DAINIK NATION BUREAU Benchmark equity indices ended marginally higher after a choppy session Tuesday, with investors largely remaining on the sidelines as the RBI’s monetary policy review meeting got underway. Lack of cues from overseas markets also affected the momentum, traders said. After a subdued opening, the 30-share Sensex ended 34.07 points, or 0.09 per cent, higher at 36,616.81. Similarly, ...

Pakistani troops Tuesday violated ceasefire in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir by firing two rounds of rocket launchers towards an Army camp along the Line of Control (LoC) in the Krishna Ghati sector, an army officer said. Indian troops did not retaliate to the “deliberate provocation” to avoid civilian casualties across the border, said the officer, asking not to ...

The revenue department will put in place within two years a mechanism to ensure that all returns are processed within 24 hours and refunds issued simultaneously, an official said. The government has already sanctioned Rs 4,200 crore last month for upgradation of information technology infrastructure of Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) for processing returns, refunds, faceless scrutiny and verification. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Union Defence Minister Nirmala Sitaraman visited to the house of Squadron Leader  Siddharth Negi, who lost his life when his flight mirage 2000 met an accident on February 1, here in Dehradun on Tuesday. Ironically Negi had completed his 30 years and family had wished him for long life on the occasion of his birthday. Talking to ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Supreme Court’s direction that no coercive steps, including arrest of Kolkata Police chief Rajeev Kumar, will take place during the course of investigation is “our moral victory”, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said Tuesday. The Supreme Court Tuesday directed Kumar to make himself available before the CBI and “faithfully” cooperate with the agency in investigation ...

In a major bureaucratic rejig, the Uttarakhand government on Monday reshuffled departments of 21 senior officials, including 19 IAS officers. Animal husbandry secretary Meenakshi Sundaram replaced Bhupinder Kaur Aulakh as education secretary. Aulakh was appointed as secretary irrigation. Anand Vardhan was appointed as secretary forest and environment whereas VVRC Purushottam has been made commissioner, Garhwal. S Ramaswamy has been made ...

In order to ensure due compliance of the FDI policy on e-Commerce, Press Note 2 (2018) has been issued. It puts in place certain conditions. These conditions include: An entity having equity participation by e-commerce marketplace entity or its group companies, or having control on its inventory by e-commerce marketplace entity or its group companies, will not be permitted to ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU The Lok Sabha Monday was adjourned for the day following protests and sloganeering by Trinamool Congress members over the alleged misuse of the CBI in West Bengal. Soon after the House met at 2 PM, members of Trinamool Congress trooped into to the well and started raising slogans like “Chowkidar chor hai” and “CBI tota hai” (CBI ...

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who is on a sit-in over the CBI’s attempt to question the Kolkata Police commissioner in connection with chit fund scams, Monday said she will continue her “satyagraha” till the country and its Constitution are “saved”. Trinamool Congress (TMC) activists organised rallies and sit-in demonstrations in various parts of the state to protest against ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who has been working hard to turn India on digital mode, digital India vision is being deflated by the Airport Authority of India. At airport passengers, who are having confirmed ticket on mobile and its SMS, are being forced by the security staff to take print out. Although passengers have confirmed ticket sms ...