IAS officer Niraj Kumar Bansod has been appointed as the Private Secretary to the Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah.
IAS officer Niraj Kumar Bansod has been appointed as the Private Secretary to the Minister for Home Affairs and Cooperation Amit Shah.
China claimed it has declined a proposed phone call with the United States because the US side hadn't created "an appropriate atmosphere" for the call, a Chinese defence ministry spokesperson said.
The US move to shoot down China's unmanned airship was a serious violation of international practice, spokesperson Tan Kefei said.
The government will roll out digital credit service this year which will enable even small street vendors to avail credit from large banks, Telecom and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Thursday. Speaking at 'Digital Payments Utsav', Vaishnaw said it will be rolled out like UPI service and will be a big achievement under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of 'Digital India'.Speaking at the event, MeitY Secretary Alkesh Kumar Sharma said now UPI should become a global payments product for which the National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) has already started partnering with Nepal, Singapore, Bhutan, UK and the UAE where the UPI model is being promoted.
Trade between India and Israel has increased from USD 5 billion before the Covid pandemic to about USD 7.5 billion now, Israeli envoy Naor Gilon said on Thursday, terming it "very encouraging" for both nations. The ambassador of Israel to India said a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between the two countries, negotiations for which have been going on for over a decade, got a push after the visit of External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to his country in 2021.
-- The Delhi government and MCD have arrived at a consensus to set February 16 as the date to elect Delhi's mayor, deputy mayor and members of the standing committee.
-- The proposal will be sent to the Delhi Lieutenant Governor for final approval.
Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal posted a series of tweets on February 9 talking about the achievements and goals of the food delivery platform.
He wrote: “Zomato hit a milestone in January 2023, becoming EBITDA positive (ex Blinkit). We are on track with our path to profitability by Q2FY24.”
“Exciting things are unfolding! Zomato Gold already has 900k+ members in less than a month and I believe Zomato Everyday (our home-style cooked food offering) will be equally disruptive. I’m really excited about the potential these hold!”
Referring to the uncertain times that have hit the tech industry with mass lay-offs amid cost cutting measures, he wrote: “At Zomato, winter is NOT coming.”
Goyal added: “Rough years for the tech industry are only a blip. Globally, companies may have gone on the defensive but we believe attack is the best defense. This is the best time to be on the lookout for great talent.”
The Khelo India Winter Games will be the biggest held so far with as many as 1500 players from across the country set to compete in 11 events over the next six days, Sports Minister Anurag Thakur said.
‘Proud of you NDRF’: Amit Shah hails rescue team for saving 6-year-old girl in quake-hit Turkey
UN aid chief Martin Griffiths will visit Gaziantep in Turkey and Aleppo and Damascus in Syria this weekend to assess needs and see how the United Nations can best step up support, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said.
"Roads are damaged. People are dying. Now is the time to explore all possible avenues to get aid and personnel into all affected areas. We must put people first," Guterres told reporters in New York on February 9.
Pending cases across various courts in the country are moving towards the five crore-mark with an over 4.32 crore backlog in subordinate courts, according to data shared by the government in Rajya Sabha on Thursday. In separate written replies, Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said as on December 31, 2022, the total pending cases in district and subordinate courts was pegged at over 4.32 crore.
The Health Secretary writes to the Civil Aviation Secretary that due to the fall in COVID-19 cases, guidelines for international travel have been updated. Passengers coming from China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Republic of Korea, Thailand and Japan will no longer be required to get tested and upload a self declaration on the 'Air Suvidha' portal.
-- The Competition Commission of India has today resumed giving approvals to combination deals
-- The CCI has invoked the doctrine of necessity and waived the quorum requirement
-- The MCA had received a legal opinion from the AG to waive the 3-member quorum requirement, as the CCI currently has only 2 members with one doubling up as acting chair
