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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday dedicated naval submarine INS Kalvari to the nation. In a ceremony in Mumbai, he expressed his gratitude to France and the workers responsible for building the vessel, which is the first of six Scorpene-class submarines in the Indian Navy. Touted as India’s deadliest submarine, the attack submarine was indigenously built at Mazgaon Dock Limited ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU If you have not linked your account with Aadhar then don’t worry because Union government is likely to extend its deadline. Earlier deadline for linking Aadhaar with other financial investments/instruments was December 31. It has been cleared from the amendment in the Prevention of Money Laundering Rules made via a notification on December 12. The amendment removes the ...

Over 14 crore Permanent Account Numbers (PANs) have been linked with Aadhaar till now, official sources said today. With this, about 41 per cent of PANs are now linked with Aadhaar numbers. There are about 33 crore PAN cards, while Aadhaar has been issued to about 115 crore people. “Over 41 crore PANs have been linked with the Aadhaar till ...

In a major blow to consumers, the Supreme Court on Tuesday held that hotels and restaurants are not bound by the maximum retail price (MRP) when they sell bottled mineral water and packaged food items. The court rejected the government’s argument that overcharging for pre-packed or packaged products was an offence under the Legal Metrology Act, which attracts a fine ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Union government has imposed ban on condom advertisements on television. They can’t air such advertisement between 6 pm to 10 pm after declaring the commercials were “indecent” viewing for children. While the move has been welcomed by conservative groups, some people have slammed the government for winding back decades of progress on sexual health and education. As ...

The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) is likely to release the scanned images of OMR answer sheets with the recorded responses and answer keys for the University Grants Commission’s National Eligibility Test (UGC NET 2017) on cbsenet.nic.in today, that is from December 12. Once the answer keys are released candidates can challenge the recorded responses if they differ from ...

Hon’ble President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, will preside as the Chief Guest over the National Energy Conservation Day celebrations, to be held in New Delhi, on 14th December, 2017. The occasion will also be graced by the presence of Union Minister of State (IC) for Power and New & Renewable Energy, Raj Kumar Singh. To drive mass awareness ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Indian cricket team Captain Virat Kohli and Bollywood actress Anushka Sharma have solemnized their marriage in the presence of close relatives and friends here in Tuscany, Italy on Monday. “Today we have promised each other to be bound in love forever. We are truly blessed to share the news with you,” Virat and Anushka posted on their ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday lashed out at incumbent Prime Minister Narendra Modi for spreading canards to score political points in a lost cause and asked him to apologise to the nation. Dr Singh also said Congress did need any certificates of nationalism from a party whose “compromised track record on terrorism is known to everyone”. ...

DAINIK NATION BUREAU Commenting on the rumours, which are running in social media, over the provisions of the Financial Resolution and Deposit Insurance (FRDI) bill, union finance minister Arun Jaitley has clarified the government’s stand on it. He reiterated that government is committed to strengthen PSU banks and financial institutions. For this around Rs 2.11 lakh crore capital infusion is ...