Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Saturday visit Mumbai to address the 56th annual convocation of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay. The Prime Minister will also inaugurate the new building of the Department of Energy Science and Engineering and Centre for Environmental Science and Engineering at IIT Bombay. Union Human Resource Development (HRD) Minister Prakash Javadekar, Maharashtra Governor Vidyasagar Rao and state Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis will also be present on the occasion. The […]
Mission: Impossible:- Fallout Holds Onto the No. 1 Spot in Weekend Box Office
“Mission: Impossible — Fallout,” the Tom Cruise action film featuring the star performing his own stunts, held on to the top spot in movie theaters this weekend, outdrawing three new releases including Walt DisneyCo.’s “Christopher Robin,” a live-action take on Winnie-the-Pooh. “Fallout” collected $35 million in sales at U.S. and Canadian […]
India, Switzerland discuss bilateral ties ,black money.
New Delhi: India and Switzerland on Friday discussed the activation of automatic exchange of information relating to black money stashed by Indians in secret accounts in Swiss banks. The issue figured prominently during talks between External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj and her Swiss counterpart Ignazio Cassis here, officials said. Black money […]
commerce and Industry minister launches Niryat mobile app in new delhi
It provides wide range of information required to undertake international trade right from the policy provisions for export and import, applicable GST rate, available export incentives, tariff, preferential tariff, market access requirements – SPS and TBT measures. The most interesting part is that all the information is available at tariff […]
Begging decriminalised, Delhi High Court says state has failed .
The Delhi High Court Wednesday struck down the legal provision criminalising begging in the capital, and observed that “people beg on the streets not because they wish to, but because they need to”. Delhi High Court has declared 25 sections of Bombay Prevention of Begging Act, 1959 which have been […]
CSR funds for construction of the world’s tallest statue
Oil PSUs ONGC, IOC and others made to pay for Rs 3000 crore Sardar Patel statue CAG questions their decision to allocate CSR funds for construction of the world’s tallest statue Central public sector undertakings Oil & Natural Gas Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Indian Oil […]