injured when a WagonR overturned on the road in Surir area, the SP .....
14-yr-old boy molests seven-year girl
Rani and Saurabh honoured at FICCI India Sports Awards
Security beefed up in Manipur ahead of Modi-Abe visit on Dec
National level body builder among 2 held for robbing shopkeeper at gun point in Delhi
Two persons, including a national level body builder, were arrested for allegedly robbing a shopkeeper at gun point in New Delhi's Uttam Nagar area, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Rahul Chaudhary (27) and Vipin Gupta (21), are residents of Uttam Nagar, they said.
Chaudhary is a national level body builder who won "Mr Delhi" title from 2010 to 2017. He presides as a judge in various body building championships, a senior police officer said.
On Monday, two men on a scooter robbed one Deepak Bansal of Rs 4.69 lakh while he was going to a bank, he said.
Bansal runs a departmental store and a dairy in Uttam Nagar, the officer added.
Following a tip-off, the two men were arrested in connection with the case on Tuesday, he said.
The two have confessed their involvement in the crime, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Dwarka) Anto Alphonse claimed.
During interrogation, Chaudhry told police that he needed money to participate in some international body building .....
Irdai okays debt ETFs of CPSEs as eligible class of investment for insurers
Haryana: Man accused of attempting to rape dancer held
Persecuted minorities of neighbouring nations have got justice: Nadda on CAB
PM to inaugurate 107th session of ISC on January 3
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the five day 107th session of the Indian Science Congress on January 3, Karnataka Minister for IT-BT, Science and Technology Dr C Ashwath Narayan said here on Wednesday
"The Science Congress, where delegates from various streams will take part, will be inaugurated by the Prime Minister on January 3," he said at the curtain raiser event.
Themed "Science and Technology: Rural Development", the event will bring together more than 15,000 delegates from the scientific fraternity and academia, Research& Development institutes, defence, government, PSUs and corporate houses.
The 'Pride of India Expo 2020', organised concurrently with the ISC, will be a confluence of new ideas, innovations and products surrounding the entire canvas of scientific world will also be inaugurated simultaneously, the organisers said in a statement.
Dr Narayan said the Science Congress is India's oldest, biggest and one of the most prestigious scientific..
We are happy Sena did not vote in favour of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill: Chidambaram
The Congress is happy that the Shiv Sena did not vote in favour of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, senior party leader P Chidambaram said on Wednesday.
The Shiv Sena abstained from voting on the contentious citizenship bill in Rajya Sabha as the government did not give satisfactory answers to queries raised by the party, its Upper House member Anil Desai said.
The Shiv Sena, which voted in favour of the controversial Bill in Lok Sabha, opposed it in Rajya Sabha, saying the draft law should have been debated on the basis of "humanity not religion".
Asked about the change in Sena's stand, Chidambaram said, "We are certainly happy that the Shiv Sena did not vote in favour of the Bill".
The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, which seeks to provide Indian citizenship to non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, was passed by Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. Lok Sabha cleared the Bill on Monday...
Citizenship amendment bill unconstitutional, divisive: Oppn in Rajya Sabha
The Opposition in Rajya Sabha tore into the government on Wednesday over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, terming the proposed legislation as "unconstitutional", "divisive" and an assault on the democratic and secular fabric of the nation.
The Upper House witnessed strong opposition to the Citizenship (Amendment ), 2019 from the Congress, Shiv Sena, NCP, DMK, BSP, RJD, JDS, AAP, MDMK, TRS, IUML and SDP during the six-hour-long debate on the controversial legislation.
The opposition parties wanted the Bill to be sent to the Select Committee of the House but the motion was defeated with 124 votes against it and 99 in favour.
Launching a scathing attack on the government, Leader of Opposition in the House Ghulam Nabi Azad demanded to know why the entire North East including Assam, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Nagaland was burning at the moment if people were happy about the proposed legislation.
The senior Congress leader said: "Honourable home ministerji, you brought .....
