Government
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Nirav Modi claims he has no money, borrows ₹10 lakh every month to pay fine
India | Mar 11, 2023, 04:02 PM ISTIndian diamond merchant Nirav Modi, who lost his legal battle against extradition to India in the $2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan scam, has claimed that he has no money and needs to borrow funds to pay the fine ordered by the UK court.
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Government invites applications for executive director post at IBBI
Jobs | Mar 10, 2023, 04:37 PM ISTIBBI: Applications of interested candidates are being invited for Executive Director (ED) post at the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India. Check here for the details.
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Old Pension Scheme: Select government employees given one-time option to join OPS
Business | Mar 05, 2023, 10:42 AM ISTGovernment employees who joined the central government services before December 22, 2003, have been given a one-time option to join the old pension scheme, according to a recent order from the Personnel Ministry.
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Why should you choose National Pension System (NPS) over other annuity plans?
Business | Mar 05, 2023, 10:25 AM ISTThe NPS programme gives investors the chance to purchase annuity plans from insurance providers appointed by PFRDA.
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West Bengal government hikes dearness allowance by 3% for state employees, pensioners
Business | Feb 15, 2023, 06:45 PM ISTWest Bengal government has raised dearness allowance for state employees and pensioners by 3%, as per the state budget for 2023-24.
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Sovereign Green Bonds: Everything you need to know
Business | Feb 15, 2023, 05:10 PM ISTThe government has set a target of Rs 16,000 crore for Sovereign Green Bond auction in the current financial year, aiming to reduce emissions and increase non-fossil fuel-based energy resources.
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MeitY to integrate ChatGPT with WhatsApp for key govt schemes: Report
Technology | Feb 14, 2023, 07:45 PM ISTThe Ministry of Electronics and IT is working on a ChatGPT-powered WhatsApp chatbot for farmers in India to learn about various government schemes. The chatbot supports 12 languages and is set to be able to process voice notes, and MeitY is working on training language processing models.
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Kisan Credit Card: How to apply, documents needed - all you need to know
Business | Jan 20, 2023, 02:58 PM ISTThe Kisan Credit Card (KCC) scheme is a government initiative that provides farmers with timely access to credit at low-interest rates. To apply for a Kisan Credit Card, farmers must meet certain eligibility criteria.
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Union Budget: What are the income sources of government
Budget | Jan 14, 2023, 05:53 PM ISTThe government relies heavily on both tax and non-tax revenues to fund its operations. Non-tax revenues are the recurring income that the government earns from revenue sources other than taxes, while tax revenues are collected on income and profits.
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New pension scheme vs old pension scheme: Here is all you need to know
Business | Jan 14, 2023, 05:25 PM ISTThe newly elected Congress Government led by Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu regime has restored the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) for Himachal Pradesh government employees with immediate effect. This has stirred a debate around the two variants of Pension Scheme in India.
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Govt seeks Parliament nod for net additional spending of Rs 3.25 lakh crore this fiscal year
Business | Dec 09, 2022, 02:51 PM ISTApproval has also been sought for the expenditure of the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas towards payments of LPG subsidies to oil marketing companies and LPG connections to the poor under the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, among others totalling to Rs 29,944 crore.
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Government rolls out new pre-matric scholarship scheme- here's what has changed
Education | Nov 29, 2022, 06:36 PM ISTGovt's new rule for Pre-matric Scholarship Scheme: The Indian government has introduced new rules under the RTE. As per reports, the govt has now limited its pre-matric scholarship scheme.
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15-year-old government vehicles will be scrapped: Nitin Gadkari
Business | Nov 25, 2022, 04:58 PM ISTScrapping of govt vehicles: This is a big change as Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and rice-producing parts of the country, where burning of rice straw causes pollution.
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Rajasthan govt revises pay scale of contractual workers, gram panchayat assistants
India | Oct 22, 2022, 03:32 PM ISTRajasthan: The government has revised the pay scale of more than 31,000 contractual workers, gram panchayat assistants, education workers, and para teachers. They will now get a salary of Rs 18,500 after nine years of service and Rs 32,000 after 18 years of service.
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IDBI Bank privatisation: Govt, LIC to sell 60.72% stake, invite bids
Business | Oct 07, 2022, 09:13 PM ISTLife Insurance Corporation (LIC) holds 529.41 crore shares representing 49.24 per cent stake in IDBI Bank, while the government holds 488.99 crore shares or 45.48 per cent stake.
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Lost your smartphone? This app developed by Govt will help you locate it easily - Details
Technology | Sep 14, 2022, 02:44 PM ISTCEIR has been developed by the Department of Telecommunications to curtail the counterfeit mobile phone market. Now if you are thinking of why this app is important for you to download, then you must know that it is related to your mobile data which you have.
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Republic Day 2023: Govt proposes India@75, Year of Millets, Nari Shakti as themes for tableaux
India | Sep 13, 2022, 08:05 PM ISTRepublic Day 2023: The government which is celebrating 75 years of India's independence has proposed that India@75 tableaux include India's freedom struggle, its achievements, actions and resolves over the past seven decades.
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Paytm brings Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (PMJAY) health insurance
Technology | Aug 24, 2022, 08:09 PM ISTPaytm app users can access the list of private and government hospitals that offer the benefits of PMJAY. Eligible users can quickly locate the nearest hospital, enrolled under the PMJAY scheme and access the entire spectrum of health insurance available.
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Indian govt must make rules for common charger for all devices- Know why?
Technology | Aug 17, 2022, 03:26 PM IST78 per cent of consumers said all smartphones and tablets should have the same USB charging cable regardless of the company, only 6 per cent said the current system is fine where different smartphones and tablets have different charging cables regardless of the company.
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Why did VLC media player get banned in India?
Technology | Aug 15, 2022, 08:27 PM ISTThe VLC Media Player has been banned by all major internet service providers in the country. However, the video streaming provider can be accessed on phone or laptop using any VPN service.