Day: March 15, 2021

Nationwide strike impacts banking services of PSU banks

6:04 pm March 15, 2021

New Delhi: Banking operations including cheque clearance across the country got affected on Monday as bankers under the aegis of the United Forum of Bank Unions (UFBU) have gone on a nationwide strike to protest against the proposed privatisation of two state-owned lenders UFBU, an umbrella body of nine unions, had given a strike call […]

Oppn plans march to Vijay Chowk in solidarity with suspended RS MPs

Marine Aids to Navigation Bill introduced in Lok Sabha

6:01 pm March 15, 2021

New Delhi: With technological changes taking place at a fast pace in marine navigation, a bill to provide for a fresh framework to establish and manage vessel traffic services was introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday. The Marine Aids to Navigation Bill, 2021 provides for the use of the term marine aids to navigation instead […]

Jr engineer arrested while taking bribe: ACB

5:49 pm March 15, 2021

Jaipur: A junior engineer of the Urban Improvement Trust (UIT) was caught red-handed while taking a bribe of Rs 20,000 in Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Monday. The accused engineer Naveen Kumar Dua had demanded the bribe from a contractor to clear his bills against construction works, Rajasthan’s Anti-Corruption Bureau Director General B L Soni said. […]

Sensex tanks 397 pts; Nifty slips below 15K

5:46 pm March 15, 2021

Mumbai: Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled 397 points on Monday, tracking losses in index heavyweights Reliance Industries, HDFC twins and ICICI Bank amid weak macroeconomic cues. After gyrating 1,035.71 points during the day, the 30-share BSE index ended 397 points or 0.78 per cent lower at 50,395.08. The broader NSE Nifty finished 101.45 points or 0.67 […]

India-Bangladesh meet on river water sharing on Mar 16

5:34 pm March 15, 2021

New Delhi: Top officials of the water resources ministries of India and Bangladesh will meet here on Tuesday to discuss issues related to river water-sharing and flood forecast, sources said on Monday. The Indian delegation will be headed by Pankaj Kumar, secretary in the Jal Shakti Ministry. The Bangladesh side will be headed by senior […]