Not worried over slow rate of GDP growth: Pranab Mukherjee
'BJP can occupy the space ceded by Congress in the south'
Odisha inch closer to top half with Hyderabad win
Investors duped by jeweller urged to approach cops with plaint
The city police on Wednesday appealed to the investors, who were allegedly duped to the tune of Rs six crore by Rasiklal Sankalchand Jewellers through ponzi gold schemes, to approach them with complaints related to the case.
The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of the Mumbai Police is investigating the fraud case against Jayesh Shah and Nilesh Shah, who are owners of Rasiklal Sankalchand Jewellers and directors of a private company by the same name, which lured people into investing in ponzi gold schemes, an official said on Wednesday.
"The company allegedly duped hundreds of investors to the tune of Rs six crore by assuring high returns," he said.
Although the EOW has started investigating the case, many investors are yet to approach the police on their own, the official said.
Considering this, the EOW has decided to organise a special drive, under which the victims can approach the police with their complaints related to this case on December 13 and 14 at Prerna Hall in ....
IYC takes out protest march, burns copies of CAB at India Gate
NHRC team completes initial probe into "encounter" in vet case
Bhupendra Yadav accuses parties opposing CAB of 'religious appeasement'
PM Modi hails passage of CAB in RS as 'a landmark day for India'
Passage of CAB marks victory of narrow-minded, bigoted forces over India's pluralism: Sonia Gandhi
Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday condemned the passage of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill saying that it marks the "victory of narrow-minded and bigoted forces over India's pluralism.""Today marks a dark day in the constitutional history of India. The passage of the Citizenship Amendment Bill marks the victory of narrow-minded and bigoted forces over India's pluralism," she said in a statement.She stressed that the Bill fundamentally challenges the idea of India that our forefathers fought for and, in its place, creates a disturbed, distorted and divided India where religion will become a determinant of nationhood.The interim Congress president said the "Citizenship Amendment Bill is not just an affront to the eternal principles of equality and religious non-discrimination that have been enshrined in our Constitution, but represents a rejection of an India that would be a free nation for all her people, irrespective of religion, region, caste, creed, language or .....
Hatred among sections of 2 communities caused Guj riots: Panel
Ensuring adequate number of well-equipped police personnel, educating the masses about true religion, highlighting harm caused by communal riots, and ensuring the media shows restraint while reporting such tragedies are among the recommendations made by the Nanavati Commission that probed Gujarat's post-Godhra 2002 riots.
The commission said it was deep rooted hatred between some sections of Hindu and Muslim communities that caused such riots, and recommended educating the masses to remove feelings of ill will.
The recommendations are part of the two-member panel's report, running into more than 2,500 pages, which was tabled in the Gujarat Assembly on Wednesday.
The commission was headed by Justice G T Nanavati, a retired Supreme Court judge, and Justice Akshay Mehta, an ex- Gujarat High Court judge, was its other member.
In its recommendations, the panel said disciplined police force, provided in adequate number and which is well- equipped, will help control communal .....
Man killed, brother injured after truck hits their bike
Rahul, Rohit, Kohli power India to 240/3
Citizenship Amendment Bill passage marks 'dark day' in constitutional history of India: Sonia
Marine species to be smuggled to Lanka seized, two held
Maha forms panel to locate alternative land for metro car shed
Assam goes up in flames with violent anti-CAB protests; Modi govt pushes ahead with bill
Govt okays partial credit guarantee scheme for PSBs to buy high rated assets of NBFCs/HFCs
Neither CAB nor abrogation of Article 370 anti-Muslim: Amit Shah
Makers of 'Mardaani 2' scraps promotional song for film
Manipur beat Mizoram by 6 wickets
292 Indians, believed-to-be Indian prisoners and fishermen in Pak custody: Govt
There are 292 Indians and believed-to-be Indian civilian prisoners and fishermen in Pakistan's custody, the government informed the Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
In a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha, Minister of State for External Affairs V Muraleedharan said that according to the list shared on July 1 2019, Pakistan acknowledged the custody of 52 civilian prisoners and 209 fishermen who are believed-to-be Indians.
In addition, there is the issue of 83 missing Indian defence personnel, including Prisoners of Wars, whose custody has not been acknowledged by Pakistan, so far, he said.
