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54,000 BSNL employees likely to lose their jobs

54,000 employees of the BSNL Telecom Operator are likely to lose their jobs once the Telecom Ministry seeks approval from the Election Commission to move its Cabinet proposal...

April 4, 2019

Brunei introduces harsh new sharia laws that make adultery and homsexuality punishable by stoning to death

Brunei has recently introduced harsh new Islamic laws that make adultery and homsexuality punishable by stoning to death. The new measures also cover a range of other crimes,...

April 4, 2019

Lori Lightfoot becomes first African-American female mayor in history of Chicago

Chicago has created history by electing an African-American woman as its mayor for the first time. Lori Lightfoot is a former federal prosecutor and practicing lawyer who has...

April 4, 2019

Indian Army Builds Longest Suspension Bridge Over River Indus In Leh-Ladakh

The Indian Army has successfully built the longest suspension bridge ‘Matiri Bridge’ over the Indus River in the Leh-Ladakh region at Choglamsar village. It has been named ‘Maitri...

April 4, 2019

ADB lowers India’s growth by 40 basis points to 7.2% in fiscal year 2019-20

Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recently released its flagship publication Asian Development Outlook 2019. In its report, ADB has lowered India’s growth by 40 basis points to 7.2%...

April 4, 2019

RBI cuts its repo rate under Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to 6.0%

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cut its repo rate under Liquidity Adjustment Facility (LAF) by 25 basis points to 6.0% in its first bi-monthly policy statement...

April 4, 2019

Madras High Court directs Centre to Ban Tik-Tok

The Madurai division bench comprising justice N Kirubakaran and justice SS Sundar of the Madras High Court has directed the Government to ban the download of ‘Tik Tok’,...

April 4, 2019

Narendra Modi conferred with UAE’s highest civilian honour ‘Zayed Medal’

UAE President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has conferred the prestigious Zayed Medal to Prime Minister Narendra Modi for giving a “big boost’ to bilateral strategic ties...

April 4, 2019

NITI Aayog calls for new Regulations for Banks

Amitabh Kant, NITI Aayog’s Chief Executive Officer has said that the government and the Reserve Bank of India will have to bring new set of regulations to make...

April 4, 2019

4th Session of India-Ukraine working group on Trade and Economic Cooperation

India and Ukraine have discussed bilateral trade featuring the importance of exports and imports between the  2 countries. The deliberation was part of the 4th Meeting of India-Ukraine...

April 4, 2019

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