(Tribune) Pakistan Rangers violated the ceasefire again on Wednesday by firing at Indian forward posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Balakote sector of Jammu of Kashmir.“The Pakistani Army resorted to firing at Indian forward posts along the LoC in Balakote sector from 0050 hours today,” a defence spokesman said. Pakistan troops also fired on forward posts and civilian areas last night along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district. The firing continued till 0130 hours, the spokesman said. He said the Pakistani Army initiated indiscriminate firing of small arms, automatic weapons and 82 mm and 120 mm mortars…
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(AU) पूर्व वित्तमंत्री पी चिदंबरम और उनके बेटी कार्ति चिदंबरम की मुश्लिलें और बढ़ सकती हैं। सेंट्रल बोर्ड ऑफ डाइरेक्ट टेक्सेज (CBDT) 2007 में मीडिया फर्म को विदेशी निवेश अनुमोदन में बरती गई अनियमितता के मामले में जांच को आगे बढ़ा सकता है।सीबीआई द्वारा कार्ति चिदंबरम के चेन्नई स्थित आवास और उनके गुडगांव में ऑफिस समेत 8 जगहों पर की गई छापेमारी के बाद सीबीडीटी के चेयरमैन ने पीएमओ के साथ बैठक की है। मंगलवार को पीटर मुखर्जी के मुंबई में वर्ली स्थित घर पर भी छापेमारी की गई है। सीबीडीटी के चेयरमैन ने इंडिया टुडे से बातचीत में बताया…
(PTI) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today defended searches at the homes of his predecessor P Chidambaram and his son as also RJD chief Lalu Prasad, saying the day of reckoning has come for many and they will be held accountable for their misdeeds. Jaitley said the tax department or the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) do not act unless there is a “substantial basis and a reason to suspect” that there is a tax evasion or a crime has been committed. “Now people in high positions acquiring assets through shell companies is not a small matter and I think the…
(AU) भारत ने रूस को चेतावनी दी है कि अगर वह न्यूक्लियर सप्लायर ग्रुप(एनएसजी) का पूर्ण सदस्य बनने में असमर्थ होता है तो रूस को परमाणु ऊर्जा विकास के अपने कार्यक्रम में विदेशी साझेदारों को सहयोग देना बंद करना होगा।भारत ने कहा ऐसा नहीं करने पर वह कुडनकुलम परमाणु ऊर्जा परियोजना की 5वीं और 6वीं रिऐक्टर यूनिट्स के विकास से जुड़े समझौते पर अपने हाथ पीछे खींच सकता है। भारत को ये कड़ा रुख इस वजह से अपनाना पड़ा क्योंकि उसे ऐसा लग रहा है कि रूस भारत को एनएसजी सदस्य बनवाने के लिए पूरी तरह से प्रतिबद्ध नहीं दिखाई…
(PTI) Defence Minister Arun Jaitley and Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat would be in the Kashmir valley where they would review the security situation, amid a spike in militant attacks and incidents of violence, officials said on Thursday. Jaitley, who also holds the finance portfolio, will be in Srinagar primarily for the two-day meeting of the GST (Goods and Services Tax) Council on May 18 and 19. However, he is also likely to review the security situation in the restive valley region and take stock of counter-terror operations, they said. Army chief Gen Bipin Rawat is leaving for Kashmir on…
(Financial Tribune) Senior Iranian and Indian officials met in Tehran on Tuesday to discuss and settle a recent dispute over oil and gas ties.The meeting was held between Amirhossein Zamaninia, deputy oil minister for international affairs, and an Indian mission, led by Foreign Secretary Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Shana, the Oil Ministry news service reported.Following the lifting of international curbs against Tehran last year, Indian company ONGC Videsh Ltd. ramped up efforts to secure the development rights of Farzad-B, a large gas reservoir in the Persian Gulf. But Tehran says the ONGC proposals are not financially attractive. In response to the rebuff,…
(FE) Enthused by achievements in the first year of the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY), the ministry of petroleum and natural gas has written to the finance ministry to sanction an additional Rs 4,800 crore for the scheme. The fund will be utilised to provide free liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) connections to 3 crore additional beneficiaries over and above the initial target of 5 crore set in May 2016 when PMUY was launched. The scheme provides free LPG connections to women belonging to the below-poverty-line category and 2.2 crore beneficiaries received connections in the first year of the scheme compared…
(Live Mint) India’s state-run National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) is among the first bonds to list on a new International Securities Market (ISM) on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The NTPC Masala Bond is available for trading this week on ISM following the publication of its rulebook last week by Minister of state for power, coal and renewable energy Piyush Goyal. “I am pleased that India’s NTPC is one of the first companies to list their recent Masala Bond on London Stock Exchange’s innovative new debt market. London has been a long-term partner for Indian firms looking to raise finance in…
(AU) बिहार के मुख्यमंत्री नीतीश कुमार के राष्ट्रपति प्रणव मुखर्जी को एक बार फिर मौका दिए जाने संबंधी बयान पर फिलहाल कांग्रेस अभी अन्य विपक्षी दलों के साथ रायशुमारी की बात कह रही है। कांग्रेस का कहना है कि ये उनके विचार हैं अभी विपक्ष के दलों के विचार आने हैं। संयुक्त रूप से मिलकर सभी तय करेंगे। नीतीश कुमार ने सोमवार को बिहार में ये पूछे जाने पर कि प्रणव मुखर्जी को क्या दुबारा राष्ट्रपति बनाया जा सकता है। नीतीश कुमार ने कहा कि इससे अच्छी बात नहीं हो सकती है। यह तो केंद्र को सोचना है। नीतीश के इस…
(MP) As Bengal ranked second among all states in the number of LPG connections provided to women belonging to the Below Poverty Line (BPL) families under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojna (PMUY), the contribution of the fuel companies to fulfill the desired target within nine months is commendable. The PMUY started its journey in Bengal on August 14, 2016 and the target for the state was to achieve 30 lakh connections within one year from the date of the launch. The target was successfully achieved within nine months, Ranjan Kumar Mohapatra, Executive Director, Marketing Division, West Bengal State Office and…