News at a Glance
Prices of Onions and Tomatoes expected to moderate soon
In the light of price pressures on essential commodities as a result of supply-demand mismatch and adverse climatic conditions in the last few days, Government continued to closely monitor the availability and prices of essential commodities.
Posted On :18/Nov/2015 10:17:35 AM
Petrol and Diesel Prices increases tonight
Oil Corporations in India has increased the prices of Petrol and Diesel from tonight.
Posted On :15/Nov/2015 8:22:47 PM
Snapdeal sells 60,000 Maggi Welcome Kits within 5 minutes of flash sale
Today the first batch of 60,000 Maggi Welcome Kits was sold out within 5 minutes of Maggi Flash Sale going live.
Posted On :12/Nov/2015 2:56:20 PM
1.7% growth in Foreign Tourist Arrivals in October 2015 over the same period in 2014
Ministry of Tourism compiles monthly estimates of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) on the basis of Nationality-wise, Port-wise data received from Bureau of Immigration (BOI) and Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEEs) from tourism on the basis of data available from Reserve Bank of India.
Posted On :12/Nov/2015 10:28:32 AM
Last Date for Validity of Handwritten Passports
The Regional Passport Office, Chennai has announced that the last date for the validity of handwritten passports will be November 24 after which these cannot be used to obtain visa.
Posted On :08/Nov/2015 12:49:27 PM
Oil Corporations: No change in price of petrol/diesel
Though Production or Manufacturing Tax on petrol & diesel has been raised, oil corporations have informed that there would be no change in the price of petrol & diesel for the time being.
Posted On :08/Nov/2015 12:33:25 PM
Increase in excise duty on petrol and diesel
Excise duty on petrol has been increased by Rs. 1.60 per litre.
Posted On :07/Nov/2015 12:51:02 PM
Facility of giving existence proof online for pensioners
Prime Minister Narendra Modi informed that the facility to furnish existence proof online will be introduced which will not require these old-aged people to run around different government offices for this purpose.
Posted On :06/Nov/2015 6:01:53 PM
Agriculture Loan Camp by Syndicate Bank
Syndicate bank has launched camps for offering agriculture loan.
Posted On :06/Nov/2015 3:33:12 PM
Call drop compensation may not be implemented soon, says UBS
Brokerage firm UBS has said that the compensation that has been ordered by the Telecom Regulation Authority of India (TRAI) will not be implemented any time soon.
Posted On :06/Nov/2015 10:22:02 AM
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