(PTI) In order to encourage savings, the government has allowed banks, including top three private sector lenders, to accept deposits under various small savings schemes like National Savings Certificate (NSC), Recurring Deposits and Monthly Income Scheme (MIS). Until now, most of the small savings schemes were sold through post offices. According to a recent government notification, banks can also sell National Savings Time Deposit Scheme 1981, National Savings (Monthly Income Account) Scheme 1987, National Savings Recurring Deposit Scheme 1981 and NSC VIII issue. As per the notification, all public sector banks and top three in the private sector — ICICI…
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(FE) India’s External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will meet Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Sunday. Swaraj, who is on two-day visit, will also attend the fourth Bangladesh-India Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting, the Dhaka Tribune reported. This is Swaraj’s second visit to Bangladesh. She last visited the country in 2014. The JCC meeting is expected to review the implementation and progress of decisions taken during Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s visit to India this year. The meeting will coordinate, oversee and follow-up implementation of initiatives as well as explore new avenues for cooperation.
(AU) बिहार केसरी श्रीकृष्ण सिंह की जयंती पर राजद सुप्रीमो लालू प्रसाद ने केंद्र व राज्य सरकार पर हमला करते हुए कहा कि भी लालू किसी से डरने वाला नहीं है। भाजपा से सीधी लड़ाई लड़ूंगा। उन्होंने कहा कि सुनने में आ रहा है कि 2018 में ही चुनाव होगा। ज्ञान भवन के बापू सभागार में कांग्रेस की लड़ाई पर लालू प्रसाद ने कहा कि जब भी कोई नया अध्यक्ष बनता है, तो तकरार होने लगती है। कांग्रेस में आंतरिक लड़ाई को दूर करने की जरूरत है। उन्होंने कांग्रेस को नसीहत दी कि वह गुटबाजी को दूर कर लें। वहीं लालू ने पीएम…
(PTI) In her first foreign visit as defence minister, Nirmala Sitharaman will travel to the Philippines on Monday to attend a Southeast Asian defence ministers’ meeting which is likely to review the regional security architecture including China’s growing assertiveness in the South China Sea. During her three-day visit, Sitharaman is likely to hold bilateral talks with her counterparts from a number of countries, defence ministry officials said.The ADMM (ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting)-Plus meeting on October 23 and 24 is expected to deliberate extensively on the situation in Afghanistan and Syria besides China’s growing military presence in the disputed South China…
(AU) प्रधानमंत्री नरेंद्र मोदी आज (22 अक्टूबर) गुजरात में होंगे, महीने भर में पीएम का यह तीसरा दौरा है। इस दौरे में मोदी भावनगर और वडोदरा में कुछ परियोजनाओं की आधारशिला रखेंगे और कई का उद्घाटन करेंगे। खबरों के मुताबिक, मोदी ‘रोल ऑन, रोल ऑफ’ फेरी सर्विस के पहले चरण का उद्घाटन करेंगे। यह सेवा भावनगर जिले के गोहा से बरूच जिले के देहज तक के लिए है। मोदी इसे अपना ‘ड्रीम प्रोजेक्ट’ बता चुके हैं, इस सर्विस से दोनों शहरों की दूरी जो कि सड़क से 310 किलोमीटर पड़ती है वह घटकर 30 किलोमीटर हो जाएगी। इस प्रोजेक्ट की आधारशिला मोदी ने जनवरी 2012 में गुजरात…
(PTI) Reserve Bank of India today said biometric identity number Aadhaar linkage with bank accounts is mandatory. The RBI clarification followed media reports quoting a reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application that suggested the apex bank has not issued any order for mandatory Aadhaar linkage with bank accounts. “The Reserve Bank clarifies that, in applicable cases, linkage of Aadhaar number to bank account is mandatory under the Prevention of Money-laundering (Maintenance of Records) Second Amendment Rules, 2017 published in the Official Gazette on June 1, 2017,” the central bank said in a statement. These rules have statutory force and, as…
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(PTI) India and Mozambique today agreed to expedite development of the giant Rovuma gas discovery, which is planned to be converted into LNG for exports. Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who is here to attend the LNG Producer-Consumer Conference, met his Mozambique counterpart Leticia Klemens to discuss the development of the gas field. “Met Energy Minister of Mozambique; agreed to expedite our project of gas development where Indian companies have invested about USD ,”6.5 billion,” Pradhan said in a Twitter post. ONGC Videsh Ltd, the overseas arm of state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), holds 16 per cent stake in Mozambique…
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(ET) Shares of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation advanced on Wednesday after reports that the state-run oil company will soon invite bids from oilfield service providers to enhance output from some of its ageing fields under a long-term contract. Following the development, the stock advanced 1.75 per cent to Rs 174.20 on BSE. It opened at Rs 170.05 and touched an intraday high and low of Rs 174.90 and Rs 170.05 respectively. The winners will get a predetermined fee for existing and incremental production, company executives told ET.