"As per the available information, there are 292 Indians and believed-to-be Indian civilian prisoners and fishermen in Pakistan's custody," Muraleedharan said.
The government attaches high importance to the issue of prisoners held in Pakistan custody and consistently takes up the matter of their early release and repatriation to India, he said.
"As a result of our persistent efforts, the government has ...
Siddaramaiah hospitalised for angioplasty treatment
Former Karnataka Chief Minister and senior Congress leader Siddaramaiah has been hospitalised forangioplasty treatment, his office said on Wednesday.
"Siddaramaiah, who underwent a regular health checkup today morning, has been admitted to a private hospital in the afternoon for angioplasty treatment," a statement from the office said.
He will be discharged on Thursday afternoon and take rest at his residence, it added.
Siddaramaiah, 71, had rejected reports about his health as "baseless" on Wednesday morning.
"Rumours about my health is baseless. I am healthy and fine. I have come to doctor for a regular health check-up and so there is no need to worry," he tweeted.
Siddaramaiah quit as congress legislature party leaderon Monday after the party posted a poor show, winning only two seats, as against the 12 it had held of the 15 which went to the bypolls on December 5...
Netflix tests multi-month packs in India to woo new users
The US-based Netflix has started testing longer subscription plans in the country, as it looks to woo new users in India where online video consumption has seen a massive growth in the past few years.
According to sources, Netflix has started testing multiple months subscription plans (three, six and 12 months) that will be offered at a discounted price.
However, this will be available only to some new users, and they may see different options, they added.
The sources said the intent of the pilot is to see whether subscribers will be open to paying for several months, or a year in advance.
Earlier this year, Netflix had piloted and then launched a mobile phone-only plan in the Indian market -- a first for the company globally. The new long-term plans being piloted are also India-first.
When contacted, a Netflix spokesperson said, "We believe that our members may value the flexibility that comes from being able to pay for a few months at once. As always, this is a test and we will only..
Amoeba-attacking 'giant viruses' found in Mumbai's lakes
A study by researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (Bombay) has found presence of 'giant viruses' belonging to five families in samples collected from water bodies in Mumbai.
Findings of the study, published in the journal 'Scientific Reports', is the first report about numerous giant viruses from India, claimed a release issued by IIT (B) on Wednesday.
The study was conducted by a team led by Professor Kiran Kondabgil.
Typically, genome sizes of viruses range from a few thousands to about 2,00,000 base pairs. However, giant viruses have a genome size as massive as a few million base pairs.
"It found viruses belonging to the families Pandoraviridae, Phycodnaviridae, Mimiviridae, Iridoviridae and Megaviridae. Five families of giant viruses were found in these samples, all of which infect amoeba," the study said.
The researchers sequenced the genome of four giant viruses belonging to the families Mimiviridae, Megaviridae and Marseilleviridae.
"Interestingly, some..
Voting underway over CAB amendments in Rajya Sabha
Vikas Swarup appointed Secretary (West) in foreign ministry
Senior diplomat Vikas Swarup was on Wednesday appointed Secretary (West) in the Ministry of External Affairs, a Personnel Ministry order said.
The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet (ACC) has approved the appointment of Swarup, a 1986 batch Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer, to the post, it said.
The ACC has approved his appointment in suppression of an order, issued in July this year, that had named Swarup as the Secretary, Overseas Indian Affairs.
As the Secretary (West), he will be responsible for the country's affairs with the UK and other European nations.
Besides him, another career diplomat Sanjay Bhattacharyya has been appointed Secretary (Consular, Passport, Visa and Overseas Indian Affairs).
Bhattacharyya, a 1987 batch IFS officer is India's Ambassador in Turkey...
Mohun Bagan overwhelm TRAU FC 4-0 for first win of I-League season
'Panipat' producers to edit controversial portions from film: Rajasthan official
2 domestic helps arrested for theft in Delhi's Hauz Khas
Two persons, including a woman, have been arrested for robbing Rs 4,42000 from a house in south Delhi's Hauz Khas where they worked as domestic help, police said on Wednesday.
The accused, identified as Shefali Lama (47) and Dheeraj Kumar (24), are from Bihar, they said.
