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PM Modi to Address India Inc at Assocham Foundation Week Event on December 19
The week-long programme, beginning on Tuesday, will also be addressed by Agriculture Minister Narendra Singh Tomar and Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal.
News18 Afternoon Digest: Kejriwal Slams Amarinder Amid Farmers' Protest, IIT-M Becomes Covid Hotspot and Other Top Stories
Here are the Top Stories We are Covering this Afternoon: Kejriwal Returns Amarinder's Fire Over Fasting for Farmers; Willing to Listen to Our Farmer Brothers, Says Rajnath Singh; IIT-Madras Becomes Covid-19 Hotspot with 71 Cases; Owaisi’s AIMIM May Join...
'We are Still Spending on Online Classes': Engineering Students from J&K Unhappy With Partial Scholarship
The scholarship is meant for students from marginalised backgrounds, but as of now, students are being given only one component of it as 'offline education doesn’t require maintenance'.
Media Should Find out Who is Behind Farmers' Protest, Say Tomar and Goyal
When asked if some force was behind the protest, Tomar said: "Media's eyes are sharp and we will leave to it to find out." "The press has to explore and use your investigation skills to find out," said Goyal while addressing media on the draft proposal se...
Will Block Train Tracks if Demands Not Met, Say Farmer Leaders
Addressing reporters at the Singhu border where they have been protesting for almost two weeks to demand a rollback of the law, the farmer unions also reiterated that they will intensify their agitation and start blocking all highways leading to the natio...
Cabinet Approves Rs 22,810 Crore for Atmanirbhar Bharat Rozgar Yojana to Push Fresh Hiring by Firms
Under the Atmanirbhar Bharat Rojgar Yojana, the government will for two years provide employee and employer contribution to the retirement fund for new hires by businesses and entities, Labour Minister Santosh Gangwar said.
SC Agrees to Hear Plea of Maha Governor Against HC's Show Cause Notice for Contempt
On October 26, the top court had stayed contempt proceedings initiated against Union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal for alleged non-compliance of the Uttarakhand High Court's last year order on payment of rent by former chief ministers of the state for occupyi...
IMA to Protest Tomorrow Against Allowing Surgeries by Ayurveda Students, to Withdraw Medical Services on Dec 11
In Delhi, the protests will be held at - NMC Office Dwarka, IMA Headquarters, Nirman Bhawan, Jantar Mantar and AIIMS. Some doctors will also observe a hunger strike to demand the withdrawal of the notification.
Bank Unions Urges Govt to Resolve Demands of Protesting Farmers, Extend Solidarity
The All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) in a statement said the government should come forward and resolve their demands in the interest of the nation and farmers.
HDFC Bank Shares Fall Over 2% After RBI Asks Firm to Halt Launch of New Digital Initiatives
Erasing all its early gains, the stock dipped 2.13 per cent to close at Rs 1,377.05 on the BSE. During the day, it declined 2.32 per cent to Rs 1,374.25.
Transporters' Body Threatens to Halt Operations in North India from Dec 8 in Support of Protesting Farmers
Entire North India is affected and thousands of trucks carrying food, vegetables and other perishable and non-perishable items coming from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir are impacted, it said.
Delhi Teachers Association Stand in Solidarity With Protesting Farmers
The teachers and professors have said the demands of the agitating farmers are justified. The DTA believes the central government should talk unconditionally to solve their problems and address their concerns.
Will Release Grant-in-aid to Two DU Colleges for Paying Salaries, AAP Govt Tells HC
The grant-in-aid would be released in two days to Maharshi Valmiki College of Education and Keshav Mahavidyalaya in accordance with the high court's directions of November 4 in a similar matter, the Delhi government told Justice Jyoti Singh.
Prasar Bharti Making Efforts to Shut Govt-financed Radio, TV Channels: CPI MP to I&B Minister
CPI MP Binoy Viswam wrote in his letter to the I&B Ministry that it is a "privileged and misinformed" opinion that everyone can access Internet services efficiently at any time of the day.
S&P Retains India's Growth Forecast at (-)9 Per Cent This Fiscal
S&P, in its report on Asia Pacific, projected the Indian economy to grow at 10 per cent in the next fiscal.
Expert Group Preparing Health System for Covid-19 Vaccine Distribution, Administration: PSA K VijayRaghavan
VijayRaghavan highlighted the challenge of being 'AtmaNirbhar' in a world where one also has to be interactive internationally and how technology can be an enabler for India to position itself as a global leader and build better international collaboratio...