Gold prices rose by another Rs 135 to Rs 31,290 per 10 grams, due to token buying by jewellers on the occasion of Akshaya Tritiya, but a subdued trend overseas capped the gains. Silver rescaled the Rs 39,000-mark by jumping Rs 620 to Rs 39,565 per kg on increased offtake by industrial units. Traders said, besides token purchases by consumers ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Department of Disaster Management will use drones during rescue and relief operation in case of  disasters. We also carry out resource mapping of vulnerable areas before the disasters for creating a data base. This was disclosed by the Department of Disaster Management, Additional Secretary Saveen Bansal while interacting with media person on Wednesday. He said that ...

The UIDAI on Tuesday made a startling charge before the Supreme Court that Google and the smart card lobby did not want Aadhaar to succeed because if UID emerges as a foolproof way to authenticate identity, they will be out of business. Appearing for the Unique Identity Authority of India, senior advocate Rakesh Dwivedi told a CJI-headed Constitution bench that ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The portals of the Yamunotri and Gangotri shrines open for the pilgrims on Wednesday. With these two portal opening Char dham yatra for this season has begun. The portals of Yamunotri were opened at 12.15 pm and that of the Gangotri temple at 1.15 pm, an opportune time decided by the pandits in advance, according to the ...

Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb claimed that internet and satellite are not something new but existed since the Mahabharata era. Speaking at a Regional Workshop on Computerisation and Reforms at Pragna Bhawan in Agartala, Deb said that the internet was invented by India lakhs of years ago. “Internet and satellite communication had existed in the days of Mahabharata. How ...

In a recent notification, the ministry of road transport and highways headed by Nitin Gadkari announced that the speed limit for vehicles on expressways has been increased to 120 kmph. The notification also clarified that that the speed limit on national highways has been revised to 100 kmph, while that on urban roads will be to a maximum of 70 ...

The Char Dham yatra will start on Wednesday as portals of revered Gangotri and Yamunotri shrines will be thrown open to public in the afternoon amid the blowing of conch shells and beating of drums. Thousands of pilgrims are expected to turn up at the two shrines to get the first glimpse of the deities on the auspicious occasion of ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Are you struggling to get cash from ATMs and your branch? Are you not getting cash as per your need ? If answer is yes then you will have to wait more because RBI has been grappling with shortage of raw materials like paper and ink. ATMs around the country not only in the rural areas, but ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Amid reports of ATMs running dry and banks suffering from cash crunch too in various parts of the country, the government and Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Tuesday announced to ramp up printing of Rs 500 notes by five times. While the government attributed the problem to “sudden and unusual demand”, the RBI denied cash shortage ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Stepping up its Dalit outreach, the BJP-led NDA government will now push for reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in promotion in government jobs and may bring an ordinance. Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan, who has emerged as the key spokesperson on Dalit issues, said the government would move the apex court for the repeal of ...