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The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi's interaction with startups, VCs and angel investors, in New Delhi on January 16, 2016.
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi's interaction with startups, VCs and angel investors, in New Delhi on January 16, 2016. (Image Courtesy: pib website)

INDIA: No ‘Suryanamaskar’ this Yoga Day, ‘Om’ not compulsory, government says …

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No ‘Suryanamaskar’ this Yoga Day, ‘Om’ not compulsory, government says
In age of e-tailing, drab dakiya to get smart & look smart too
Now, 112 will be India’s national emergency number
Digital India Summit: Post Offices pip SBI to have largest core banking footprint, says Ravi Shankar Prasad
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No ‘Suryanamaskar’ this Yoga Day, ‘Om’ not compulsory, government says

Timesofindia.indiatimescom 
Jun 8, 2016

International Yoga Day - 2015 (Image Courtesy: Youtube)
International Yoga Day – 2015 (Image Courtesy: Youtube)

NEW DELHI: One of the most popular asanas in the yoga, the ‘Suryanamaskar’ asana, will not be part of this year’s Yoga Day celebration on June 21, Ayush minister Shripad Naik has said. …

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In age of e-tailing, drab dakiya to get smart & look smart too

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Jun 6, 2016
New Delhi: The good old dakiya is in for a corporate makeover. Out goes dull khaki, in come baseball caps and a colourful uniform. …

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Now, 112 will be India’s national emergency number     

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Mar 29, 2016
NEW DELHI: India has decided to adopt ‘112’ as the national emergency number, similar to ‘911’ in the US and ‘999’ in the UK, with the inter-ministerial telecom commission giving a go-ahead to the move. …

Digital India Summit: Post Offices pip SBI to have largest core banking footprint, says Ravi Shankar Prasad

Digital India Summit

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Mar 22, 2016
Listing out the achievements of the Government as it looks to complete two years in power, Minister for Communication and Information Technology, Ravi Shankar Prasad today said during his tenure and because of a sustained push, 20494 post offices have been connected under core banking solution, which is more than the 16333 enabled core banking branches of State Bank of India (SBI). …

Auto Expo 2016: 1.12 lakh visitors on Day 2 results in traffic nightmare

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Feb 6, 2016
GREATER NOIDA: The ongoing Auto Expo at the India Expo Mart here registered a staggering 1.12 lakh visitors on Saturday. This resulted in a massive rush both at the venue as well as most roads leading up to it.
Despite the relatively large parking area around the venue, there was a sea of vehicles with traffic during peak hours flowing into DND Flyway, Kalindi Kunj and Noida-Greater Noida expressway. …

Mr. Adam Neumann, Founder WeWork (Start Up India Participant) call on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on January 15, 2016.
Mr. Adam Neumann, Founder WeWork (Start Up India Participant) call on the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on January 15, 2016. (Image Courtesy: pib website)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi starts up new business era with tax breaks and mega fund   

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Jan 17, 2016
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday unveiled a raft of measures – ranging from tax waiver for three years, ending inspector raj and a mega fund — to help boost the start-up eco-system.
The 19-point action plan, which was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi after a day-long event, came with the promise that the government will only play the role of a facilitator and not burden entrepreneurs with complicated compliance requirements. …

Conference on Digital India
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Govt launches 22 new schemes under Digital India programme    

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Initiatives in areas such as digital infrastructure, digital empowerment and on-demand govt services unveiled
Dec 29, 2015
New Delhi: The government on Monday expanded its Digital India programme, launching new initiatives and broadening the scope of existing ones, to make more services accessible to the masses. …

Chennai floods: Rescue operations almost over, focus now on relief work

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Chennai FloodsChennai Floods: 3,500 people stuck at airport, Met warns of more rain, ‘next 48 hrs crucial’

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Dec 2, 2015 22:35 IST
The latest:
– 3,500 people stranded at Chennai airport
– Chennai airport closed till 6 December
– Worst continuous rainstorms in 100 years …

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Govt mulls Europe-style water law to save resource

Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Nov 24, 2015
NEW DELHI: Concerned by the future projections of water availability in India, the government is mulling the legislation route to save the scarce resource from depleting any further. It plans to come out with a new draft National Water Framework Bill – on the lines of the one in effect in Europe – and improvising on the existing draft law of 2013. …

Ball set rolling for Lokayukta’s removal   

Thehindu.com
November 18, 2015
BENGALURU: Legislators on Tuesday initiated the process of impeachment of Lokayukta Justice Y Bhaskar Rao by submitting petitions seeking his removal to the Assembly Speaker and the Council Chairman. …

FinMin invites feedback for Budget

Business-standard.com
September 23, 2015
From the usual refrain of increasing threshold of personal income tax from Rs 2.5 lakh to Rs five lakh, the common man wants the government to announce a new fund for onions in the Budget for 2016-17. A few of them suggested to the government to do away with exemptions. …

Cross mark is now NOTA symbol     Timesofindia.indiatimes.com
Sep 20, 2015
AHMEDABAD: The ‘None Of The Above’ (Nota) option on electronic voting machines (EVMs) finally got its own symbol — a small ballot paper with a black cross on it. The Nota symbol will make its debut in the forthcoming Bihar assembly elections and Surat bypolls. …

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Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam

End of an era: ‘Missile man’ Dr APJ Abdul Kalam passes away after cardiac arrest   Firstpost.com
July 28, 2015
Shillong: Former President APJ Abdul Kalam, the ‘missile man’ who came to be known as ‘People’s President’ died on Monday after he collapsed during a lecture at the IIM in Shillong on Monday evening. …

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