Day: August 30, 2019

Jharkhand’s Acting CJ dies after proloned illness

8:29 pm August 30, 2019

Ranchi: Jharkhand High Courts acting Chief Justice Prashant Kumar died on Friday. He was suffering from a terminal illness, high court sources said. He is survived by wife and two daughters. As a mark of respect, all courts in Jharkhand remained closed for the day, they said. The judge, who was born on July 1, […]

Gutkha smuggled in luxury bus from MP seized in Navi Mumbai

Bihar govt bans 12 pan masala brands

8:26 pm August 30, 2019

Patna: The Nitish Kumar government on Friday banned 12 pan masala brands in Bihar for a period of one year for containing magnesium carbonate which causes health problems, an official said. The decision was taken by the state government following the presence of magnesium carbonate in all the 20 samples of pan masala collected from […]

Govt announces mega merger of PSBs, bringing down their number to 12

8:03 pm August 30, 2019

New Delhi: In the biggest consolidation exercise in the banking space, the government on Friday announced four major mergers of public sector banks, bringing down their total number to 12 from 27 in 2017, a move aimed at making state-owned lenders global sized banks. United Bank of India and Oriental Bank of Commerce will be […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Man booked for sending threatening mails to bank manager

8:01 pm August 30, 2019

Gorakhpur (UP): A person was booked for sending threatening emails to the manager of a nationalised bank here, police said on Friday. Central Bank of India regional manager Lal Bachcha Jha received the emails on Wednesday night, following which a case was registered on the written application of bank law manager Ravi Prakash Anjor, Senior […]

CBDT notifies creation of special cell for startups

7:55 pm August 30, 2019

New Delhi: The CBDT on Friday notified creation of a five-member special cell to address the grievances of startups with relation to angel tax and other tax-related issues. An order issued by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) said the ‘Startup Cell’ will be headed by the member (Income Tax and Computerisation) of the […]