Author: Aruna Sharma

(LiveMint) The government expects sale of Air India to be a success, going by the number of investor queries received so far, but is open to calling off the sale if bids do not meet expectations. Civil aviation secretary R.N. Choubey on Tuesday told reporters that 160 queries have so far been received for the proposed sale of 76% in Air India Ltd, along with 100% stake in low-cost international carrier Air India Express Ltd and 50% in Air India SATS Airport Services Pvt. Ltd. “The government has the right to sell or not to sell Air India if the bid…

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(AU) मुख्यमंत्री योगी आदित्यनाथ की अध्यक्षता वाली प्रदेश कैबिनेट ने मदरसों में दीनी तालीम के साथ एनसीईआरटी पाठ्यक्रम की पढ़ाई को भी मंजूरी दे दी है। मदरसों में उर्दू के साथ-साथ  हिंदी व अंग्रेजी माध्यम से भी पढ़ाई होगी। प्रदेश सरकार के प्रवक्ता व ऊर्जा मंत्री श्रीकांत शर्मा ने कैबिनेट के फैसले की जानकारी दी। शर्मा ने बताया कि मदरसों में दीनी तालीम के अलावा गणित, विज्ञान, अंग्रेजी, कंप्यूटर व सामाजिक विज्ञान जैसे विषयों की पढ़ाई नहीं होती है। मदरसा बोर्ड ने मदरसों के बच्चों की गुणवत्तापूर्ण शिक्षा के लिए दीनी-तालीम के साथ-साथ विषयवार व कक्षावार एनसीईआरटी की किताबें पाठ्यक्रम में…

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(FE) The political drama over formation of the government that unfolded aftermath of Karnataka election results is set to enter its final phase today as H D Kumaraswamy will take oath as the state Chief Minister. With the swearing-in ceremony Janata Dal (Secular)-Congress will take one step closer to form the government. The Karnataka Election 2018 saw JD(S), Congress and BJP getting the fractured mandate and the matter eventually reached the threshold of the Supreme Court. It has been learnt that Congress’ Karnataka Unit Chief G Parameshwara will be sworn-in as the deputy chief minister. According to reports, Ramesh Kumar, a former minister…

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Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL), ranked 384 in Fortune Global 500 list and 48 in the list of Platts Top 250 Global Energy Companies in the year 2017, has registered outstanding physical and financial performance during the financial year 2017-18. The Corporation achieved the highest ever profit of Rs 6,357 crores on standalone basis during the financial year 2017-18, as against profit of Rs 6209 crores during financial year 2016-17. Gross Sales during the financial year has increased to Rs 2,43,227 crores as against Rs 2,13,489 crores during the previous financial year. Despite lower Inventory gains in the current financial…

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(LiveMint) Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd is planning to expand beyond the Indian market, and will set up a subsidiary in Estonia, according to two people aware of the plans. Reliance Industrial Investments and Holdings Ltd, an investment holding company and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL), will give a loan of Rs12.20 crore (€1.5 million) to the Estonian unit to begin operations, according to one of the two people cited above, both of whom declined to be named. “Thanks to its sophisticated e-solutions, over the last decade, Estonia has transformed itself into one of Europe’s business success stories.…

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(DJ) जदएस नेता और कर्नाटक के भावी मुख्यमंत्री कुमारस्वामी ने सोमवार को दिल्ली पहुंचकर संप्रग अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी और कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी से मुलाकात की है। यह मुलाकात करीब 20 मिनट तक चली। बताते हैं कि इस दौरान कांग्रेस की ओर से सरकार में अपने लिए डिप्टी सीएम के दो पद मांगे गए, लेकिन जदएस की ओर से अभी इसे लेकर कोई सहमति नहीं दी गई है। कर्नाटक में कांग्रेस और जदएस गठबंधन की सरकार 23 मई को शाम 4.30 बजे विधानसभा सौध में शपथ लेगी। उससे पहले दोनों दलों के बीच डिप्टी सीएम, मंत्री और विभागों के बंटवारे…

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(PTI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today laid the foundation of a degree college and a stadium named after his spiritual guru, Mahant Avaidyanath, in Jungle Kaudia area in Gorakhpur. After laying the foundation, Adityanath addressed a gathering there. He said: “Mahant Avaidyanathji was a five-time MLA and a four-time MP from this area. From 1957 to 2014, he had great ties with people and they demanded stadium and degree College here.” “Dangal (wrestling) and Jungle Kaudia can’t be separated. So we are giving a stadium here. Now those running on roads will be able to practice in a stadium,…

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(liveMint) The Gujarat government on Monday launched Trinetra, a drone-based surveillance project to check illegal mining. Drones will be deployed to monitor riverbeds, where illegal sand mining is said to be rampant. Inaugurating the project, chief minister Vijay Rupani said the decision to use technology was taken after tracking activities of state departments such as police, mines and minerals, which directly concern the public, to keep an eye on illegal activities. He said the project is part of the state’s government policy of providing transparent and corruption-free governance. The project will gradually cover the state’s entire geographical area of about 200,000sq.…

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(AU) यूनाइटेड फोरम ऑफ बैंक यूनियंस (यूएफबीयू) के आह्वान पर प्रस्तावित बैंक कर्मचारियों और अधिकारियों की हड़ताल को नाकाम करने के लिए बैंक प्रबंधन सक्रिय हो गए हैं। यूनियन बैंक ऑफ इंडिया ने सर्कुलर जारी कर अपने कर्मचारियों को चेतावनी दी है कि हड़ताल में शामिल होने पर उनकी नौकरी भी जा सकती है। यूएफबीयू ने वेतन में दो फीसदी की मामूली बढ़ोतरी के प्रस्ताव के विरोध में 30 और 31 मई को हड़ताल का एलान किया है। नेशनल आर्गनाइजेशन ऑफ बैंक यूनियन (एनओबीडब्ल्यू) ने बैंक प्रबंधन की चेतावनी की कड़ी निंदा की है। संगठन के उपाध्यक्ष अश्वनी राणा ने…

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(PTI) Asserting that the mandate in Karnataka Assembly polls was against the Congress, BJP president Amit Shah on Monday said the party has found a new way of portraying defeat as its victory.Shah also asked the Congress to explain to the people of Karnataka why they were celebrating even when most of their ministers had lost election. “Only Congress and JD(S) are celebrating, people of Karnataka are not (celebrating),” he told reporters. The mandate given by people of Karnataka was against the Congress. There was no confusion about it, he said. “If we had not staked claim to form government, it would…

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