(Hindustan) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी संयुक्त अरब अमीरात (यूएई) की राजधानी अबू धाबी में पहले हिंदू मंदिर की आधारशिला रखे जाने के साक्षी बनेंगे। यूएई में भारत के राजदूत नवदीप सिंह सूरी ने कहा, अबू धाबी में प्रथम हिंदू मंदिर 55 हजार वर्गमीटर भूमि पर बनेगा। आज (रविवार) होने वाला इसका शिलान्यास ऐतिहासिक होगा। प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी इस मंदिर की आधारशिला रखे जाने के साक्षी बनेंगे। सूरी ने कहा, आप एक महत्वपूर्ण समारोह देखेंगे जिसका दुबई ओपेरा हाउस से प्रसारित होगा। यह परंपरा का प्रौद्योगिकी से मिलना है। मोदी दुबई ओपेरा हाउस में भारतीय समुदाय के साथ एक बैठक करेंगे। इस…
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(PTI) India and the UAE today signed a concessional agreement awarding a consortium of Indian oil companies, led by the ONGC, a 10 per cent stake in Abu Dhabi’s offshore oil concession, the first such deal for the Indian oil and gas companies in the Gulf nation. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces witnessed the signing of the historic agreement. The MoU between Indian consortium (OVL, BPRL and IOCL) and state-run Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) was signed for acquisition of…
(FE) Finance minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday asked Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) to take more measures to deepen the corporate bond market. The regulator responded by announcing the release of detailed rules by September on a Budget proposal to mandate listed firms to raise a quarter of their funds via bonds. Sebi is also examining alleged lapses by Fortis Healthcare in transferring funds to some promoter-linked firms, chairman Ajay Tyagi told reporters at a briefing after the board meeting of the regulator in the national capital, attended by the finance minister. Media reports claimed on Friday that…
(PTI) India Post Payments Bank today said that it will start pan-India roll out of its network from April this year. India Post Payments Bank (IPPB) Expansion Programme continues to make brisk progress and a nation-wide roll-out is scheduled beginning April 2018,” the Department of Posts said in a statement. All 1.55 lakh post office branches will operate as access points and 650 payments bank branches will provide them back-end support. “Once the proposed expansion is completed, IPPB will be providing the largest financial inclusion network in the country, covering both urban as well as rural hinterland with ability to…
(DJ) कारोबार के क्षेत्र में जिले के लिए ये बड़ी खबर है। यूपी इंवेस्टर्स समिट-2018 में जिले के 31 उद्यमियों ने निवेश के लिए पंजीकरण कराया है, इसमें सात उद्यमियों ने उद्योग स्थापित कर बेरोजगारों को रोजगार देने व कृषि को बढ़ावा देने को 610 करोड़ रुपये निवेश को एमओयू (अनुबंध पत्र) साइन किए हैं। ये सब राज्य सरकार की पहल पर संभव हो रहा है। उम्मीद है कि अभी जिले में निवेशकों और एमओयू साइन करने वाले उद्यमियों की संख्या और बढ़ेगी। निवेशकों का कार्यक्रम 18 फरवरी से राजधानी में शरू होगा निवेश मेला। 20 फरवरी को मुख्यमंत्री आवास…
(FE) After arriving in Ramallah today for a three-day tour, PM Narendra Modi and Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas exchanged key agreements between the two nations. They also signed joint statements, with both the leaders lauding each other as well as hailing India-Palestine relations. PM Modi, who was conferred the Grand Collar of state of Palestine thanked the President for this honour. “This is an honour for India and a symbol of Palestine’s friendship. I thank you on behalf of all Indians for this, said PM Modi. PM Modi said that India-Palestine ties stronger than ever and both nations share historic ties. “India…
(AT) जम्मू कश्मीर के सुंजवां आर्मी कैंप पर हुए आतंकी हमले में 1जेसीओ शहीद हो गए हैं, जबकि 6 लोग घायल हो गए हैं. आर्मी चीफ जनरल बिपिन रावत ने रक्षा मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमन को सुंजवां में चल रहे ऑपरेशन और हालिया स्थिति के बारे में जानकारी दी है. अब इस ऑपरेशन में वायु सेना भी शामिल हो गई है. ऑपरेशन के लिए उधमपुर से पैरा कमांडो बुला लिए गए हैं. ऑपरेशन पिछले सात घंटे से जारी है. हमले के चलते कश्मीर से लेकर दिल्ली तक अलर्ट जारी कर दिया गया है. जम्मू-श्रीनगर हाईवे पर चौकसी और बढ़ा दी गई…
(PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday exuded confidence that there will be no more fiscal slippages as the financial position is likely to be comfortable from the next fiscal. Brushing aside any need to worry about rising global oil prices, Jaitley said an assessment should not be made based on hypothetical situation concerning crude prices as the trend in the last three days has been the opposite (with prices falling again). He added that at this stage he was not worried about any slippages on the fiscal front. Addressing a press conference after meeting RBI’s board in a customary post-Budget exercise,…
(PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will address the boards of the Reserve Bank and markets regulator Sebi tomorrow, highlighting various financial sector reforms announced in the Union Budget 2018-19. He may also take up the issue of additional Rs 13,000 crore dividend to be transfered by RBI to the government. The customary post-Budget meeting is taking place this time against the backdrop of hardening bond yield and apprehensions that interest rates may rise.Besides, the government has introduced Long Term Capital Gains Tax on equities sending stock market in tizzy at a time when oil prices have been on the rise globally…
(Tribune) Regular tests being conducted by the state’s pollution control board at several sites on Ganga in Uttarakhand continue to show that the quality of water is very good, Uttarakhand Chief Secretary Utpal Kumar Singh said today.While apprising the Cabinet Secretary Pradeep Sinha about the progress made under the Central government’s Namami Ganga Programme, the Chief Secretary said, “At 15 places the water quality was tested for river Ganga by the Pollution Control Board and it was found that at eight places the quality was A category while at seven places the quality of water was categorised as falling in…