(Eastern Eyes) On Monday Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan welcomed the African nations at the inaugural ceremony of India Africa Knowledge Exchange Mission and stressed on working towards further enhancing co-operation in fields of energy, skill development with all the African countries. The exchange mission is organized by Ministry of Skills Development and Entrepreneurship and World Bank. At the inaugural ceremony of the five-day programme, Pradhan said, “We are working towards further enhancing co-operation in fields of energy, skill development with all African countries. As Prime Minister keeps reiterating- this century belongs to India and Africa, future is ours to build.”While asserting…
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(PTI) Pakistan Army’s support to terrorism is unacceptable and India will continue to take all retaliatory measures to respond to such acts, Indian Army’s director-general of military operations (DGMO) told his Pakistani counterpart today. In an unscheduled conversation with Lt Gen A K Bhatt over the hotline, Pakistani DGMO Maj Gen Sahir Shamshad Mirza accused the Indian security forces of resorting to unprovoked firing along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir. However, Bhatt said retaliatory firing by Indian troops has only been carried out in response to “unabated support” provided by the Pakistan Army to armed terrorists,…
(ET) In October 2009, the Maldives Cabinet met underwater to highlight the threat from global warming to low-lying countries in the Indian Ocean. Perhaps enthused by the novelty, India’s largest oil producer ONGCBSE 3.11 % on Saturday chose to make a splash by holding its board meeting on a Mumbai High North production platform off the Mumbai coast to indicate the importance of offshore projects in its growth plan. This is the first time that the board of any oil producing company has producing company has held its meeting at sea. The meeting took place on the MHN (Mumbai High…
(AU) जनता दल यूनाइटेड (जदयू) का एक प्रतिनिधिमंडल सोमवार को चुनाव आयोग से मिलकर पार्टी के चुनाव चिह्न पर जल्द फैसला लेने की मांग करेगा। शरद यादव गुट भी पार्टी के चुनाव चिह्न ‘तीर’ पर अपना दावा कर रहा है। जदयू प्रवक्ता केसी त्यागी ने शनिवार को कहा कि शरद गुट इस फैसले को लटकाना चाहता है ताकि गुजरात विधानसभा चुनाव में पार्टी के निशान का इस्तेमाल न हो। उन्होंने शुक्रवार को कहा था कि नीतीश कुमार के नेतृत्व वाली जदयू गुजरात में अपनी चार-पांच परंपरागत सीटों पर चुनाव लड़ेगी। उन्होंने कहा, पार्टी के राज्यसभा सांसद आरसीपी सिंह, बिहार सरकार में मंत्री राजीव रंजन और…
(FE) In a big push to educational reforms, Chief Minister Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government is all set to introduce NCERT books in Madarasas of the state. In a tweet, Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said that “Madarasa board is planning to implement NCERT syllabus in Madarsas”. As per the tweet, the Madarasas will now include Mathematics and Science as compulsory subjects at higher level. As per an earlier report by Times of India, the state government had set up a 40-member committee to revamp the curriculum in madrassas. As per the report, the government likely made Hindi, English, Mathematics, Science and…
ONGC declares results for Q2 FY’18; records impressive production performance Highlights: · Gross Revenue ₹18,966 Crore, up 3% Q-o-Q · Net Profit ₹5,131 Crore, up 3% Q-o-Q · Records 8% increase in Natural Gas Production; 1% increase in Crude Oil Production and 10% increase in VAP production Q-o-Q · Notifies 9 discoveries so far in FY’18 · Declares interim dividend of 60% In its 299th Board Meeting held on October 28, 2017, ONGC presented the Quarterly results for the second quarter ended September 30, 2017. 1. Dividend ONGC Board has approved an interim dividend of 60%, i.e. ₹3 on each equity share of ₹5. The total payout on this…
(LiveMint) The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has given tickets to 21 new faces in the upcoming Himachal Pradesh elections, accommodating young candidates and first-timers for a direct contest with the ruling Congress. There are 14 first-timers in the list of 21, including Anil Sharma, whose father, former Union minister Sukh Ram quit the Congress recently to join the BJP. “We do not want a generation gap in the party and want a good working relationship between the youth and the elder leaders. You will see BJP gives chances to young, educated people to come forward and work for the state. This…
(DJ) सरकार ने बुधवार को अपने बड़े पूंजीगत निवेश की योजना से दलाल स्ट्रीट को हैरान कर दिया। डेटा के मुताबिक सरकारी बैंकों को मिले 2.11 लाख करोड़ रुपए में से 48 फीसद हिस्से के कारण सरकारी क्षेत्र के बैंकों की बाजार हिस्सेदारी में इजाफा देखने को मिला है। आरबीआई गवर्नर ने भी सरकार के इस फैसले को सराहा है। पूंजीगत निवेश का यह हिस्सा सरकारी बैंकों की मौजूदा पूंजी के 30 फीसद हिस्से से ज्यादा का रहा और यह कुल स्ट्रेस्ड एसेट्स के 25 फीसद हिस्से से ज्यादा है। बुधवार को सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र के बैंकों में 40 फीसद तक…
(PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today vowed to protect consumer interest, saying a new law is on the anvil that will crack down on misleading advertisements and provide time-bound redressal of their grievances. Listing consumer friendly measures taken by the BJP-led government in the last three-and-half years, he said a simplified Goods and Services Tax (GST) has ended a plethora of state and central taxes and laid the ground for reduction in prices in the long run. Rigour for use of energy-efficient LEB bulbs has not just brought down their prices but also helped save Rs 20,000 crore in electricity bills,…
(DJ) हिमाचल प्रदेश और गुजरात विधानसभा चुनावों पर एग्जिट पोल का नतीजा जानने के लिए लोगों को 14 दिसंबर तक इंतजार करना पड़ेगा। चुनाव आयोग के एक अधिकारी ने गुरुवार को बताया कि 14 दिसंबर की शाम के बाद ही चुनावों के एग्जिट पोल जारी किए जा सकेंगे। अधिकारी ने बताया कि निर्वाचन आयोग के हाल के निर्देशों के मुताबिक सभी राज्यों के चुनाव संपन्न हो जाने के आधे घंटे बाद ही एग्जिट पोल के नतीजे जारी किए जा सकते हैं। हिमाचल में एक चरण में, जबकि गुजरात में दो चरणों में मतदान पूरा होगा। 14 दिसंबर को गुजरात चुनाव…