On December 5, a woman reported theft of Rs 4,42000 from her house, Deputy Commissioner of Police (South) Atul Kumar Thakur said.
She told police that the two persons working as domestic help in her house were missing after the incident, he said.
During investigation, police found that Kumar and Lama had gone to their village in Bihar's Gopalganj, the DCP said, adding that a raid was conducted and the two were apprehended.
He said Rs 1,16,680 cash, a motorcycle purchased from stolen money and a music system were recovered from the two accused, he added...
MP: Eight juvenile undertrials escape observation home
India should promote religious harmony in world: Dalai Lama
Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Wednesday urged India to play a more active role in promoting religious harmony in the world and serve as an example to conflict-torn countries like Syria and Afghanistan.
He said several religions co-exist in India peacefully, which is good for the society.
"From childhood, Indian mind knows that there are many religious institutions. So a concept of several religions, several truths is there," he added.
"In those isolated countries, some Muslim countries, they believe in only one truth-one religion...then problems start. Violence between Sunni and Shia sects of Islam was unheard of, because Indian Muslims are aware of different religious institutions from childhood, unlike those in countries where Islam is the only faith," he said.
"In case of individuals, the concept of one truth-one religion is very good to keep the faith centre-pointed. But in terms of society, that is impossible", the Nobel Peace Prize winner said.
He ....
MTNL seeks shareholders' nod for fundraising, monetisation of land & buildings
Parliament panel makes 107 recommendations to overcome Delhi's traffic woes
Pak troops resorts to 'artillery' shelling along LoC in Poonch
J&K HC asks Home Ministry to consider deployment of CAPF for securing its wings, district courts
Follow Home Minister's instructions on curbing graft: Bedi
CA among 2 held for cheating people, posing as PS to Minister
:A Chartered Accountant and a Mechanical Engineer were nabbed here on Wednesday for allegedly cheatingthe public of lakhs of Rupees by impersonating asthe Personal Secretary to IT and Industries Minister K T Rama Rao, police said.
The friends, aged 51 and 44, prepared fake official letters and called up officials in the government and private sector to do official favours for the people.
They collected lakhs of Rupees from the public for getting these favours done, a release from Rachakonda Police Commissionerate said.
A fake Letter of Credit (LOC) document "issued" from the Chief Ministers office and Rs 1.75 lakh was also seized from them, police said.
The duo collected lakhs of Rupees from the public to get admission in educational institutions,cancelling transfer orders, building regularisation,among other works,police said.
Some of those conned filed a complaint after realising that the duo issued fake letters impersonating as the PS of the Minister, following which ...
Cabinet approves Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the proposal to make amendments in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code), through the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (Second Amendment) Bill, 2019.The amendments aim to remove certain difficulties being faced during insolvency resolution process to realise the objects of the code and to further ease doing of business, read a statement.The Bill seeks to amend Sections 5(12), 5(15), 7, 11, 14, 16(1), 21(2), 23(1), 29A, 227, 239, 240 and insert new Section 32A in the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 (Code).Amendments to the Code to remove bottlenecks, streamline the Corporate Insolvency Resolution Process (CIRP) and protection of last mile funding will boost investment in financially distressed sectors, the statement said.Additional thresholds introduced for financial creditors represented by an authorized representative due to large numbers in order to prevent frivolous triggering of CIRP, it..
Spirit of Liyaqat-Nehru Pact not followed by neighbouring country: Amit Shah
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that the spirit of Nehru-Liyaqat Pact was not followed by the neighboring country, which led to the need for bringing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019."The spirit of Liaquat-Nehru Pact was not followed by the neighboring country. It is the duty of every government to follow it in letter and spirit," said Shah, while replying to the debate on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in the Rajya Sabha.According to Nehru-Liyaqat Pact, it was promised that religious minorities of each country would get equal opportunities in politics, services, and permission to practice the faith.The pact was signed between Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and Pakistani Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan in 1950."What happened to that promise? I can quote several laws of Pakistan. You can't fight election there ... What happened to minorities? From CJI, President, Vice President, ECI Chief to Rajya Sabha chairman, every post was held by Muslims in India,"..
