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  • Eight core sector industries’ growth climbs to 6.7 per cent in June

    Eight core sector industries registered seven-month high growth of 6.7 per cent in June this year. According to the data released today by the commerce and industry ministry, eight sectors including coal, refinery products, fertilisers, steel and cement showed better performance due to better outcome by cement, refinery and coal segments. The release said that […]

    Assam: Task of updating NRC of 1951 successfully done by over 60 thousand employees

    In Assam, the daunting task of updating the National Register of Citizens of 1951 was successfully done by over 60 thousand employees. Senior IAS officer Prateek Hajela who was given the responsibility to the NRC led the team as the state NRC Coordinator.  The complete NRC draft was published yesterday. Our correspondent reports that Six […]

    First ‘Nepal-India Think Tank’ Summit held in Kathmandu

    The first ‘Nepal-India Think Tank’ Summit to foster greater collaboration and knowledge-sharing among the think tanks of the two countries was held in Kathmandu today. Former Prime Minister of Nepal and Co-Chairman of ruling Nepal Communist Party, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ inaugurated the summit. In his address, Mr. Prachanda said that recent reciprocal visits of […]

    Mallya extradition case: UK court asks India to submit video of Mumbai jail cell

    A UK court today asked the Indian authorities to submit a video within three weeks of Mumbai’s Arthur Road Jail cell where they plan to keep Vijay Mallya post-extradition, as it set September 12 as the date for closing arguments in his extradition trial. During a brief hearing today, Judge Emma Arbuthnot said, she was […]

    Thankful to Congress for letting me expose Opposition’s hollowness: PM Narendra Modi

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi today took a jibe at the Congress and other opposition parties over the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha against his Government, saying he was thankful to them as they allowed him to expose the Opposition’s hollowness. Addressing the BJP Parliamentary Party  meeting in New Delhi, Mr Modi said the motion […]

    India welcomes US Govt’s decision to move it into Tier-1 of Department of Commerce’s Strategic Trade Authorization license exception

    India has welcomed the US Government’s decision to move it into Tier-1 of the Department of Commerce’s Strategic Trade Authorization license exception. In a press release, the External Affairs Ministry said, India said it is looking forward to the US side operationalizing the decision at an early date. It said, it is a logical culmination […]

    Supreme Court overrules its 21-yr-old verdict on tax exemption notification

    The Supreme Court has overruled its 21-year-old verdict and held that benefit of any ambiguity in notification related to tax exemptions must be interpreted in favour of the State. In 1997, the apex court had said that in case of any ambiguity in a tax exemption provision or notification, it must be interpreted so as […]

    PM Modi invites ideas from citizens for his Independence Day Speech

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked the people to share their thoughts and ideas for his Independence Day Speech. In a tweet, he said, they can share their suggestions and vision for New India on Narendra Modi App as well on MyGov portal. Mr Modi said, he looks forward to receiving fruitful inputs from the […]

    UIDAI advises people to refrain from posting Aadhaar number on internet

    Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) has advised people to refrain from publicly putting their Aadhaar numbers on the internet and social media and posing challenges to others. This advisory came in the wake of some news items appearing on social media reporting few persons publicly posting their Aadhaar numbers on the internet. The authority […]

    Draft NRC in Assam can’t be basis of any coercive action against anyone: SC

    The Supreme Court today said the publication of the complete draft NRC of Assam cannot be the basis of any coercive action against anyone since it is merely a draft. It also directed the Centre to formulate Standard Operating Procedure, SOP to deal with claims and objections. The apex court directed the Centre to place […]