The final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was finally released on Saturday. The list has identified 3.11 crore applicants as citizens excluding names of 19.07 lakh hopefuls, NRC state Coordinator’s office said. The status of both inclusion and exclusion can be viewed online on the NRC website. The final list was published at […]
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The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is conducting a special surprise check across 150 places across the country. Top government departments including railways and coal are under CBI’s scanner. These checks were conducted at various places due to suspected corruption. The special drive was conducted primarily at such points of corruption where common citizens or […]
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WhatsApp is having a busy 2019. The Facebook-owned messaging platform with over a billion users worldwide have launched a number of updates and added several new features to stay ahead of the competition. The chat app has enhanced the security and privacy features for its iOS and Android users. Here’s a quick list of top […]
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The government on Friday announced multiple bank mergers, but assured that the employees of the banks would all be absorbed. Speaking at a press briefing, Finance Secretary Rajeev Kumar said there were no chances of retrenchment and that the merger of the bank employees would in fact benefit the employees. “We will ensure that there […]
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The revenue department on Friday said the 2 per cent tax deduction at source (TDS) on cash withdrawals of over Rs 1 crore will come into effect from September 1. The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) further said that if a person has already withdrawn Rs 1 crore or more in cash up to […]
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US tech giant Apple Inc is considering an investment of around Rs 1,000 crore in India soon. The iPhone maker has informed the government that it plans to establish an online selling platform as well as open three Apple retail stores across major cities in India over the next two to three years. “There have […]
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday said the government was working on introduction of e-passports and aims to issue 22 million in the first phase. The Ministry has plans to issue chip-enabled e-passports to citizens with advanced security features. Replying to supplementaries during question hour in the Rajya Sabha, the minister said the personal […]
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India’s economy grew by merely 5 per cent in the April-June quarter, down from 5.8 per cent in the previous quarter, according to GDP data released by National Statistical Office (NSO) on Friday. Registering a continuous downward spiral, the GDP growth for the first quarter of FY20 has been slowest in more than six years. […]
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Mukesh Ambani, Chairman of Reliance Industries Ltd., announced fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) service called Jio GigaFiber, a combo service of broadband internet, fixed-line telephone service and television set-top-box, at its AGM on August 12. Renamed JioFiber, the service is all set to bring broadband revolution in India from September 5 and believe it or not, it will […]
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WhatsApp is rolling out new features thick and fast for billions of its users globally. Some of the features enhance the privacy of the chat app and others enhance the user experience and plug the security holes. Since last year, to stay at the top, the speed with which WhatsApp has been rolling out updates […]
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