India has signed a $ 3.3 billion deal with Russia to take third Akula-class nuclear-powered submarine on lease for 10 years.The submarine is expected to join the Indian Navy by 2025.It will be fitted with Indian systems to validate them for the indigenous submarines. The submarine will be called Chakra-3 and will replace Chakra-2, whose… Continue reading India, Russia sign deal on nuclear submarine
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India excluded again from student visa relaxation list
The UK government has once again excluded Indian students from a new list of countries considered “low risk” under Tier 4 visa category.It would have allowed an easier visa application process for Indian students to UK universities. The British government has said that the exclusion of Indian students from a relaxation of visa rules were… Continue reading India excluded again from student visa relaxation list
IAF went for precision strikes in Balakot: official
The Indian Air Force has submitted dossier to the government containing high resolution satellite images proving that 80% of the precision guided bombs deployed during the airstrike at Balakot had hit their intended targets. Air Force had used Mirage 2000 fighter jets which dropped Israeli Spice 2000 precision bombs with “penetration warheads” during the air… Continue reading IAF went for precision strikes in Balakot: official
ISRO, French space agency seal agreement on maritime security
The French space agency, National Centre for Space Studies (CNES), has signed an agreement with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to set up a maritime surveillance centre in India. The two nations will initially share data from their present space systems and develop new algorithms to analyse them.They will then build a constellation of… Continue reading ISRO, French space agency seal agreement on maritime security
Congress hosts G20 diplomats, shares political vision
Congress leaders held an interaction with ambassadors of G20 member-countries. G20 is an international forum of the governments and central bank governors from 20 major economies formed in 1999.The group accounts for 85% of world GDP and two-thirds of the population.They have no permanent staff of its own and its chairmanship rotates annually between nations… Continue reading Congress hosts G20 diplomats, shares political vision
Philip Morris flouted FDI rules in cigarettes
Philip Morris,the world’s largest tobacco company based in Japan has been found circumventing a nine-year-old government ban on foreign direct investment in the tobacco industry, In a bid to curb smoking,the Indian government had banned foreign direct investment on manufacturing in the tobacco sector in 2010.Although,it still allowed tobacco companies to invest through technology collaboration,licensing… Continue reading Philip Morris flouted FDI rules in cigarettes
I-T to assess 80k big cash depositors during demonetisation
The income tax department has ordered ‘best judgement’ assessment of over 80,000 taxpayers who had deposited significant amounts of cash during the demonetisation period but failed to respond to initial notices sent by the income tax (I-T) department and furnish their tax returns for the financial year 2016-17. In other words, the I-T officer is… Continue reading I-T to assess 80k big cash depositors during demonetisation
Rafale documents ‘stolen’ remark: how can govt defend the country, ask Opposition parties
The government opposed any review of the Supreme Court’s earlier refusal to order an investigation into the Rafale deal. Government informed the Supreme Court that documents linked to the Rafale fighter jet deal were stolen from the defence ministry and newspapers that published these files may have violated the Official Secrets Act. Official Secrets Act… Continue reading Rafale documents ‘stolen’ remark: how can govt defend the country, ask Opposition parties
Guard against misuse, social media platforms told
The parliamentary panel on information technology asked social media platforms such as Facebook,Instagram and WhatsApp to ensure that their platforms are not misused to (a)spread fake news (b)incite violence (c)pose a threat to India’s security or (d)to let foreign powers meddle in the upcoming general election. Fake news is the deliberate creation of factually incorrect… Continue reading Guard against misuse, social media platforms told
Draft e-commerce policy: Some stakeholders seeking more time to give comments, suggestions
Some stakeholders from the online trading sectors have sought more time to provide their comments on the draft National E-commerce Policy, 2019. The Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) had released the draft policy for public consultation in February 2019. The prime objective of the policy is to prepare and enable stakeholders… Continue reading Draft e-commerce policy: Some stakeholders seeking more time to give comments, suggestions
