(LiveMint) Union home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday left for his maiden three-day visit to Mongolia, aimed at strengthening India’s relation with the strategically important East Asian country that shares its boundaries with China and Russia. India wants to realize the huge potential of bilateral relations with Mongolia, the minister said in his pre-departure message. “Leaving for Ulaanbaatar on a 3 day visit to Mongolia. Looking forward to further India’s relations with Mongolia and strengthen security cooperation. Mongolia as an important strategic partner. India wants to realise the huge potential of bilateral relations with Mongolia,” Singh said in a tweet.…
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(DJ) जम्मू-कश्मीर के अनंतनाग में सुरक्षाबलों और आतंकियों को बीच मुठभेड़ हो रही है। सुरक्षाबलों को अनंतनाग जिले के श्रीगुफवाड़ा इलाके में आतंकियों के छिपे होने की जानकारी मिली, जिसके बाद शुक्रवार तड़के सेना ने पूरे इलाके को घेर लिया। माना जा रहा है कि दो या तीन आतंकी छिपे हो सकते हैं।सुरक्षाबलों ने पूरे इलाके को घेर लिया है। दोनों ओर से गोलीबारी की जा रही है। बताया जा रहा है कि खुफिया सूचना के आधार पर सुरक्षाबलों ने श्रीगुफवाड़ा इलाके में ये कार्रवाई शुरू की। बता दें कि दक्षिण कश्मीर के पुलवामा जिले में भी सुरक्षाबलों ने आतंकियों…
(LiveMint) The capital markets regulator, Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Thursday eased disclosure norms for initial public offerings (IPOs) and tightened the definition of ‘promoter group’ to prevent fraudulent transactions. IPO issuers will now be allowed to announce the price bands two days before the issue opens for subscription instead of the previous five days, the new Sebi guidelines said. The new IPO norms include ‘immediate relatives’ within the definition of promoter and promoter groups. Sebi also said that financial disclosures will need to be made for three years, compared with the earlier five years. Besides, institutional…
(AU) जम्मू-कश्मीर के हालात और अमरनाथ यात्रा को लेकर राज्यपाल एनएन वोहरा ने शुक्रवार को सर्वदलीय बैठक बुलाई है। राज्यपाल शासन में यह पहली सर्वदलीय बैठक है। बैठक शाम साढ़े चार बजे बुलाई गई है। इसमें सभी राजनीतिक दलों के प्रमुखों को बुलाया गया है। राष्ट्रीय व राज्य स्तरीय सभी पार्टियों को बैठक में आमंत्रित किया गया है। सूत्रों का कहना है कि बैठक राज्यपाल शासन लगने से उत्पन्न स्थितियों पर चर्चा के लिए बुलाई गई है। मंगलवार को भाजपा के समर्थन वापसी से पीडीपी-भाजपा सरकार गिर गई थी और बुधवार को राज्यपाल शासन लागू हो गया था। भाजपा ने राष्ट्रीय…
(DC) Union Minister of Petroleum and Natural Gas Dharmendra Pradhan visited a Bio-CNG plant in Germany’s Stuttgart on Thursday. He was briefed by officials on how agricultural waste can be converted into energy. Dharmendra Pradhan is currently on a two-day visit to Germany, after attending the seventh Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) International Seminar at the Imperial Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria on Wednesday. Pradhan also pitched for “responsible pricing” which balances the interests of both producer and consumer.
(ET) Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) being a dominant supplier of crude oil has the responsibility to maintain supply equilibrium. In a strongly worded speech delivered at the 7th international OPEC meet in Vienna, he said the world has for far too long seen spikes and interventions in the oil market which are detached from market fundamentals and the time has come to move towards responsible prices. “The world has for far too long seen a rollercoaster in prices and interventions which are detached from market fundamentals. It is high time to move towards…
(LiveMint) The government plans to warehouse stressed power projects totalling 25,000 megawatts (MW) under an asset management firm to protect the value of the assets and prevent their distress sale under the insolvency and bankruptcy code till demand for power picks up. State-run Rural Electrification Corp. Ltd (REC) has identified projects with a total debt of around Rs 1.8 trillion as part of the scheme, which is under government consideration and has been tentatively named Power Asset Revival through Warehousing and Rehabilitation, or ‘Pariwartan’, said a government official aware of the plan, requesting anonymity. The ‘Pariwartan’ scheme is inspired by…
(DJ) करो योग, रहो निरोग के स्लोगन के साथ आज चौथे अंतरराष्ट्रीय योग दिवस पर राजभवन लखनऊ में राज्यपाल राम नाईक व मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ के साथ गृह मंत्र राजनाथ सिंह ने योग किया। इस अवसर पर राजभवन में हजारों लोग एकत्र थे। उप मुख्यमंत्री केशव प्रसाद मौर्य व डॉ. दिनेश शर्मा ने भी प्रदेश के दर्जनों मंत्री व विधायकों के साथ योग किया। मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ ने इस अवसर पर कहा कि करो योग, रहो निरोग स्लोगन एक जिज्ञासु के लिए बहुत ही उपयुक्त है। राज्यपाल राम नाईक के साथ ही लखनऊ के सांसद तथा गृहमंत्री राजनाथ सिंह ने…
(TH) International Yoga Day is being observed on June 21 every year, after United Nations adopted India’s proposal in 2014. This year, the national event for International Yoga Day is being held at Dehradun’s Forest Research Institute where Prime Minister Narendra Modi is participating. Events are planned across the country, including Rajpath, where as many as 15,000 people are taking part in the mass yoga session headed by Union Minister Harsh Vardhan. “The world has embraced Yoga and glimpses of this can be seen in the manner in which International Day of Yoga has been marked every year. Infact, Yoga Day has…
(Tribune) The Uttarakhand Government has completed all preparations for celebrating International Yoga Day in which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lead around 60,000 yoga enthusiasts on the picturesque campus of the Forest Research Institute (FRI) in Dehradun. Modi reached Dehradun this evening and was welcomed by Chief Minister TS Rawat, BJP MPs and the Uttarakhand BJP chief at the airport. Around 2,500 policemen are being deployed for the yoga event. Around 63 CCTV cameras have been installed to keep a check on the individuals entering the venue at the FRI. A team of 12 doctors will be on duty on the…