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2019 में लोकसभा के चुनाव होने हैं. माना जा रहा है कि सरकार केंद्रीय कर्मचारियों की मांग के बाद उन्हें खुश करने के लिए कुछ ही महीनों में महंगाई भत्ता बढ़ाने का फैसला ले सकती है. मीडिया में आई खबरों के मुताबिक सरकार इस बारे में विचार कर रही है. जानकारी के लिए बता दें कि अमूमन साल में दो बार सरकार महंगाई भत्ता (Dearness Allowance DA) अपने कर्मचारियों और पेंशनधारियों को देती है. जनवरी और जुलाई से यह लागू किया जाता है. यह अलग बात है कि सरकार की…

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2012 win in India on par with my best Ashes: James Anderson

July 24, 2018 strong

The Ashes remains the pinnacle of Test cricket for James Anderson “like any Englishman” but the showdowns against India also rank pretty high as the world No.1 side brings out the absolute best in him — the 2012 away series being a case in point. “We have played against South Africa when they were number one in the world and that was a good test, and India is exactly the same for me,” Anderson told PTI in an interview ahead of the five-match Test series starting August 1 in Birmingham.…

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India may lose Pune Challenger in wake of ATP Challenger Tour revamp

July 24, 2018 strong

A country which is already struggling to host enough tennis tournaments for its top men’s players could see the Pune Challenger going off the calendar next year due to additional financial burden, expected to be caused by the revamp of the ATP Challenger Tour. The TNTA and the KSLTA are willing to the take the pinch, though. Among the wholesale changes announced by the ATP, from 2019 the singles main draw size will increase from 32 to 48 players and the hosts will have to provide hotel accommodation to all…

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Broadway-style Geronimo musical comes to India

July 24, 2018 strong

The famous Geronimo musical will make its India debut next month with the national capital playing host to eight shows of the Broadway-style theatrical. Reporter and adventurer hero Geronimo Stilton lives in Mouseville and is the editor of the Rodent’s Gazette and the Geronimo Stilton Live performances will be based on the bestselling series featuring him. Among his several exploits, Geronimo saves the queen of the fairies as he walks through the seven doors that transport him from kingdom to kingdom, bringing him face-to-face with witches, mermaids, pixies, fairies, dragons,…

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Maisie Williams gets ‘Game of Thrones’ tattoo

July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 strong

Maisie Williams is getting a “Game of Thrones”-inspired tattoo as a tribute to her character in the popular fantasy epic series. The 21-year-old actor, who essays the role of Arya Stark in the HBO series, took to her Instagram Story to reveal that she will get “No One” inked on her body, a phrase associated with the training she received under the aegis of Jaqen H’ghar. She posted a picture of the stencil of her design, alongside the needle that would do the job. Williams captioned the image: “Guess who…

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Issue guidelines to check pollution by education institutions: NGT to MoEF

July 24, 2018 strong

Taking note of violation of environmental norms by educational institutions across the country, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) to issue guidelines in this regard. A bench headed by NGT Chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel expressed concern over air and noise pollution caused by schools and other such institutions in contravention to green laws and asked the ministry to look into it. “We consider it appropriate to direct the Secretary, MoEF, to have an interaction by way of video-conferencing or otherwise with…

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SC expresses dissatisfaction over Centre’s response on Lokpal matter

July 24, 2018 strong

The Supreme Court today expressed dissatisfaction over the Centre’s response on appointment of search committee members for a Lokpal. A bench of Justices Ranjan Gogoi, R Banumathi and Navin Sinha asked the Centre to file a fresh affidavit giving relevant details of the search committee. During the hearing, Attorney General K K Venugopal submitted an affidavit and said a meeting of the selection committee was held but the names for the search committee were not finalised. He said another meeting would be held soon for appointing members of the search…

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Indian money in Swiss banks fell 34.5% in 2017: Goyal

July 24, 2018 strong

Indian deposits in Swiss banks fell by 34.5 per cent in 2017 and by 80 per cent since the Narendra Modi government came to power in 2014, Finance Minister Piyush Goyal said today, citing data from the global body of central banks, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). He said this in Parliament rebutting reports last month, which quoted the Swiss National Bank, the country’s central bank, as saying in its annual report that Indian deposits had risen by 50 per cent in 2017. He told Rajya Sabha during question…

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RBI has wide ranging powers to deal with various situations facing banks: Govt

July 24, 2018July 24, 2018 strong

The Reserve Bank has “wide-ranging and comprehensive” powers to address various situations in banks, the government said today against the backdrop of RBI Governor Urjit Patel seeking more powers to deal with the problem of bad loans at public sector banks. Listing out RBI’s powers to deal with banks, Minister of State for Finance Shiv Pratap Shukla said the central bank can inspect the lenders, examine on oath any officer, direct special audit and give directions to banks. Also, whole-time directors of nationalised banks and State Bank of India are…

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‘Hundreds missing in Laos after dam collapse’

July 24, 2018 strong0 comment

Hundreds of people are missing and an unknown number believed dead after the collapse of a hydropower dam in southeast Laos, state media reported today. The accident happened at a dam in southeastern Attapeu province late yesterday, releasing five billion cubic metres of water with “several human lives claimed, and several hundreds of people missing,” Laos News Agency said. The dam is being built by Xe Pien-Xe Namnoy Power Company, or PNPC.