Reliance Communications Ltd chief Mukesh Ambani on Thursday said that every new Jio user will get Jio’s Data, Voice, Video and the full bouquet of Jio applications absolutely free till March 31, 2017. He called it the Jio hap
Actor-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari intends to end the infighting within Delhi`s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) factions and strengthen the party unit ahead of the municipal elections in 2017. In a quick interview to Governance Now, Tiwari hi
Ahead of the 2017 Delhi municipal elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party played the most crucial regional card by appointing actor-turned-politician Manoj Tiwari as the state president. The BJP’s move to appoint Tiwari comes as a bid to win b
The prime minister has directed MPs of his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to declare their bank transactions to the president of the party in a bid to lead by example to come clean on their actions after the decision to demonetise currency notes of
Prime minister Narendra Modi has asked all MPs and MLAs of his party to come clean, and declare their bank transaction details to the party chief. Somewhat like demonetisation itself, it is pointless – and potentially equally appealing to gu
The terrorist attack on the army camp in Nagrota, Jammu, in which seven army personnel and three terrorists have died, raises some important points – and questions yet to be answered: • The Nagrota army camp is a key arm
Since November 8, never-ending queues, rising tempers, despair and frustration have become a routine. It’s a nightmare for people who are struggling to deposit or exchange money at banks. And what about those who are working in banks?
The residents of Delhi gasped for breath as air pollution reached alarming levels for over a week after Diwali on October 30. The air quality index broke all records as, in some areas, the particulate matter (PM2.5) crossed the 900 mark, which, in
Free electricity connections have been provided to 2.5 crore BPL households till October 31 under Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana (DDUGJY), said Piyush Goyal, minister of state (IC) for power, coal, new & renewable energy and mines in a
The sudden announcement of demonetisation came as an inconvenience to 76-year-old SK Nangia. The morning after November 8, he had to travel to Hastinapur from Delhi by road, covering a distance of over 100 kms. But he was carrying currency notes
Mumbai`s Dhobi Ghat, the world’s largest open air laundry, will be redeveloped. The British era laundromat, a popular tourist spot has rows of open air, concrete wash pens each with its own flogging stone.
India has shown considerable progress in the textile, automotive and telecommunication sectors, said Make in India campaign’s second achievement report that was released by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry on Friday.
Remember the Lokpal? The one-point panacea for all corruption and black money. It is a law, on the statute book. And while the government has launched a surgical strike against black money that has hit everybody other than its intended targets, th
After prime minister Narendra Modi announced demonetization on November 8, people were allowed to use the old currency notes at government hospitals, railway ticketing, public transport, airline ticketing at airports, milk booths, crematoria/buria
Former prime minister Manmohan Singh and finance minister Arun Jaitley sparred over demonetization in parliament on Thursday. Manmohan spoke of the “monumental management failure” in implementation as well as adverse impact on the econ
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) detected non-recovery of unutilized grant and interest thereon for e-Bharat -Project from National Institute of Smart Government (NISG), Hyderabad. “DeitY gave an advance of Rs 10.50 c
All is not well with healthcare delivery at the grassroots. Exploring the government healthcare system in the rural belts of Sitapur district in Uttar Pradesh during my five-month long field work, some worrying facts surfaced about the state of he
At first glance, he looks like a timid and harmless man. The moment you start talking to him, his confident and energetic voice is in stark contrast to his frail frame. And as soon as he starts singing, the audience becomes his fan, and cheers l
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday doubled the balance that can be kept in prepaid wallets and cards to Rs 20,000. Also, merchants can transfer up to Rs 50,000 per month from these so-called semi-closed prepaid payment instruments to the
An independent investigation by a forensic auditor under Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) framework is underway and the investigation will look into incidents of data breach, the finance ministry informed the Rajya Sabh
