(DC) Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched Prime Minister Narendra Modi authored book ‘Exam Warriors’ on Monday. Minister Pradhan thanked the publishers for accurate translation of the book. Motivational book for children ‘Exam Warriors’ was released in English and Hindi in February this year.
Author: Aruna Sharma
(PTI) Taking a jibe at BJP chief Amit Shah’s claim that the saffron party will win 73-plus of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh in 2019, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav said today the BJP was saying this as the shaping up of opposition unity had frightened it. “Samajwadi people are ready (for the Lok Sabha elections). What is our strategy, we will not disclose. But its implementation has begun and see their condition,” Yadav told reporters here today. They are saying they will win 73-plus seats, he said. “Forget 73-plus, you have just lost three seats in bye-elections,” Yadav, a former UP…
(PTI) The government today dismissed Usha Ananathasubramanian, who was three months ago divested of her powers as MD and CEO Allahabad Bank following the country’s biggest bank fraud allegedly carried out by Nirav Modi and associates at PNB. MD and CEO of Punjab National Bank before moving to Allahabad Bank, Ananathasubramanian was named in the CBI charge-sheet in connection with the Rs 14,000 crore fraud through fake LoUs in connivance with some PNB employees.She has been dismissed with immediate effect in the interest of Allahabad Bank, sources citing government notification said. It was alleged that she failed to exercise proper…
(PTI) Congress President Rahul Gandhi today slammed the Goods and Services Tax as “Gabbar Singh Tax” and said that one slab GST would be implemented when the “Congress party-Government” comes to power at the Centre. Speaking at an interactive meeting with women Self-Help Groups, organised by the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee, he also attacked the NDA government, saying it waived loans of Rs 2.5 lakh crore of the 15 richest businessmen in the country during the past two years. “No, (it is) Gabbar Singh Tax. This GST is a way of removing money from the pockets of the poor. This is not…
(ET) Iran is selling oil and gas at a discount to Asian customers as it prepares for the return of US sanctions, state news agency IRNA reported. The “informed source” in Iran’s oil ministry did not give details of the discount, but sought to downplay the move as common industry practice. “Discount is part of the nature of the global markets being offered by all oil exporters,” the source told IRNA. The United States will seek to block Iran’s international oil sales from November 5, when the second phase of sanctions are reimposed as part of Washington’s withdrawal from the 2015 nuclear…
(India Education Diary) National conference on a very contemporary theme “Perspectives and Approaches to Employable Skill Development in New India” organized by Jaipuria School of Business was inaugurated by Minister of Petroleum & Natural Gas and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan at Teen Murti Auditorium. Shri Dharmendra Pradhan who was the Chief Guest on the occasion praised JSB Chairman Dr. SK Mahapatra and the organizing committee for organizing this event. Sh. Pradhan, in his inaugural address emphasized on the urgent need to skill the Indian youth in order to make them employable and productive. He also discussed some of…
(LiveMint) State-run Hindustan Petroleum Corp. Ltd (HPCL) has sought shareholder nod to borrow as much as ₹ 12,000 crore by selling debentures and bonds, according to its FY18 annual report. “Approval of the members of the company by way of special resolution is sought for private placement of unsecured/secured redeemable non-convertible bonds (NCDs)/debentures up to ₹ 12,000 crore (from domestic as well as overseas markets) in aggregate during the period of one year from the date of passing the special resolution by the members,” HPCL said in its annual report. “To leverage the high demand potential and capitalize on the growth opportunities…
(TN) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dispelled the allegations of the Opposition about lack of job growth, saying India is among the major economies of the world. Prime Minister Modi said, “When economy is growing at a faster pace, in fact fastest among the major economies, how will the jobs market not expand?” The Prime Minister, citing his speech in the Lok Sabha during the No Confidence Motion, said, “When investment into and the pace of execution of infrastructure projects like making roads, laying down rail lines, setting up power generation including solar parks and transmission lines is at…
(DJ) भाजपा कार्यसमिति बैठक में पहुंचे राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष अमित शाह ने कार्यकर्ताओं को संबोधित करते हुए कहा कि बांग्लादेशी घुसपैठियों को देश में नहीं रहने दिया जाएगा। शरणार्थियों को पूरा सम्मान व नागरिकता मिले इसके लिए हम संकल्पबद्ध हैं। अमित शाह ने कार्यकर्ताओं से कहा कि महागठबंधन से कैसे लडऩा है यह पार्टी पर छोड़ दीजिए। आप लोग गली मोहल्लों तक पहुंचिए। यदि आप लोग चट्टान की तरह खड़े होकर रहेंगे तो जीत निश्चित है। राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष ने कहा कि 2019 के चुनाव का रोडमैप उत्तर प्रदेश ही तय करेगा। यदि हम 2019 का चुनाव जीतते हैं और देश चलाने का…
(Livemint) “Our economy is being termed as an elephant that’s starting to run, I believe that we are running on the right path,” said Prime Minister Narendra Modi , a reference to a recent International Monetary Fund’s (IMF’s) report that saw India holding its position as one of the world’s fastest-growing economies with government reforms starting to pay off. “Our reforms are evident and ongoing in all areas. You may think of reforms as a one-time, big bang. For my government, however, the reform process is a continuum,” said Modi in the email interview, dwelling at length on the state of the…