(AU) कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी और उपाध्यक्ष राहुल गांधी राष्ट्रपति, उपराष्ट्रपति चुनाव के लिए इन दिनों विपक्ष को एक सूत्र में पिरोने का काम कर रहे हैं। इस सिलसिले में पश्चिम बंगाल की मुख्यमंत्री ममता बनर्जी और यूपी की पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री मायावती की सोनिया से जल्द मुलाकात होनी है।वहीं कांग्रेस अध्यक्ष सोनिया गांधी ने सपा नेता मुलायम सिंह यादव और राजद सुप्रीमो लालू प्रसाद यादव से टेलीफोन पर बात की है। अगर सब कुछ ठीक रहा तो विपक्ष मई के अंत तक अपना संभावित उम्मीदवार घोषित कर सकता है। कांग्रेस प्रवक्ता रणदीप सिंह सुरजेवाला का कहना है कि प्रजातंत्र की…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(PTI) The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to file a report on the latest status of the foreign nationals, including those from Pakistan, languishing in jails after having serving out their full sentence. A direction to this effect came from a bench comprising Justices A K Sikri and Ashok Bhushan after Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar submitted that the Centre had filed a status report in the matter in April last year. “The Union of India had filed a status report in the form of an additional affidavit dated April 19, 2016. Let that report be updated and a latest report…
(FE) After scaling up railway capex substantially over the last couple of years via extra budgetary resources, the Modi government will begin the process for creating a $5-billion Railways of India Development Fund (RIDF) soon. According to official sources, the railway ministry has floated a Cabinet note for RIDF, which will be considered by the ministers’ council in “the next two to three weeks”. As per the plan, the World Bank-anchored fund will be accessible to all railway projects — public-sector, private ventures and the projects undertaken by their alliance. The idea is that contractors bidding for railway projects will…
(Tribune) The Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly today unanimously passed the Uttarakhand Goods and Services Tax (GST) Bill, 2017, to pave way for the roll out of GST on July 1.Uttarakhand Parliamentary Affairs Minister Prakash Pant tabled the Bill for discussion on the last day of the special session convened today.Opposition Congress leader Indira Hriyadesh did not oppose the Bill, but made suggestions. “We have to pass the Bill already passed by Parliament to make our system in sync with the rest of the country,” she said.She then went on to inform the House how the previous Congress government in the state…
(NDTV) यूपी सरकार ने पेट्रोल चोरी पकड़ने के लिए प्रदेश के सभी 6,600 पेट्रोल पंपों पर रेड करने का फैसला किया है. हाल ही में एसटीएफ ने पेट्रोल पंपों पर कम पेट्रोल डालने के लिए रिमोट कंट्रोल वाली इलेक्ट्रॉनिक चिप लगाने वाले एक शख्स को पकड़ा तो उसने 1,000 चिप लगाना कबूल किया और यह भी बताया कि यूपी के 99 फीसदी पेट्रोल पंपों पर पेट्रोल चोरी करने की चिप लगी हुई है. लिहाज़ा, बुधवार को एक साथ यूपी के सारे पेट्रोल पंपों पर हर जिले में रेड शुरू हुई. जिला प्रशासन के लोग हर जगह पर जा रहे हैं.…
Cabinet Briefing by Union Minister Arun Jaitley
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given ex-post facto approval to the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Third Line of Credit (LoC) of US $ 4.5 billion to Bangladesh for implementation of developmental projects. The MoU was signed during the visit of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh to India in April 2017. The MoU provides for deepening the strategic partnership, development of infrastructure in Bangladesh, improving connectivity between India and Bangladesh, thus enhancing accessibility to our North Eastern Region, as well as creating new business opportunities for Indian companies in Bangladesh. The concessional financing…
(DJ) सरकार ने वित्तीय गड़बड़ियों को दूर के लिए आधार कार्ड से पैन कार्ड को लिंक करना अनिवार्य कर दिया है। इसके लिए लोगों को 1 जुलाई तक का वक्त दिया गया है। हाल ही में इन दोनों में नाम की अलग-अलग स्पेलिंग के चलते लोगों को मुश्किलों का सामना करना पड़ रहा था। ये कुछ ऐसे लोग थे जिनके आधार कार्ड में लिखे नाम की स्पेलिंग पैन कार्ड में लिखे नाम से मेल नहीं खाती थी। हालांकि अब ऐसे लोगों के लिए एक राहतभरी खबर है। अब ऐसे लोग भी अपने पैन कार्ड से आधार कार्ड को लिंक करा…
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has given its approval for the declaration of Vijayawada Airport as International Airport, as per the provisions of Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014. The proposal will add to improved connectivity to the State capital. It will provide wider choice of services at competitive costs to the air-travelers and give a boost to domestic/international tourism and socio-economic development of Andhra Pradesh by bringing in international passengers and cargo traffic. Background: Declaration of an airport as International Airport depends upon traffic potential and demand from airlines for operation of international flights.…
The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi approved important proposals relating to modifications in the 7th CPC (Central Pay Commission) recommendations on pay and pensionary benefits in the course of their implementation. Earlier, in June, 2016, the Cabinet had approved implementation of the recommendations with an additional financial outgo of Rs 84,933 crore for 2016-17 (including arrears for 2 months of 2015-16). The benefit of the proposed modifications will be available with effect from 1st January, 2016, i.e., the date of implementation of 7th CPC recommendations. With the increase approved by the Cabinet, the annual pension…