New Jersey-based Shivanand Maharaj was convicted on charges of wire fraud and giving kickbacks to influence the operation of an employee benefit plan, which carry a sentence of at least 25 years' imprisonment He will be sentenced in December, said United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman.
Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved a bill to save gullible investors from Ponzi schemes.
The Cabinet on Wednesday approved official changes to Aadhaar and Other Laws (Amendment) Bill 2019 that incorporates a clause to allow the use of Aadhaar data for state schemes and subsidies.
The Lok Sabha, last week, and the Rajya Sabha this week approved amendments to the Aadhaar law to allow voluntary use of the 12-digit unique number as ID proof for obtaining mobile phone SIM cards and opening bank accounts.
The Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry's proposal of a "new fund-sharing pattern", wherein the Centre will bear a majority of the financial burden of a scholarship scheme for scheduled caste students, has been sent to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
"Public distribution is a fundamental right of state governments. The Union food minister does not understand the repercussions that would follow if such a right is infringed upon," DMK president M K Stalin said in a statement.
The Anti-Corruption Bureau has registered cases against both the accused under relevant sections of the Prevention of Corruption Act and further investigation is underway, the officer added.
Speaking at the release of a social development report titled 'Rising Inequalities in India, 2018', Singh said some regions and social groups were extremely poor and vulnerable despite various anti-poverty programmes and affirmative policies being followed.
Speaking at the Motion of Thanks on President Ram Nath Kovind's address, the Congress leader said it was the first time that more funds were spent on publicity than on the scheme. Azad said 56 per cent of the total funds for the 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' scheme were spent on publicity.
The decision was taken in an authority meeting of the urban body chaired by Lt Governor Anil Baijal at the Raj Niwas here, officials said.
The homes are in 1 and 2 BHK variants with prices starting at an affordable Rs 29.50 lakhs with only 1% GST payment. For those considering a home loan, Rustomjee is thoughtfully organizing at Home Loan Mela at Global City
Former chief minister and senior BJP leader Raman Singh said they would protest against the government's move during the ongoing session of the Chhattisgarh Assembly.
Under the 'Mukhyamantri Teerth Yatra Yojana', any resident of Delhi above the age of 60 will be eligible to undertake pilgrimage, accompanied by an attendant above the age of 18, whose expenditure will also be borne by the government.
At a high-level meeting, which stretched for over two hours, the prime minister was apprised about the work done so far by top officials of the PMO, the health ministry and the NITI Aayog for smooth roll-out of the scheme.
Taking the initiative by Government of India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s initiative ahead, Indian Virtual Hospital (IVH), a tech enabled medical concierge service has introduced free Yoga and Ayurveda sessions for its foreign patients
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday flagged off the first regional flight under the Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik (UDAN) scheme between Shimla and Delhi.
The country’s second largest operator Vodafone on Friday launched pocket-friendly SuperHour scheme for its users under which it will offer unlimited 3G or 4G data for one hour at a starting price of Rs 16
Speaking at the New Year eve Prime Minister Narendra Modi today addressed the nation on the demonetisation policy and also announced new schemes for farmers, traders, pregnant women and the senior citizens. Read the Prime
New Delhi: Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) has launched a new scheme that provides a 50 per cent cash back offer on pre-paid orders having a minimum value of Rs 300, a move
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