Lausanne, After successfully organinsing the men’s World Cup thrice, India on Tuesday announced their bid to host either of the FIH men’s or women’s World Cups in 2023. Australia and New Zealand have also expressed their interests for hosting the women’s World Cup in the January 13-29, 2023 window. Other[Read More…]
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India expects to earn 30 crore from rose export this Valentine’s Day
Rose cultivators from Maval and the nearby area of Pune district are expected to see a growth of 15-20 per cent from rose exports.
India’s April-December fiscal deficit crosses 112% of target
New Delhi: India’s budgetary fiscal deficit for the April-December period stood at Rs 7.01 lakh crore or 112.4 per cent of the budgeted target of Rs 6.24 lakh crore, official data showed on Monday. The data furnished by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA) showed that the fiscal deficit during[Read More…]
Top headlines of the day: 4 February 2019
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Man arrested for vulgar tweet against Priyanka Gandhi Vadra
Yogi Sanjay Nath was arrested following a complaint filed to the Bihar Cyber Crime Investigation Unit by social activist Shaheen Syed
Fuel Prices on 4 February 2019: Petrol, Diesel rates fall
Since June 16, 2017, petrol prices in India get revised everyday 6 am in the morning. Before this, petrol prices used to change on a fortnightly basis. Then, a change in petrol rates could occur on the first and 16th day of the month. The aim behind the introduction of[Read More…]
Live Streaming Cricket, India vs New Zealand, 5th ODI: India bowled out for 252
India vs New Zealand, 5th ODI will start at 07:30 AM on February 3 at the Westpac Stadium, Wellington.
Who will be the next CBI director? Javeed Ahmed, Rajni Kant Mishra, SS Deswal are front-runners
Rajni Kant Mishra, Javeed Ahmed, SS Deswal are the frontrunners for the top CBI post
Who is Rajni Kant Mishra? All you need to know about the likely CBI Chief
Rajni Kant Mishra is currently the Director General of Border Security Force
Budget 2019: No change in the Income Tax slabs, income up to Rs 5 lakh to be tax-free
In his address for the interim Budget 2019, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal introduced no changes to the tax slabs but announced full tax rebate for those who earn less than Rs 5 lakh. Also those whose gross income reaches to Rs 6.5 lakh will not be required to pay any[Read More…]
Budget 2019: Government triples Gratuity limit from Rs 10 lakh to 30 lakh
On Friday during the address of the Union Interim Budget, amidst announcements focusing on the lower and middle strata Finance Minister Piyush Goyal announced an increment in the gratuity limit from the previous Rs 10 lakh to Rs 30 lakh. Gratuity is the money an employer pays to its workers[Read More…]
Budget 2019: Key takeaways from Finance Minister Piyush Goyal’s address
The government presented the interim budget in Parliament on Friday. It marks the last budget before the General Election which are due by May this year. Finance Minister Piyush Goyal focused on the lower and middle class strata in his address. Here are some of the key announcements he made[Read More…]
Who has presented the Union Budget the most number of times?
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present Union Budget on July 5. This will be NDA 2.0 government’s full budget after Lok Sabha 2019 election win. It may be noted that Interim Budget 2019-20 was tabled by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal in February. Who has presented the budget most number of times? Morarji[Read More…]
Petrol, Diesel cheaper ahead of Budget 2019
Since June 16, 2017, petrol prices in India get revised everyday 6 am in the morning. Before this, petrol prices used to change on a fortnightly basis. Then, a change in petrol rates could occur on the first and 16th day of the month. The aim behind the introduction of[Read More…]
Government revises GDP growth rate from 6.7 per cent to 7.2 per cent for 2017-18
The government on Thursday revised the GDP growth rate for the year 2017-18 from 6.7 per cent to 7.2 per cent. GDP growth according to Provisional Estimate stood at 6.7 per cent but First Revised Estimate shows to be at 7.2 per cent. The government will release Second Advance Estimates[Read More…]
Top headlines of the day: 31 January 2019
Missed out on news today? Don’t worry we have got you covered. Here are the top stories of the day! Jind to BJP, Ramgarh to Congress Congress win their 100th seat in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly with Shafia Zubair Khan registering a victory by over 12 thousand votes. Read more BJP[Read More…]
India’s unemployment rate soars to 45-year high in 2017-18
India’s unemployment rate touches a 45 year high with 6.1 percent during 2017-2018, according to NSSO’s (National Sample Survey Office) periodic labour force survey(PLFS) report cited by Business Standard. The data report which has not been released to public yet, comes a day after the National Statistical Commission dived into[Read More…]
Live Streaming Cricket, India vs New Zealand, 4th ODI: Kiwis win by 8 wickets, Boult adjudged player of the match
India vs New Zealand, 4th ODI will start at 07:30 AM on January 31 at the Seddon Park, Hamilton. The toss will take place half an hour early, at 07:00 AM IST.
Top headlines of the day: 30 January 2019
Missed out on news today? Don’t worry we have got you covered. Here are the top stories of the day! Hindu Mahasabha recreates Mahatma Gandhi’s assassination; shoots Bapu’s effigy On the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi’s 71st death anniversary, while the nation hails Gandhi for his contribution to India’s freedom struggle, the[Read More…]
India vs New Zealand: India’s likely playing XI for 4th ODI under Rohit Sharma’s captaincy
Rohit Sharma will lead the team in absence of Virat Kohli, for the fourth ODI against New Zealand.
India jumps 3 notches in Corruption Perception Index; stands 9 ranks above China
In the 2018 ranking of the Corruption Perception Index released by Transparency International, with 41 points India saw a marginal improvement of 3 ranks. In comparison to last years position of 81, the country now stands at 78. Denmark, New Zealand and Finland are at the top three spots. Among[Read More…]
No Mauka Mauka? India, Pakistan drawn in different groups for T20 World Cup Australia 2020
The most anticipated of global sports clashes the cricket match between India and Pakistan has always been among the most viewed sporting events in the world. But, as far as the T20 World Cup that is slated to take place in Australia in 2020, the two cricketing giants have been[Read More…]
Facebook to launch transparency tools for electoral ads in India
Advertisers will need to be authorised to purchase political ads and the social networking giant will give people more information about ads related to politics and issues. “We will create a publicly searchable library of these ads for up to seven years. The library will include information on the range[Read More…]
What is Universal Basic Income plan?
As Sikkim Democratic Front and Congress share their plans to brought in Universal Basic Income, we decipher the term.
Top headlines of the day: 26 January 2019
Missed out on news today? Don’t worry we have got you covered. Here are the top stories of the day! Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Bhagel waives irrigation tax amounting to Rs 207 crore On his inaugural Republic Day as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Bhagel at an event in capital[Read More…]