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Kartarpur corridor: Third round of talks between India, Pak underway

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The third round of meeting between delegates of India and Pakistan to discuss and finalise the draft agreement for the operationalistaion of the Kartarpur corridor for Sikh pilgrims was underway here on Wednesday, officials said. A 20-member Pakistani delegation crossed over to India for the joint secretary-level meeting at Attari in Amritsar, they said.The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district of Punjab and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian pilgrims, who will have to just obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur Sahib,…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

SC seeks NBCC response on completing stalled Jaypee group projects

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 The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought response from the NBCC on whether it is willing to give a revised proposal to complete the stalled projects of Jaypee group. A bench of justices A M Khanwilkar and Dinesh Maheshwari issued notice to the National Buildings Construction Corporation Limited (NBCC) and sought its reply by Thursday.Additional Solicitor General Madhavi Divan, appearing for the Centre, said the government has held three meetings with various stakeholders and a decision has been taken that it was willing to give tax concession running into hundreds of…

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Vihari, Rahane take India closer to series sweep

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Hanuma Vihari continued his fine form and in vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane’s company took India closer to a series sweep by sharing an unbeaten 111-run stand in the second innings of the second Test against the West Indies here. The visitors have now set an improbable 468-run target before the West Indies on day three of the match on Sunday. The in-form Rahane (64 not out) and Vihari (53 not out) got India’s second innings back on track after the top-four were dismissed for 57 runs. The fifth-wicket partnership between the…

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HC upholds MCI’s decision to deny admission permission to medical college

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The Delhi High Court has upheld the decision of the Medical Council of India (MCI) denying permission to a private medical college in Meerut to take in a fresh batch of 150 students for the academic year 2019-20 in MBBS course due to certain deficiencies. The court dismissed a petition by Mulayam Singh Yadav Medical College and Hospital, saying the refusal of permission by the MCI cannot be faulted with. The court said it was apparent that the deficiencies that have been pointed out in the college faculty and residents,…

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GST collections dip below Rs 1 lakh crore to Rs 98,202 cr in Aug

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In an apparent sign of economic slowdown, India’s GST collections in August dropped to Rs 98,202 crore from over Rs 1.02 lakh crore in the previous month, the finance ministry said on Sunday. However, total Goods and Services Tax (GST) mop-up for August this year was 4.5 per cent higher than the Rs 93,960 crore collected in the same month last year. This is the second time during this year that the revenue collection from the GST slipped below the Rs 1 lakh crore mark. First, it happened in June…

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In escalating trade war, US consumers may see higher prices

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The United States and China on Sunday put in place their latest tariff increases on each other’s goods, potentially raising prices Americans pay for some clothes, shoes, sporting goods and other consumer items before the holiday shopping season. President Donald Trump said US-China trade talks were still on for September. “We’ll see what happens,” he told reporters as he returned to the White House from the Camp David presidential retreat. “But we can’t allow China to rip us off anymore as a country.” The 15 per cent US taxes apply…

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India accepts Pak’s consular access to Jadhav, meeting to be held today

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India has accepted the consular access extended by Pakistan to death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav and a senior Indian diplomat will meet him on Monday, official sources said as tensions over Kashmir simmer between the two countries. Charge d’ Affaires at the Indian High Commission in Islamabad Gaurav Ahluwalia will meet Jadhav, the sources said. On Sunday, Pakistan announced it would grant consular access to Jadhav on Monday in line with the judgement in his case by the International Court of Justice (ICJ). “We hope Pakistan will ensure right atmosphere so…

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अर्थ हिंदी न्यूज़ 

सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र के बैंकों में बड़े पैमाने पर विलय की घोषणा, संख्या घटकर 12 रह जायेगी

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सरकार ने देश में विश्वस्तर के मजबूत और बड़े बैंक बनाने की दिशा में आज अहम् घोषणा की है। सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र के दस बैंकों का विलय कर चार बड़े बैंक बनाने का फैसला किया गया। इन विलय के बाद सरकारी बैंकों की संख्या घटकर 12 रह जाएगी। वित्त मंत्री निर्मला सीतारमण ने यहां आयोजित संवाददाता सम्मेलन में इन बैंकों के विलय की घोषणा की। उन्होंने बताया कि यूनाइटेड बैंक आफ इंडिया और ओरिएंटल बैंक आफ कामर्स का पंजाब नेशनल बैंक में विलय किया जायेगा। इससे सार्वजनिक क्षेत्र के बैंकों में…

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खेल हिंदी न्यूज़ 

अदालत ने कबड्डी महासंघ के पदाधिकारियों के चुनाव पर लगी रोक हटाने से इनकार किया

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दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय ने अमैच्योर भारतीय कबड्डी महासंघ के पदाधिकारियों के एक सितंबर को होने वाले चुनाव पर लगी रोक हटाने से इनकार कर दिया । मुख्य न्यायाधीश डी एन पटेल और न्यायमूर्ति सी हरिशंकर ने खेल मंत्रालय , एकेएफआई और तमिलनाडु के पूर्व कबड्डी खिलाड़ी एसी थंगावेल को नोटिस जारी किये हैं । पीठ ने एकल न्यायाधीश के आदेश के खिलाफ महासंघ के उपाध्यक्ष और अस्थायी अध्यक्ष द्वारा दायर की गई अपील पर उनके जवाब मांगे हैं । पीठ ने एकल न्यायाधीश के फैसले पर रोक लगाने के आवेदन…

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विदेश हिंदी न्यूज़ 

भारत, पाकिस्तान के अधिकारियों ने करतारपुर गलियारे पर की तकनीकी वार्ता

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भारत और पाकिस्तान के अधिकारियों ने शुक्रवार को सौहार्दपूर्ण माहौल में सिख तीर्थयात्रियों के लिए प्रस्तावित करतारपुर गलियारे की सड़कों और पुल के स्तर जैसे तकनीकी तौर-तरीकों पर चर्चा की। भारत द्वारा जम्मू-कश्मीर का विशेष दर्जा समाप्त किए जाने पर दोनों देशों के बीच तनाव बढ़ने के बाद यह ऐसी पहली बैठक है। बैठक में शामिल भारतीय राष्ट्रीय राजमार्ग प्राधिकरण (एनएचएआई) के एक अधिकारी ने पीटीआई को बताया कि यह बैठक ‘जीरो प्वाइंट’ पर हुई। ‘जीरो प्वाइंट’ वह बिंदु है, जहां गलियारे का भारतीय हिस्सा और पाकिस्तानी हिस्सा मिलेंगे। इस…

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