Author: Aruna Sharma

(AU) सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने इस बात का परीक्षण करने का निर्णय लिया है कि क्या केंद्र सरकार और आरबीआई  500 और 1000 रुपये के पुराने नोटों के बदलने की समय सीमा घटा सकता है जबकि प्रधानमंत्री ने राष्ट्र के नाम अपने संबोधन में कहा था कि पुराने नोट 31 मार्च, 2017 तक बदले जा सकते हैं। नियम में बदलाव करने के खिलाफ दाखिल तीन याचिकाओं पर सुप्रीम कोर्ट ने केंद्र सरकार और आरबीआई को नोटिस जारी किया है।चीफ जस्टिस जेएस खेहर की अध्यक्षता वाली तीन सदस्यीय पीठ ने इस मामले का परीक्षण करने का निर्णय लेते हुए केंद्र और आरबीआई…

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(PTI) The benchmark BSE Sensex rose about 50 points in early trade today on sustained buying by funds and retail investors amid mixed global cues.Rising for the second straight session, the BSE 30-share barometer surged 49.98 points, or 0.17 per cent, to 29,098.17.The gauge had rallied 215.74 points in the previous session. Sectoral indices, led by power, oil & gas, consumer durables, PSU, FMCG, capital goods, auto and banking, were in the green, gaining by up to 0.69 per cent.Shares of Adani Power surged 5.58 per cent to Rs 40.70, while Reliance Power was quoting 3.63 per cent higher at…

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(AU) यूपी के सीएम अखिलेश यादव ने लखनऊ के सपा कार्यालय में प्रेस कांफ्रेंस करते हुए भाजपा व बसपा पर निशाना साधा। उन्होंने कहा कि जनता ने हमें चुनाव में पूरा सहयोग किया है। इस बार फिर से यूपी में सपा की सरकार बनने जा रही है।उन्होंने कहा कि भाजपा के लोग हमारे काम से परेशान हैं। इसलिए प्रधानमंत्री को वाराणसी में दो रोड शो करने पड़े।उन्होंने तंज कसते हुए कहा कि जो लो फेल होते हैं। वहीं दोबारा परीक्षा देते हैं। उन्होंने कहा कि जनता ने हमें हमारे रोड शो में जबरदस्‍त समर्थन दिया है। यूपी में सपा की…

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A high level delegation led by Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas, Shri Dharmendra Pradhanhad organized a promotion event for India’s new Hydrocarbon Exploration and Licensing Policy (HELP) at CERA Week 2017 in Houston, World’s energy capital on 6thMarch 2017. The aim was to encourage active global participation in upcoming investment opportunities in India which has one of the world’s fast growing oil and gas industry. The promotion event was participated by global energy leaders, government dignitaries, policy makers, innovators and industry professionals. During the event, Shri Pradhan spoke about the transformative and proactive policy reforms undertaken…

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(FE) Indian government favours creation of integrated companies in the public sector but would ensure that it does not result in monopoly, the visiting Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said. “The kind of robust market that is emerging in India… We have segmented companies. Now we want to create integrated companies. Certainly, I can assure one thing that there will be multi entity. We will have mixed basket,” Pradhan told reporters on Monday at a news conference here on the sidelines of the CERAWeek conference. The week-long conference is being attended by top world leaders from the oil and natural gas…

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(FE) Oil & Natural Gas Corp is in for a shakedown with the petroleum ministry ordering a detailed review of its board of directors for a possible revamp of the functional heads, following prolonged delays in projects linked to output enhancement.While examining the status of oil and gas production last January, Petroleum Secretary KD Tripathi noted lapses in the development of discovered oilfield Ratna and R-Series, restarting of oil production from Amguri field as well as in conducting two-dimensional seismic surveys to identify new oil and gas reserves. “In this context, Secretary advised Joint Secretary (Exploration) to examine on file…

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(FE) The Modi government will unleash the next set of reforms necessary for improving the ease of doing business by pressing for the passage of the twin codes on wages and industrial relations that form the crux of its agenda for reducing labour market rigidities. Official sources told FE that both the codes, which have already undergone legal vetting, would be taken to the Cabniet soon for approval and once it is secured, placed in Parliament, most likely in the second half of the budget session. Among the major proposals are introducing fixed-term employment – which was made applicable in…

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(AU) यूपी की अखिलेश सरकार में परिवहन मंत्री गायत्री प्रजापति सूबे की पुलिस के सामने आज सरेंडर कर सकते हैं। मीडिया रिपोर्ट्स के अनुसार गायत्री के सामने आकर सरेंडर करने की खबरें मिल रही हैं। सामूहिक बलात्कार के केस में आरोपी प्रजापति फिलहाल फरार हैं। अमेठी से समाजवादी पार्टी के उम्मीदवार गायत्री प्रजापति के खिलाफ पहले से ही लुकआउट नोटिस जारी किया जा चुका है और उनका पासपोर्ट भी निरस्त्र कर दिया गया है।वहीं एडीजी दलजीत चौधरी ने न्यूज एजेंसी एएनआई को बताया कि गायत्री प्रजापति केस में यूपी एसटीएफ ने नोएडा से दो और लोगों को अरेस्ट किया है।

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(LiveMint) After completing a hectic campaign in Uttar Pradesh, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Gujarat for a two-day visit on Tuesday, his seventh visit in as many months.Campaigning for the UP elections ended Monday. Gujarat goes to polls later this year. In September, Modi had said he would visit his home state more often. In the last six visits, he covered various regions of the state from the Saurashtra to the tribal belt, inaugurating schemes and projects especially for irrigation and farming. On Tuesday, Modi will visit the historical Somnath temple near Veraval in Gujarat. He will offer…

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(FE) The record two-year investment drop in oil industry due to weak prices may lead to a potential shortage of global oil supplies in three years, the International Energy Agency warned today. According to the latest five-year oil market forecast by IEA, global oil supply could struggle to keep pace with demand after 2020, risking a sharp increase in prices, unless new projects are approved soon, said Fatih Birol, Executive Director of IEA at CERAWeek conference. The global picture appears comfortable for the next three years but supply growth slows considerably after that, according to ‘Oil 2017’, the IEA’s market…

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