(AT) मोदी सरकार ने तीन तलाक बिल को लोकसभा से पारित कराने के बाद बुधवार को राज्यसभा में पेश कर दिया. हालांकि यहां उसे इस बिल को पारित कराने में भारी दिक्कतों का सामना करना पड़ रहा है. बीजेपी के नेतृत्व वाली राजग केंद्र के साथ ही 19 राज्यों की सत्ता पर काबिज है, लेकिन राज्यसभा में उसके पास बहुमत नहीं है, जिसके चलते विपक्षी दल कांग्रेस के सामने मोदी सरकार लाचार नजर रही है. राज्यसभा से तीन तलाक बिल को पारित कराने के लिए बीजेपी को दूसरे दलों के साथ की जरूरत है. 245 सदस्यीय राज्यसभा में राजग के…
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(PTI) Gold rose by Rs 45 to finish at Rs 29,435 per 10 grams at the bullion market here today following sustained demand from stockists and retailers.Silver recovered marginally by Rs 20 to Rs 38,695 per kg on renewed offtake from industrial units.Standard gold (99.5 per cent purity) advanced by Rs 45 to close at Rs 29,435 per 10 grams from Tuesday’s closing level of Rs 29,390. Pure gold (99.9 per cent purity) also moved up by the same amount to close at Rs 29,585 per 10 grams compared to Rs 29,540 earlier.Silver (.999 fineness) rose by Rs 20 to…
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has approved the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between India and Israel on cooperation in the Oil and Gas Sector. The MoU is expected to provide impetus to India – Israel ties in the energy sector. The cooperation envisaged under the agreement will facilitate promotion of investments in each other’s countries, technology transfer, R&D, conducting joint studies, capacity building of human resources and collaboration in the area of Start-ups.
The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for establishment of new AIIMS in Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh) under the Pradhan Mantri Swasthya Suraksha Yojana (PMSSY). The cost of the project is Rs.1351 crore. Salient features: The new AIIMS will be completed in a period of 48 months with a pre-construction phase of 12 months, construction phase of 30 months and stabilization / commissioning phase of 6 months. The Institution will consist of a hospital with a capacity of 750 beds and trauma center facilities. It will have a Medical college with an intake of 100 MBBS…
(FirstPost) The Railways is planning a standardisation of trains in terms of number of coaches so that all trains can run on all routes, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal said on Tuesday. Soon, all trains in the Indian Railway network would have 22 coaches, making them suitable for running on any route, irrespective of the time taken by each to complete the journey, he added. “All trains will have 22 coaches, the length of the platforms will be increased and other related changes will be carried out. The engineering department is looking into it,” Goyal told reporters.Currently, coaches are of two kinds…
(TH) Reliance Industries Ltd (RIL) has commissioned the world’s largest Refinery Off-Gas Cracker (ROGC) complex of 1.5 mtpa capacity along with downstream plants and utilities.The ROGC complex is a core component of RIL’s J3 project at its integrated refinery-petrochemicals complex at Jamnagar. This is one of the largest capital expenditure programme globally in the sector in recent times. The ROGC complex has a unique configuration as it uses off-gases from RIL’s two refineries at Jamnagar as feedstock. This approach of integration with refineries provides a sustainable cost advantage, making ROGC competitive with respect to the crackers in West Asia and…
(PTI) समूचा उत्तर भारत भीषण सर्दी की चपेट में है और जम्मू-कश्मीर में पारा जमाव बिंदु से कई डिग्री सेल्सियस नीचे चला गया है। जबकि पंजाब, हरियाणा और उत्तर प्रदेश को कोहरे की मोटी चादर ने अपनी चपेट में ले लिया। पुलिस ने बताया कि उत्तर प्रदेश के शामली जिले में एक बुजुर्ग व्यक्ति की ठंड की वजह से मौत हो गई। राष्ट्रीय राजधानी दिल्ली में, घने कोहरे की वजह से छह उड़ानों और 21 ट्रेनों को रद्द करना पड़ा। राष्ट्रीय राजधानी में मंगलवार को न्यूनतम तापमान 8.4 डिग्री सेल्सियस रिकॉर्ड हुआ तो अधिकतम तापमान 17.7 डिग्री सेल्सियस दर्ज किया…
(LiveMint) India’s largest power generation utility NTPC Ltd recorded its highest ever quarterly generation in the three months ended 31 December, indicating a recovery in electricity demand. “NTPC, the largest power generator of India, with installed capacity of 51,383MW (megawatt), has recorded its highest ever quarterly generation of 67,781MUs (million units) during Q3 of FY 2017-18 which is 10.39% more than the generation of 61,400MUs recorded during the corresponding period of last year,” the state-run utility said in a statement on Tuesday. The development assumes significance given that India’s largest power generator accounts for 16% or 51,635MW of the country’s…
(DJ) केंद्र सरकार ने आज संसद के शीतकालीन सत्र के दौरान इलेक्टोरल बॉण्ड (निर्वाचन बॉण्ड) जारी करने की शर्तों को अंतिम रूप दिया। केंद्रीय वित्त मंत्री अरुण जेटली आम बजट 2017-18 के भाषण में इलेक्टोरल बॉण्ड लाने की घोषणा की थी। इन बॉण्ड के जारी होने के बाद एसबीआई की निर्धारित शाखाओं से एक हजार रुपए, दस हजार रुपए, एक लाख रुपए, दस लाख रुपए और एक करोड़ रुपए के खरीदें जा सकेंगे। पिछले लोकसभा चुनाव या विधानसभा चुनाव में 1 फीसद से अधिक वोट पाने वाले पंजीकृत राजनीतिक दल ही इलेक्टोरल बॉण्ड से फंडिंग ले सकेंगे।
(FE) A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court will be pronouncing the quantum of sentence for former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad who has been convicted in a fodder scam case. On December 23, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief along with 14 others was found guilty by the court while seven accused including former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra were acquitted. Lalu has been convicted in one of the cases of the fodder scam, wherein Rs 900 crore from the Bihar exchequer were siphoned off under the pretext of purchasing fodder for livestock, during ’80s and ’90s.