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PM Modi Launches RuPay Card In UAE
Visiting Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the RuPay Card, an Indian indigenous equivalent of Mastercard or Visa, in the UAE on Saturday and brought 1 kg of laddoo using the card.....
Govt Prevails Over RBI To Release Rs 176,000 Cr Surplus
On Monday, the government won and the RBI lost in what turned out to be an attritional war that saw a Governor being scalped. One can argue that the central bank works at the pleasure of the government and the RBI Act says this with great clarity. Mint Street after its board meeting announced that it will transfer a surplus of a little over Rs 1.76 lakh crore to the government.....
Rahul Tweets 'RBILooted', FM Says Criticism Outlandish
As the RBI central board accepted the recommendations of the Bimal Jalan panel on capital transfer and decided to pay the government Rs 1.76 lakh crore for the current fiscal, criticism of the panel and the government poured in on social media, with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi describing the development as a a theft, tweeting with "#RBILooted".....
Army Chief In Kashmir To Review Security
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat will be in Srinagar on Friday to review security preparedness in the Valley in view of the external threats following the withdrawal of the special category status of Jammu and Kashmir. The Valley has also been put on high alert ahead of Friday prayers, said sources.....
Telangana CM Inducts Son, Nephew In Cabinet
Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrashekhar Rao's son K.T. Rama Rao and nephew T. Harish Rao were among the six ministers who were inducted into the state cabinet on Sunday.....
Vikram Found: ISRO Takes Photo Of Moon Lander On Lunar Surface
The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) has found its moon lander Vikram on the lunar surface, said an official. This was hours after communication link with the lander was lost minutes before its soft landing on the lunar surface.....
India's Aggressive Stance Ahead Of Imran's 'Jalsa' In PoK
Army Chief General Bipin Rawat's statement on Thursday that the Army is prepared for any operation, including retrieving Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) from Pakistan if the government wants to, comes a day ahead of the Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's plan to hold a rally in the region.....
Supreme Court Allows Ghulam Nabi Azad To Visit Jammu And Kashmir
The Supreme Court on Monday allowed senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad to visit Jammu and Kashmir for social work.....
Delhi Announces 200 Units/month Free Power For Tenants
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday extended the benefit of subsidized power connections to tenants in the national capital for availing 200 units of electricity per month free of charge.....
President Kovind, PM Modi Pay Homage To Mahatma Gandhi On His 150th Birth Anniversary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday led the nation in paying respect to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary by paying tribute to the Father of Nation at the Raj Ghat here.....
