Tag: State
Bill On IIITs Passed In Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill declaring the 15 existing IIITs, established through public-private partnership, as institutions of national importance, enabling them to grant degrees.....
Kanwariyas Hurt As Lightning Strikes Camp In UP
Several kanwariyas were injured, of whom at least a dozen are critical, after their camp in Uttar Pradesh was hit by lightning early on Thursday,....
Petrol Pump In Patna Owned By Bihar Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav's Sealed
Bihar Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav's petrol pump here was sealed by the Bharat Petroleum Corp Ltd (BPCL) on Friday, an official confirmed it.....
Licences Of Delhi Hotels, Eateries Serving Hookah To Be Cancelled
The Delhi government on Tuesday said the licences of all hotels and restaurants with hookah bars would be cancelled as many of them have been found illegally providing tobacco to customers in the garb of herbal materials.....
Sushma Swaraj Seeks Report On Attack On Swiss Couple
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Thursday sought a report from the Uttar Pradesh government after a Swiss couple were allegedly attacked in Agra on Sunday. ....
'Fake News' Word Of The Year For 2017
The Collins English Dictionary has called the term "fake news", frequently used by US President Donald Trump, as 2017's Word of the Year due to its "ubiquitous presence", the media reported on Thursday.....
Office 365, Kaizala App Helping Indian Firms Go Digital: Nadella
Faster adoption of Microsoft Office 365 and made for India 'Kaizala' app are helping several Indian enterprises -- from banking to healthcare -- unlock their true potential and transform digitally, India-born Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella said in Delhi on Tuesday.....
Limited Room For More Interest Rate Cuts: SBI Chairman
On the matter of cutting interest rates, state-run State Bank of India (SBI) on Thursday indicated there is limited space for further easing of its lending rate.....
Sonia Hits Out At Modi Over Delay In Winter Session, Making 'false Promises'
Hitting out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for delaying the Winter Session of Parliament on "flimsy grounds", Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Monday warned the NDA regime that it can not escape constitutional accountability by "locking the temple of democracy". ....
Myanmar, Bangladesh Sign Deal For Repatriation Of Rohingyas
The governments of Myanmar and Bangladesh on Thursday signed a MoU, clearing the way for the repatriation of the 622,000 Rohingya refugees who fled across the border to escape a military crackdown.....