Thackeray acquitted from defamation case over Saamana cartoon
Cabinet approves 'Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme'
The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval to the Partial Credit Guarantee Scheme.The scheme, to be offered by the Central government to Public Sector Banks (PSBs) for purchasing high-rated pooled assets from financially sound Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)/Housing Finance Companies (HFCs), with the amount of overall guarantee being limited to first loss of up to 10 per cent of fair value of assets being purchased by the banks under the Scheme, or Rs 10,000 crore, whichever is lower, as agreed by Department of Economic Affairs (DEA), read a statement.The scheme would cover NBFCs/HFCs that may have slipped into SMA-0 category during the one year period prior to August 1, 2018, and asset pools rated "BBB+" or higher.Window for one-time partial credit guarantee offered by the Centre will remain open till June 30, 2020 or till such date by which Rs 1,00,000 crore assets get purchased by the banks, whichever is earlier. Power has been .....
Odisha seeks Centre's help to bring back 5 workers from UAE
The Odisha government has sought assistance from the Ministry of External Affairs for bringing back five labourers stuck in UAE, an official said on Wednesday.
The state government has requested the MEA to bring them back after the family members of the workers alleged that the labourers who have been working for a company at Sharjah, are deprived of their remuneration and basic necessities.
The five workers hailed from Balichandrapur and Bari police station areas of Jajpur district, the official said.
"It has been brought to our notice that Sri Chittaranjan Jena and four others have requested for safe repatriation of five workers from Sarjah, UAE," Odisha's labour commissioner, Niranjan Sahu wrote to the director, CPV (Consular, Passport and Visa) division of the MEA, New Delhi.
The workers were sent to the country in West Asia by an agent through "tourist visa" that will valid up to December 17, 2019, according to the letter.
Since October, the Odisha workers have been ...
PNB Housing Fin clarifies on rumours about Omaxe group loan exposure
Uncertainty in KTKA Cong as high command yet to accept
Parl panel objects to lack of crucial bomb detection, disposal equipments at airports
Himachal Pradesh Cong holds protest rally against citizenship bill
Pvt school principal held after faces of six students 'blackened' over poor performance in test
AP cabinet approves draft law mandating disposal of cases of
Onion prices up by 300 per cent in Hyderabad
The price of onions in the markets of Hyderabad continued to soar by 300 per cent, creating severe distress for the consumers.Speaking to ANI, Shaik Naveed Ahmed, a vendor said: "People are not coming to buy onions. The sale is very less than usual due to the high price. As vendors, we are suffering a lot.""The stocks will get destroyed after a point as no one turns up to buy onions. Earlier, I used to sell onions for Rs 30-40 per kg, but now its Rs 120 per kg," he added.Mohammed Arshad Uddin said: "Due to the price hike, it is very difficult to manage everything. Earlier, onions were sold for just Rs 20 rupees per kg, however, the vendors are not selling it for less than Rs 120 rupees per kg now.""The government has to take preventive measures to control this crisis because we are suffering a lot. People who are rich will not get affected by this price hike, but it is the poor people who have to bear the brunt of such situations in the state," said Balraj.The price of onions has been..
What about hygiene during space tour, 8-yr-old asks Branson
Sceptics have voiced various concerns and doubts about grand plans to promote tourism in space, but hygiene is rarely one of them.
On Wednesday, Arhan Hegde, an eight-year-old city boy, seemed to have non-plussed maverick investor Richard Branson whose venture, Virgin Galactic, is among the firms seeking a pie of space travel.
"I would like to go to the international space station for a week, the only thing I am concerned about is hygiene," the boy said.
It left Branson and the audience at the event organised by his another firm, Virgin Atlantic, in splits.
The billionaire sought to assuage Hegde's worry, saying, "I promise that we will get it properly cleaned."
Hegde had been invited to ask questions to Branson at the event.
The boy also proved to be a showstopper when he strongly differed with Indian industrialist Anand Mahindra.
Mahindra reminisced that as a child he hated eating food, and the idea of consuming food in the form of capsules in space made him want to .....
Tourists advised not to venture out in high hills in Himachal Pradesh
