The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday directed banks to include ‘third gender’ in all forms and applications enabling transgenders to avail banking services. Citing the Supreme Court judgment in the National Legal Services Authority vs Union of India, the central bank said all transgender people were to be treated as ‘third gender’. “The […]
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will once again address the nation on April 26 in the seventh edition of his radio programme “Mann ki Baat” in which he shares his thoughts with the people. In a tweet, Modi said: “Looking forward to ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on the 26th of this month.” […]
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) The government on Tuesday said it does not “endorse” any kind of statement which seeks to discriminate between the people of the country. Intervening during zero hour in the Lok Sabha, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said, “We do not endorse any statement inside and outside the house which talks about […]
New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) Referring to the recent capital tax gains demand of Rs.40,000 crore from foreign funds, the government on Tuesday asserted it will not give in to any demand for waiver on tax of previous years. “The government will not yield to the demand of FIIs (foreign institutional investors) to withdraw tax […]
A young cricket player, Rahul Ghosh, was on Tuesday hospitalised after sustaining a head injury during a local league match, a day after the tragic demise of former Bengal Under-19 team captain Ankit Keshri. Ghosh had to be rushed to the Nightingale Hospital in central Kolkata after he got injured while fielding during the second […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday conferred an award on Tripura’s Mandwai block where every tribal family has a bank account. Mandwai block’s feat in financial inclusion and financial literacy, besides according benefits to tribals, has made it a role model. Mandwai’s Block Development Officer (BDO) Monohar Biswas said: “Of the 12,910 families comprising 55,050 […]
An elephant that had strayed from West Bengal’s Murshidabad district into neighbouring Bangladesh was allegedly gunned down by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), a forest official said on Tuesday. “We have been told by the BSF that a male elephant which had strayed across the border into Bangladesh was gunned down by the BGB,” State […]
At least six coaches of two Rajdhani Express trains were damaged in a fire that broke out at the maintenance yard of the New Delhi Railway Station on Tuesday, officials said, adding that an inquiry has been initiated. The trains were idling at the yard after dropping off the passengers at the station. According to […]
Budget passenger carrier AirAsia’s Indian subsidiary on Monday said it will further expand its network by adding Delhi to it from May 21 next. According to the airline, it is offering an all-inclusive promotional fare from as low as Rs.1,700 from New Delhi to Bengaluru and Goa and Rs.1,500 from New Delhi to Guwahati and […]
As Afghanistan rebuilds its institutions, including in the fields of governance and education, after decades of war, Afghan officials say they have a lot to thank India for. Completing a workshop in capacity building and training here, a batch of senior Afghan civil servants says they have learnt a lot which they can implement back […]