Demonetisation was done to move India from tax non-compliant society to a compliant society
Aug 30, 2018, at 10:28 pm
The Reserve Bank has twice released its reports stating that the demonetised Notes of `500 and `1000 have been substantially deposited in the Banks. A widely stated comment has been that just because most of the currency came back into the Banks, the object of Demonetisation has not succeeded. Was the invalidation of the Non-deposited currency the only object of demonetisation? Certainly Not. The larger purpose of demonetisation was to move INDIA from a Tax Non-compliant society to a compliant society. This necessarily involved the formalisation of the Economy and a blow to the black money. How has this been achieved?
Amid 36-hour Assam bandh youth receive burn injures
Aug 30, 2018, at 10:16 pm
Guwahati, Aug 30 (IBNS): A youth received serious burn injuries on Thursday as protesters set tyres on fire during the 36-hour Assam bandh called by the All Koch Rajbongshi Students' Union (AKRASU).
Two people injured as train hits truck in Assam’s Kamrup district
Aug 30, 2018, at 09:34 pm
Guwahati, Aug 30 (IBNS): At least two people were injured when a stone loaded truck collided with a passenger train at a railway level crossing in Assam’s Kamrup (Rural) district on Thursday.
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Assam Rifles nabs three Naga militants with arms in Nagaland
Aug 30, 2018, at 09:16 pm
Guwahati, Aug 30 (IBNS): Assam Rifles troops have apprehended three Naga militants in Nagaland capital city Kohima.
Rahul Gandhi's fiction on demonetisation helping NPA holders: Jaitley
Aug 30, 2018, at 09:03 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS): In a continuing war of words, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday slammed Rahul Gandhi for having little knowledge about demonetisation after the Congress President gave him a deadline demanding a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) probe into the Rafale fighter jet deal with France.
Adulterated milk powder manufacturing unit busted in Kolkata, one held
Aug 30, 2018, at 08:49 pm
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IBNS): Acting on a tip off, Kolkata Police's Enforcement Branch (EB) on Thursday morning unearthed an adulterated milk powder production unit-cum-warehouse in central Kolkata's Burrabazar area and arrested one person in connection with the case, officials said.
Aug 30, 2018, at 07:27 pm
Kolkata/Malda, Aug 30 (IBNS): A three-year-old child was shot in the head during a political violence over panchayat board formation at Ramnagar area under Manikchak Police Station limits in West Bengal's Malda district on Thursday afternoon, reports said.
India to host International Buddhist Conclave in 2020, PM Modi invites BIMSTEC members
Aug 30, 2018, at 06:17 pm
Kathmandu, Aug 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday invited all Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) members to the International Buddhist Conclave, which will be hosted by India in 2020.
Arundhati Roy and other intellectuals address press conference, condemn arrest of activists
Aug 30, 2018, at 04:57 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS) : Noted activists and authors on Thursday joined together to condemn the recent arrest of five activists in connection with the Bhima-Koregaon violence and to protest the raids on the houses of five others under Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA).
PM Modi discusses bilateral ties with Sri Lanka President on the sidelines of BIMSTEC Summit
Aug 30, 2018, at 04:48 pm
Kathmandu, Aug 30 (IBNS) : Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday met Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena on the sidelines of BIMSTEC summit in Kathmandu and had talks on bilateral cooperation.
Government and ADB Sign $375 Million Loan to Improve Irrigation Efficiency in Madhya Pradesh
Aug 30, 2018, at 04:38 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS) : The Government of India and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) have signed a 375 million-dollar loan agreement to contribute to double farming incomes in Madhya Pradesh by expanding irrigation networks and system efficiency.
Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2017 declared
Aug 30, 2018, at 04:27 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS) : The results of the Civil Services (Main) Examination, 2017 were declared on August 27 recommending 990 candidates in order of merit for appointment to IAS, IFS, IPS and Central Services Group ‘A’ and Group ‘B’ against 1058 vacancies.
Rahul Gandhi to begin Kailash Mansarovar pilgrimage
Aug 30, 2018, at 04:03 pm
New Delhi, Aug 30 (IBNS) : Congress President Rahul Gandhi is likely to set out for a Mansarovar pilgrimage on Friday taking furlough from politics, keeping the observers guessing over his religious bend of mind which started unfurling with his temple runs before the assembly elections in Gujarat and Karnataka.
MK Alagiri in U-turn says he will accept brother Stalin as boss if DMK takes him back
Aug 30, 2018, at 03:25 pm
Chennai, Aug 30 (IBNS): Turning a political somersault, expelled DMK leader and son of late M Karunanidhi, MK Alagiri, on Thursday said he would accept his younger brother MK Stalin as his leader if he was taken back in the party fold from where he was driven out in 2014.
