New Delhi, June 16 : The government has made quoting of biometric identity number Aadhaar mandatory for opening of bank accounts as well as for any financial transaction of Rs 50,000 and above.Existing bank account holders have been asked to furnish the Aadhaar number issued by the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) by December […]
New Delhi, June 16 : With Pakistan welcoming Russia’s intervention in solving the impasse between New Delhi and Islamabad, Moscow has made it clear that it will not intervene or attempt to mediate between the hostile neighbours. “In connection with reports appearing in the Pakistani media regarding the statement of the Official Spokesperson of the […]
New Delhi : As the number of farmers’ suicide rises in Madhya Pradesh and their counterparts from other states take to streets demanding loan waiver on the lines of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra, experts say loan waiver can be a short-term solution but not a real answer to the country’s agrarian crisis. Several bankers and […]
New Delhi : The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre on a petition challenging its notification banning sale and purchase of cattle from animal markets for slaughter. A Bench headed by Justice RK Agrawal asked the Centre to respond to the petition by July 11, the next date of hearing. On behalf of the […]
Chandigarh : Sustained commotion by Shiromani Akali Dal MLAs on the second day of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha’s Budget Session “worked” to the advantage of the Congress in blocking the move by the Aam Aadmi Party to rake up the issue of sand mining contracts, involving Power and Irrigation Minister Rana Gurjit Singh.The prolonged pandemonium […]