Policy
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Pak to convert 30 per cent of four- and tri-wheelers into electric vehicles
World | Nov 06, 2019, 04:26 PM ISTFederal Minister for Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam after a Cabinet meeting on Tuesday shared with media a detailed picture of how the government would implement the national Electric Vehicles (EV) policy, Dawn News reported
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LIC allows revival of lapsed policy of over 2 years
Business | Nov 04, 2019, 05:03 PM ISTThe policies that have lapsed for more than two years and were not allowed to be revived earlier can also be revived now, LIC said in a statement
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Stricter fitness norms for pre-2005 vehicles
Auto | Sep 29, 2019, 12:19 PM ISTAs per estimates, there are about 2 crore pre-2005 built vehicles that are plying on Indian roads and the move is aimed at de-incetivising such vehicles in view of about 10 to 25 times higher pollution emission by them under the new emission norms.
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Rajasthan government to woo filmmakers in new tourism policy
India | Aug 26, 2019, 11:08 AM ISTThis was announced on Sunday by minister of state for tourism, Govind Singh Dotasara.
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Probe finds holes in IL&FS brand subscription policy
Business | Jul 02, 2019, 10:31 PM ISTInnovative ways to cook up money making schemes within the IL&FS Group through a fee-based business model were some of the jiggery-pokery methods employed by the closed user group cabal which controlled the shadow bank for over 25 years.
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Sensex tanks over 300 pts after RBI policy outcome; financial stocks drag
Business | Jun 06, 2019, 01:18 PM ISTThe benchmark BSE Sensex cracked over 300 points and the NSE Nifty dropped below the 12,000 level in afternoon session Thursday tracking losses in financial stocks after the Reserve Bank cut its key interest rates for the third time in a row.
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Sushma Swaraj arrives in Kyrgyzstan to attend SCO foreign ministers meet
World | May 21, 2019, 05:27 PM ISTIndia is keen on deepening its security-related cooperation with the SCO and its Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS), which specifically deals with issues relating to security and defence.
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Challenges ahead of 'new' Indian government as country faces crucial foreign policy decisions: US experts
World | May 21, 2019, 09:26 AM ISTWhoever comes to power will face a multitude of foreign policy challenges that are only growing in number and complexity, noted Anish Goel, a senior fellow at the New America think-tank.
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US: Trump tightens grip on immigration policy, pledges asylum crackdown ahead of crucial congressional elections
World | Nov 02, 2018, 05:53 PM ISTThe announcement, which comes just five days ahead of the US Congressional elections marked Trump’s latest attempt to keep the issue of immigration front-and-center.
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Data Localisation Policy: RBI sticks to October 15 deadline despite US' request to soften norms
Business | Oct 14, 2018, 12:22 PM ISTRBI's move comes a day after two US senators called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging to soften India’s stance on data localisation, warning that measures requiring it represent "key trade barriers" between the two nations.
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'Adopt light touch regulatory framework that allows free flow of data across borders': US Senators urge India
Business | Oct 14, 2018, 07:01 AM ISTIn their letter, US Sentors John Cornyn and Mark Warner — co-chairs of the Senate's India caucus that comprises over 30 senators — urged India to instead adopt a "light touch" regulatory framework that would allow data to flow freely across borders.
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Government unveils drone policy, new regulations to come into effect from December 1
India | Aug 27, 2018, 09:25 PM ISTThe new policy will come into effect from December 1 and the initiative will open up an array of opportunities in the Indian civil aviation sector.
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Paytm rubbishes reports of sharing data with third parties, says data is secure
Business | May 26, 2018, 05:09 PM ISTPaytm reiterated that their policy allows only legally compliant data requests from the "law of the land" to get access to data for necessary investigation.
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Markets trade flat as investors cautious ahead of RBI’s policy meet next week
Jun 01, 2017, 02:23 PM ISTShare markets opened on a flat note while bonds gained slightly despite the weaker-than-expected economic growth data released by the government, with investors still betting that conditions in the Indian economy will improve.
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Air operator permit policy to be amended for new FDI norms
Jun 23, 2016, 06:41 PM ISTThe government today said it will amend the existing policy for grant of air operator permit (AOP) to bring it in line with its recent decision to allow 100 per cent foreign direct investment in domestic airlines.
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Government committee to stop overstay by students in university hostels, also recommends to restrain politics on campus
India | Jun 19, 2016, 12:44 PM ISTNew Delhi: A committee appointed by the government to formulate a new education policy has suggested that number of years a student can spend on campus should be limited and has also suggested that students
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National Women's policy will be in place by July end: NCW
India | Jun 14, 2016, 04:52 PM ISTCoimbatore: The National Women's Policy, with a special chapter on single women heading families, is likely to be in place by the third week of July, National Commission for Women Chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam said here
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Raghuram Rajan to announce RBI monetary policy review on Tuesday
Jun 06, 2016, 09:26 AM ISTMumbai:Reserve Bank of India governor Raghuram Rajan is due to announce the second bi-monthly monetary policy review of the fiscal on Tuesday, at a time when he has become the focus of controversy sparked by
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Congress slams NDA government’s Pakistan policy
National | Apr 08, 2016, 02:36 PM ISTNew Delhi: A day after Pakistan High Commissioner Abdul Basit said that talks between India and Pakistan were “suspended”, the Congress on Friday took pot shots at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policy towards Pakistan. “Pakistan
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Pak policy to liberate Kashmir with jihadis has backfired: Ex-diplomat
World | Mar 29, 2016, 11:18 AM ISTWashington:Pakistan's involvement with jihadi groups at the highest level aimed at "liberation" of Jammu and Kashmir has backfired, ex-diplomat Husain Haqqani said today following the deadly terror attack in Lahore. And even as its