Uttar Pradesh : Youth lynched in Bareily over alleged cattle theft
Aug 30, 2018, at 02:16 pm
Bareily, Aug 30 (IBNS) : A 20-year-old youth was lynched on suspicion of cattle thief by a mob n Bholapur Hindoliya village in Uttar Pradesh's Bareilly district in the early hours of Wednesday, media reports said.
NIA arrests Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin's son in Srinagar
Aug 30, 2018, at 11:41 am
Srinagar, Aug 30 (IBNS): The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested Syed Shakeel Ahmed, the son of Syed Salahuddin, the chief of Kashmiri separatist militant organisation Hizbul Mujahideen, in Srinagar on Thursday.
Fodder scam case: Lalu returns to jail after court's rejection of parole extension plea
Aug 30, 2018, at 11:39 am
Ranchi, Aug 30 (IBNS): Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad, who has been convicted in the fodder scam case, returned to jail on Thursday, after his plea to extend parole was rejected by the Jharkhand High Court last week.
PM Modi arrives in Nepal to attend fourth BIMSTEC Summi
Aug 30, 2018, at 10:39 am
Kathmandu, Aug 30 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reached Kathmandu, the capital city of Nepal, to attend the fourth Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Summit.
Kolkata police official accused of assaulting junior doctor in city's private hospital
Aug 30, 2018, at 01:59 am
Kolkata, Aug 30 (IBNS): Doctors of CMRI hospital in Kolkata have started an agitation after the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the city's Jadavpur Police Station in south Kolkata, who is undergoing treatment at the medical institute, allegedly attacked and beat up a junior doctor on duty on Wednesday late evening, reports said.
Aug 29, 2018, at 09:59 pm
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IBNS): A metropolitan magistrate court in Kolkata on Wednesday summoned BJP national president Amit Shah in connection with a defamation case filed by Trinamool Congress (TMC) parliamentarian Abhishek Banerjee, reports said.
CBI raids 10 locations in West Bengal, Bihar in chit fund probe
Aug 29, 2018, at 09:44 pm
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday raided at least 10 locations in West Bengal and its neighbouring state Bihar in connection with its ongoing probe into a chit fund scam, officials said.
Rose Valley scam: CBI quizzes Shrikant Mohta of Shree Venkatesh Films
Aug 29, 2018, at 09:29 pm
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday interrogated one of the founder-directors of SVF Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. (formerly Shree Venkatesh Films), Shrikant Mohta, in connection with its ongoing probe into Rose Valley chit fund scam, officials said.
Rahul Gandhi spreading falsehood about Rafale deal: Arun Jaitley
Aug 29, 2018, at 09:05 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS): In a direct attack to Rahul Gandhi, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday claimed that the BJP-led NDA government is procuring Rafale aircraft at a 20 percent lesser price than the bid of 2007 under the Congress-led UPA regime and slammed the Congress president for spreading falsehood on the defence deal.
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RBI note ban return: Mamata Banerjee slams centre
Aug 29, 2018, at 07:47 pm
Kolkata, Aug 29 (IBNS): With the Reserve Bank of India's Annual Report unveiling that more than 99 percent of the banned old Rs. 500 and Rs. 1000 notes have returned, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday called the note ban move by the Centre in 2016 as a 'shame'.
Bhima Koregaon violence: NHRC issues notice to Maharahtra govt
Aug 29, 2018, at 07:35 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS): The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Wednesday announced that it has taken suo motu cognizance and issued notice to the Maharashtra government over the arrest of five activists from different states in connection with the investigation into the Bhima Koregaon violence.
Assam: Woman gang raped in moving car, dumped on highway
Aug 29, 2018, at 07:17 pm
Guwahati, Aug 29 (IBNS): A married woman was gang raped in a moving car and then dumped on the National Highway in Assam’s Nagaon district on Tuesday night.
PM Modi to visit Nepal tomorrow to attend BIMSTEC Summit
Aug 29, 2018, at 06:46 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said he will be visiting Nepal to attend the BIMSTEC Summit.
PM Modi interacts through PRAGATI
Aug 29, 2018, at 06:26 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday chaired his twenty-eighth interaction through PRAGATI - the ICT-based, multi-modal platform for Pro-Active Governance and Timely Implementation.
#BhimaKoregaon: Activists should be put under house arrest, says Supreme Court hearing pleas
Aug 29, 2018, at 05:51 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS): The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that five activists, who have been arrested by the Pune Police over terror charges and for inciting violence in January this year at Bhima Koregaon in Maharashtra, triggering a wave of protests by critics of the BJP government, should be kept under house arrest till Sept 6.
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between India and USA in insurance regulatory sector
Aug 29, 2018, at 05:46 pm
New Delhi, Aug 29 (IBNS): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday approved the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) and the Federal Insurance Office, USA.