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1 | Sulabh International founder awarded Nikkei Asia Prize | The founder of Sulabh International, Dr Bindeshwar Pathak, has been honoured with the Nikkei Asia Prize in Japan for his contribution to Asia's development, an official statement said today. Pathak is among the three who have been conferred with the award.
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15-May-2018 | News in Details | |
2 | Hung assembly in Karnataka, all eyes on governor | NEW DELHI: With Karnataka heading for a hung assembly, the ball is now in the court of state governor Vajubhai Bala.
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15-May-2018 | News in Details | |
3 | Aadhaar not mandatory for central govt employees to receive their pension, says Union minister Jitendra Singh | New Delhi: Aadhaar card is not mandatory for central government employees to get their pension, Minister of State for Personnel Jitendra Singh has said. In the 30th meeting of the Standing Committee of Voluntary Agencies in New Delhi recently, he said Aadhaar is an additional facility to enable the use of technology for submission of life certificate without the need for visiting banks. His assertion assumes significance as there were reports of some retired employees facing difficulty in getting the pension in the absence of Aadhaar linkage with their bank accounts. |
15-May-2018 | News in Details | |
4 | WHO launches 'REPLACE' to eliminate trans fat in foods by 2023 | The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched a comprehensive plan to eliminate industrially-produced artificial trans fats from the global food supply by 2023. Elimination of trans fats is key to protecting |
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5 | Airtel Grows Bigger With Over 330 Million Customers, Completes Telenor Acquisition | Ever since the launch of Reliance Jio in 2016, telecom sector in India has witnessed a major upheaval, leading to consolidation in the industry. While Idea and Vodafone are set to join hands in their joint bids to counter Mukesh Ambani-owned Jio, Airtel on Monday completed the acquisition of the Telenor, Indian subsidiary of Norwegian telecom company. On Monday, Bharti Airtel, and Telenor South Asia announced the completion of their transaction, wherein, Airtel has acquired the operations of Telenor (India) Communications Private Limited. |
15-May-2018 | News in Details | |
6 | India largest remittance-receiving country in the world: Report | NEW YORK: India was the largest remittance-receiving country in the world, with migrant workers from the country sending home $69 billion in 2017, according to a report which said remittances to the Asia-Pacific region amounted to $256 billion last year.
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14-May-2018 | News in Details | |
7 | Spanish Grand Prix: Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton 'rejuvenated' by victory | Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton said his dominant Spanish Grand Prix victory had revitalised him after a difficult start to the season. Briton Hamilton led from pole and now has a 17-point advantage in the championship over Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who finished fourth. The world champion had struggled for competitiveness in the previous three races, despite a win in Azerbaijan. "It has been a rejuvenating experience," Hamilton said. "It's the greatest feeling to come here and have that kind of performance and have a convincing win. |
14-May-2018 | News in Details | |
8 | India's Heena Sidhu wins gold in International Shooting Competitions of Hannover; P Shri Nivetha claims bronze | Hannover: Indian shooter Heena Sidhu clinched the gold medal while compatriot P Shri Nivetha settled for bronze in the women's 10m air pistol at the International Shooting Competitions of Hannover (ISCH) ahead of next week's ISSF Munich World Cup. Heena was in rollicking form in the final where she was tied with France's Mathilde The finish marks a strong build-up to next week's ISSF World Cup in Munich. |
14-May-2018 | News in Details | |
9 | Paytm introduces automatic recurring payments | New Delhi: Paytm on Monday introduced automatic recurring payments, a new feature that lets users configure the payments app to pay for periodic recurring expenses automatically. Similar to standing instructions for bank accounts, the ‘My Payments’ feature can be used for high-value payments for a variety of cases. “Our customers make regular recurring payments such as house rent, maid/driver’s salary, milk or newspaper vendor payments online. This has led to a major surge in our bank transfer service. We have now simplified these payments with ‘My Payments’ and are expecting 6X growth owing to this rapid shift in consumer behaviour in favour of going cashless,” said Paytm’s senior vice president Deepak Abbot. |
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10 | Woman can file complaint against ex-husband for cruelty even after divorce: SC | NEW DELHI: A woman can lodge a complaint under the domestic violence law against the excesses committed by her ex-husband even after the dissolution of marriage, the Supreme Court has said. The top court refused to interfere with the order of the Rajasthan high court which held that the absence of subsisting domestic relationship in no manner prevents a court from granting relief to the aggrieved woman. The high court had passed the order while adjudicating a matrimonial dispute. |
14-May-2018 | News in Details |