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Traders Want Transaction Charge On Digital Payments Removed
The government should remove transaction charges on e-payments for the faster adoption of digital payments in the country, the Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) said on Thursday.....
RBI Maintains Key Lending Rate, Narrows Policy Corridor
With inflationary concerns in mind, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), in its first bi-monthly monetary policy review of 2017-18, on Thursday kept its key lending rate unchanged at 6.25 per cent, saying it awaited further macroeconomic data before making any changes.....
Google.org Announces $8.4 Mn Grant To Four Indian NGOs
Google's philanthropic arm Google.org on Thursday announced grants of $8.4 million to four Indian NGOs over the next two years to expand their efforts to enhance the learning experience for students in the classroom.....
Haryana Ex-CM Hooda Booked In Land Allotment Case
New Delhi, April 6 (IANS) The CBI has registered a case against former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda for alleged re-allotment of a plot to Associated Journals Limited in Panchkula in 2005, an official said on Thursday.....
Aiming At Double-digit GDP Growth: Dharmendra Pradhan
Asserting that there is enthusiasm in the country's energy sector, Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Thursday said that by exploring natural resources, India is aiming at double-digit GDP growth.....
Unholy Violence In The Name Of Holy Cow
“Cow has four legs, two ears and one tail. It gives milk which we drink. From the milk we can make butter, ghee and curd.” the five-year-old kid was pestering his grandfather to hear his recitation. But the grand father was too glued to the TV news. The din blazing out on the TV screen soon caught the kid’s attention. Some people were thrashing few men mercilessly. The grandfather explained the news on Alwar thrashing to the quizzical child. The child left the room quietly and asked his mother, “listen to essay on cow. If I forget then....
Shuttler Sindhu Rises To Second Spot In BWF Rankings
Rio Olympic silver medallist Shuttler P.V. Sindhu reached her career best world rankings, grabbing the number two position with 75759 points in the latest Badminton World Federation (BWF) rankings released on Thursday.....
Odisha CM Disapproves Of 'farm Loan For Alcohol' Statement
Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday disapproved Cooperation Minister Damodar Rout's statement that farmers are using agricultural loans to consume alcohol.....
Social Media Defaming MPs: Naresh Agrawal
Naresh Agrawal of the Samajwadi Party on Thursday said that social media was being used to defame Members of Parliament (MPs) and the government must come up with some mechanism to deal with the problem.....
Advani Setting Up Meditation Centre In Wife's Memory
Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani arrived in this Hindu holy city on Thursday to set up a natural meditation centre in memory of his late wife Kamla on the Ganga's banks.....
