Notification for 2nd phase of assembly elections in Bihar to be issued

With the notification, the process of filing of nominations will start in 94 assembly constituencies spread over 17 districts. The polling in these constituencies will be held on 3rd November.   The process of nomination will end on 16th October and scrutiny will take place on the next day. The Last date for withdrawal of … Read more

RBI to announce its bi-monthly monetary policy review

The meeting of the six-member MPC, earlier slated for September 29-October 1, was rescheduled as the appointment of independent members was delayed.   After the MPC meeting had to be postponed for over a week due to lack of quorum, the Government has now appointed three eminent economists Ashima Goyal, Jayanth R Varma and Shashank … Read more

China formally joins WHO led COVAX initiative on COVID-19 vaccine

Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Hua Chunying announced this in a statement issued on Friday. The statement did not give details on the level of support Beijing will provide to the initiative. The COVAX facility, led by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to deliver at least 2 billion doses of vaccines by the end of … Read more

Fraternal ties with Bangladesh India’s Highest Priority- High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami

Speaking to the media after presenting his credentials to the President of Bangladesh in Dhaka on Thursday, Vikram Doraiswami emphasised that he will spare no effort to promote the existing close relationship between the two countries at all levels.  Speaking about the visit of the Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla to Bangladesh even during the … Read more

DoPT relaxes LTC facility for the government employees to travel by Air to visit J&K, Ladakh, North Eastern Region and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

DoPT (Department of Personnel & Training) has issued orders relaxing the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) facility for the government employees to travel by Air to visit Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, North Eastern Region and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, … Read more