As part of its ongoing efforts to promote digital transactions in the country, the government on Wednesday asked all public sector banks to bring down the charges for different types of electronic payments up to
New Delhi: Countering the criticism over the selection of Lt General Bipin Rawat as Army chief, superseding two senior commanders, the government is defending its decision saying it was based “purely on merit”
The Election Commission has urged the government to amend laws to ban anonymous contributions of Rs 2,000 and above made to political parties. The move is aimed at stemming the flow of black money in
Black money holders have been given one last chance by the government to come clean until March-end next year by paying 50 per cent tax on bank deposits of junk currencies made post demonetisation. Offering
The government on Thursday asked the Reserve Bank of India to “countercheck” the data regarding deposit of now-defunct currency notes to ensure there is no double counting.
The government today said that they are making all efforts to make Hindi one of the official languages of the United Nations and promote the dialect the world over. "The government continues its efforts in
In order to further simplify services relating to issuance of passport, the government has made process to change the date of birth in the existing travel document easy. Making the changes in existing rule,
In an effort to educate people and provide support related to cashless mode of transactions, the central government is all set to launch a nationwide toll-free helpline number '14444' soon. The service is expected to
Almost 85 per cent cash dispensing machines have been recalibrated by November 30 to fit the new notes, Parliament was informed on Friday. "Till November 30, a total of 179,614 ATMs have been recalibrated. There
The government has gathered Rs 146 crore by method for 'Equalisation Levy', which was acquainted in the current year's Budget with tap charge on income accumulating to foreign e-commerce business organizations from India. A person
The government today shortened the December 15 deadline that it had previously set over the use of old and junked 500 rupee notes for purchasing tickets of railway, metro and state road transport buses and
Environment Minister Anil Madhav Dave today said that over 100 tigers have died in various parts of the country since January this year. "The number of tigers died from January 2016 till date is106 as
Alarmed over deposition of fake currency notes worth Rs 9.6 crore in banks post demonetisation, the central government has asked the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) to increase the vigil and set up a Special
In a move to help farmers facing problems in sowing winter crops like wheat, the government has now permitted NABARD (National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development) to dispense Rs. 21,000 crore to money-starved agriculturists,
The government is working round the clock to reduce the transportation time of cash from printing to the main distribution centres from 21 to just six days.
A scheme to construct one crore houses in next three years has been approved by the government with the objective of 'Housing for All by 2022', Lok Sabha was informed today.
The government today put an and end to rumours doing the rounds about demonetisation of Rs 500 and 1000 notes, saying there is no such intention to scrap such notes. In a series of tweets,
Two days after announcing a ban on the Rs 1000 note, the government today announced that the high denomination currency note will make a comeback, albeit with a new design and enhanced security features.
Legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar will be the face of Kerala Government’s ambitious campaign against drug and liquor abuse. Tendulkar will participate in the state-level inauguration of ‘Vimukthi’, an awareness mission against liquor and narcotic
A day after the Diwali, the prices of non-subsidised LPG cylinders today saw a rise of Rs 38.50 per unit in the national capital. The changed price will be applicable from today midnight. With this
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