U.S. Treasury official David Malpass named World Bank President
David Malpass has been unanimously elected as the new President of the World Bank.He will be the 13th President and will start his five year term from April 9,2019.He was …
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Post SC judgement, LGBTQI community now in search of inclusive shelters
A recent study titled “Survivor speak – call for action from five states” has highlighted that lesbians and trans-women from the LGBTQI community look forward for inclusive and special shelters. …
Read MoreHighway ban disrupts life in J&K
The first day of closure of the 271-km Baramulla-Udhampur national highway for civilian traffic has disrupted the distribution of essentials and halted all passenger services. The Jammu and Kashmir administration …
Read MoreTrinamool, BJP seek credit for enclave exchange
Political parties in West Bengal’s Cooch Behar district has raised the issue of enclaves and are demanding votes seeking credit for the land boundary agreement between India and Bangladesh in …
Read MoreAngel investors get further relief
The government has announced that it will be mandatory to disclose holdings in unlisted companies while filing tax returns.This data will be matched with filings of startups which have been …
Read More100 years on,UK may not apologise for Jallianwala
India is still hopeful of an apology from the U.K government as 100 years of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre approaches.Last year,UK Foreign Secretary had said that he would give consideration …
Read MoreFor second time,India declines China’s invite for BRI forum
India has turned down an official invite from China to attend the second Belt and Road Forum meet scheduled to take place later this month. India had boycotted the first …
Read MoreMaldives: MDP headed for big win in parliamentary polls
Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) has got an overwhelming majority in the parliamentary elections held recently. Preliminary results have shown that the Maldives Democratic Party (MDP) led by President Ibrahim Mohamed …
Read MoreAbout 85% of Ujjwala beneficiaries in 4 States still use earthen stoves
A recent survey by the Research Institute for Compassionate Economics has found that 85% of the beneficiaries of the Ujjwala scheme in rural Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan …
Read More‘One more official in each booth will cut VVPAT delay’
Opposition parties have argued in the Supreme Court that deployment of one more official and an extra worktable in each polling booth will ‘substantially reduce’ the 5.2-day delay a proposed …
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