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RBI IMPOSES MONETARY PENALTY ON TWO PAYMENT SYSTEM OPERATORS

October 21, 2021

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty on two payment system operators for deficiencies in regulatory compliance. A statement issued by the RBI today read, “The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) had, by an order dated October 01, 2021, imposed a monetary penalty of Rs1 crore...

INDIA’S RENEWABLE ENERGY COMMITMENT IMPRESSES EU OFFICIAL

October 21, 2021

On the first day of his visit to India, European Commission Executive-Vice President for the European Green Deal, Frans Timmermans said that he is hugely impressed by India’s renewable energy commitment. “I am really, hugely impressed by India’s commitment to have 450 gigawatts of renewable energy production by 2030. ...this...

SIT FORMED TO PROBE CHARGES OF LAKHBIR SINGH’S SISTER

October 21, 2021

A special investigation team (SIT) has been formed to investigate the allegations of the sister of Lakhbir Singh, whose mutilated body was found hanging at the Singhu border. According to an official statement issued by the Punjab Government, Director General of Police (DGP) Punjab Iqbal Preet Singh Sahota on Wednesday...

Israeli PM Naftali Bennett calls India a ‘huge friend’

October 21, 2021

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett called India a “huge friend” during a meeting with India’s External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday. “I speak on behalf of Israelis: We love India. We view India as a huge friend and we’re looking forward to expanding our relationship in all fields and...

Centre issues revised norms for international arrivals

October 21, 2021

The Government of India has reviewed the existing guidelines for international arrivals as the global trajectory of the Covid-19 pandemic continues to decline with increasing vaccination coverage across the globe resulting in the changing nature of the pandemic. An order issued by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, read,...

BJP SAYS OPEN TO ALLIANCE AFTER AMARINDER’S OVERTURES

October 21, 2021

Responding to Amarinder Singh’s political overtures ahead of Punjab elections, the BJP on Wednesday said it is open to forming an alliance with all those who put the nation first. The BJP’s indication comes a day after Amarinder announced he would launch his own political outfit in Punjab and hopefully...

You are dragging feet: SC tells UP on Lakhimpur probe

October 21, 2021

The Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed the Uttar Pradesh government and said that it was getting an impression that the Uttar Pradesh Police was “dragging its feet” in its investigation into the 3 October violence in Lakhimpur Kheri where eight persons, including four farmers, were killed during a farmers’ protest....

UTTARAKHAND DEATH TOLL MOUNTS TO 46, RESCUE OPS ON

October 21, 2021

The death toll in rain-battered Uttarakhand has mounted to 46 following several incidents of flash floods and landslides in the past few days. As per the state’s natural disaster incident report, as many as 12 people have been injured in these incidents. One died in Champawat’s Banbasa on October 17...

PM INAUGURATES KUSHINAGAR INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN UP

October 21, 2021

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday inaugurated the Kushinagar International Airport in Uttar Pradesh. Union Minister of Civil Aviation Jyotiraditya Scindia, Uttar Pradesh Governor Anandiben Patel, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and other dignitaries were also present at the ceremony. The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister gave its approval...

DISTRICT COMMANDER OF TERRORIST RESISTANCE FRONT NEUTRALISED

October 21, 2021

Two terrorists have been neutralised in an encounter that broke out between terrorists and security forces in the Dragad area of Shopian district in Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday morning, police said, even as Jammu and Kashmir police on Wednesday arrested one Lashkar-e-Tayyaba (LeT) terrorist. “Two unidentified terrorists killed. Search...

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