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Amit Shah to Now Head Ministerial Panel on Air India Sale, Nitin Gadkari Dropped: Report
The panel, which is to work out modalities for sale of Air India, will now have four ministers - Shah, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, Commerce and Railway Minister Piyush Goyal and Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri.
Andhra Pradesh Cabinet Bats for Pro-farmer Bills in the Assembly Session
The cabinet has approved bills that enables tenant farmers to enter into cultivation agreements and gave nod to bill that ensures no loss to the land owners. It has also started taking measures to ban liquor in the state.
Sushmita Sen Posts 'Family Selfie' with Boyfriend Rohman Shawl, See Here
Sushmita shared the photograph on Instagram on Thursday. In the image, everyone can be seen colour coordinated in yellow.
Malaysia's Anwar Says He Has Support to Become PM, Decries Sex Tape 'Gutter Politics'
Malaysia's People's Justice Party (PKR) leader Anwar Ibrahim denied calling for a potential challenger, Azmin Ali, to resign over a new gay sex scandal.
GoAir May Start Flights to Bhutan from New Delhi, First Domestic Private Carrier To do So
GoAir which launched its domestic operations in November 2005, was granted flying rights in August 2016 to operate to nine countries, including China, Vietnam, Maldives, Kazakhstan, Qatar and Saudi Arabia, among others.
Ebix Inc Buys Yatra for Rs 2,324 crore: Key Takeaways
US-based Ebix Inc has acquired Gurugram-based online travel portal Yatra Online Inc.
US Keen to Make Ties With India Stronger, Warns Against Procuring Russia's Defence System
The remarks by a top Pentagon official came in response to a question on India going ahead with its decision to purchase a batch of the S-400 missile systems at a cost of Rs 40,000 crore from Russia.
Priyanka Chopra was Destined to Become the Global Icon, the Signs were Always There
There's something magnanimous about Priyanka Chopra. One can see her gelling up with the underprivileged children from Ethiopia as if she's one of them to slaying at the red carpets and being the vibrant wife who can't stop talking about her husband, all...
India Receives Rainfall 20% Below Average in Latest Week: IMD
Overall, India has received rains that were 16% less than average since the monsoon season began on June 1.
Cabinet Approves National Medical Commission Bill to Replace 63-Year-Old MCI Plagued by Corruption
The highlight of the Bill is laying down uniform national standards in medical education by proposing that the final year MBBS exam be treated as an entrance test for PG and a screening test for students who graduated in medicine from foreign countries.
US Company Pays $58K to Employees After Charging Them Illegally for H-1B Visa Fees
The employer illegally charged an employee for visa petition fees, which the law requires the employer to pay and also 'benched' that worker, a term used to describe when an employer fails to pay an H-1B employee.
Over 1.46 Crore IT Returns Filed So Far; 90.8 Lakh Taxpayers File ITR-1
ITR-1 can be filed by resident individuals having a total income of up to Rs 50 lakh, from salaries, one house property, other sources (interest), and agricultural income up to Rs 5,000; excluding those who are directors or have invested in unlisted compa...
President Ram Nath Kovind Hails SC's Effort to Provide Judgements in 9 Vernacular Languages
President Ram Nath Kovind also congratulated the apex court Collegium and the government for working together to ensure that the top court is working at its full strength of 31 'able judges'.
Pakistan's Sindh Assembly Adopts Resolution to End Forced Conversions of Hindu Girls
The resolution comes months after the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan in its annual report in April raised concerns about incidents of forced conversions and marriages of Hindu and Christian girls, saying around 1,000 such cases were reported in the s...
Amit Shah Pitches For Nationwide NRC, Says 'Infiltrators' in Every Inch of India Will be Deported
The Home Minister's statement came on a day when his ministry informed the House that it was contemplating pushing the July 31 deadline to release the final NRC in Assam further to 'maintain fairness' of the procedure.
Microsoft’s Edge is Now Ready for Enterprise Evaluation, Here’s Everything it Might Offer
'We are investing in to make the next version of Microsoft Edge the best browser for enterprises and business customers of all sizes', the company said.