Mumbai, October 27 : The Maharashtra government has suspended disbursal of funds under the farm loan waiver programme after several bank accounts of beneficiaries were found to have been linked to a single Aadhaar identification number. The decision to suspend the farm loan waiver programme was taken in order to prevent disbursal of funds to […]
Washington, October 27 : To strengthen maritime security, India and the United States have agreed to implement the programme for Helicopter Operations from Ships other Than Aircraft Carriers (HOSTAC), the Pentagon has said. A decision in this regard was taken by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and her US Counterpart Jim Mattis during their meeting in […]
New Delhi : Cricket greats Sachin Tendulkar and Sourav Ganguly are expected to attend the FIFA U-17 World Cup final in Kolkata on October 28. “I will be there for the final,” Ganguly, one of the brand ambassadors of the World Cup along with Tendulkar, said. The FIFA local organising committee said Tendulkar is also […]
New Delhi : Virat Kohli’s success can be gauged by the fact that the Indian captain is the only cricketer in top ten of the most valuable sportspersons list released by Forbes on Wednesday (October 25). Not just that, Kohli has overtaken football superstar Lionel Messi as well and sits two places ahead of him […]
Chandigarh : The delay in releasing funds for development projects, especially in election-bound civic bodies, is resulting in tension between Local Bodies Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu and the bureaucracy. The minister is reportedly keen on getting early grants for completion of works in the four Municipal Corporations and 34 municipalities. Official circles were on Wednesday […]