Now pay online for your passport; challan option also available
Posted Date : 22-Jun-2013 , 02:40:34 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Starting June 21, you can pay your passport processing fees online and book an appointment with the passport office.
In a major step that would reduce absenteeism of around 20% passport applicants per day, who take appointment but do not turn up and prevent alleged block booking ofappoi...
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Whom did the Indian rupee hurt, whom did it heal?
Posted Date : 21-Jun-2013 , 06:19:27 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Indian rupee’s free fall would see both gainers and losers among Indian companies, depending on their business model, foreign debt vis-a-vis earnings and hedging strategies.
For instance, according to a Bank of America Merrill Lynch report, rupee depreciation is a positive for ea...
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Couples who have premarital sex to be considered MARRIED, says HC
Posted Date : 18-Jun-2013 , 04:41:03 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
If any unmarried couple of the right legal age “indulge in sexual gratification,” this will be considered a valid marriage and they could be termed “husband and wife,” the Madras High Court has ruled in a judgment that gives a new twist to the concept of premarital sex.
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Petrol price hiked by Rs 2 per litre
Posted Date : 15-Jun-2013 , 10:59:08 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Petrol price was on Saturday hiked by a steep Rs 2 a litre, the second increase in rates this month, as devaluation of rupee against US dollar made imports costlier.
The hike, which is effective from midnight tonight, is excluding local sales tax or VAT and actual increase for consumers will b...
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Bansal
Posted Date : 15-Jun-2013 , 05:40:10 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Former railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal's personal secretary Rahul Bhandari is facing a probe by the Punjab government for a Rs 97.5-lakh flat in Noida which he bought last year after taking a 'hefty loan' from Bansal's chartered accountant Sunil Gupta. A Punjab cadre IAS offi...
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PMO refer the case of ICAI while rejecting RTI on Robert Vadra-DLF Deal
Posted Date : 13-Jun-2013 , 08:33:27 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has turned down the request of a Lucknow based Right to Information (RTI) activist to provide information in regards with the progress in the case relating to Congress President Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra's connection with the DLF.
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In SMS, email age, Telegram service ends July 15
Posted Date : 13-Jun-2013 , 07:58:59 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Come July 15, one of India’s oldest communication services — the telegram — will become history. Financial constraints have forced the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd to wind up the telegraphic service, which would be remembered mainly as a historically inexpensive but relatively quick me...
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IRCTC to launch SMS-based ticketing service from July 1
Posted Date : 12-Jun-2013 , 11:37:41 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
To tide over the limited Internet penetration and make use of high mobile phone user base in the country, IRCTC will launch SMS-based ticketing service from July 1. It will soon announce a dedicated number for the service.
This methodology will allow you to book tickets from anywhere and an...
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Man stunned to see Barack Obama's picture on his admit card for engineer's exam, one he did not even apply for
Posted Date : 11-Jun-2013 , 02:13:51 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Lalu Lal Meena of Rambas village of Dausa district was shocked to see the picture of Obama on the admit card on his name.
Would US president Barack Obama be interested in a job of junior engineer in India? At least the Staff Selection Commission (SSC) under the Union Ministry of Personn...
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Having sex with woman on false promise of marriage is rape: HC
Posted Date : 10-Jun-2013 , 08:46:50 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Having sexual relations with a woman on false promise of marriage amounts to rape, the Delhi High court has said."Having sexual relations with a woman against her will or without her consent also amounts to rape under the IPC. If the consent was obtained on a fals...
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Government relaxes norms for export of imported goods
Posted Date : 07-Jun-2013 , 04:22:39 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
To encourage shipments, the government has allowed export of imported goods with 15 per cent value addition to countries from where the proceeds are realised in Indian rupee.The Directorate General of Foreign Trade(DGFT) will notify the names of those countries as to which exports und...
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Political parties come under RTI Act, rules CIC
Posted Date : 03-Jun-2013 , 05:41:21 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a landmark decision, the Chief Information Commissioner has ruled that all political parties come under the ambit of the Right to Information Act. The ruling provides for greater transparency in the working of the political parties as now the public has the right to get information about their fu...
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Narayana Murthy back as Infosys executive chairman
Posted Date : 01-Jun-2013 , 04:40:54 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Infosys Ltd. announced on Saturday that its board has appointed founder N.R. Narayana Murthy as Chairman. The decision, taken at a meeting of the board is with immediate effect. The company’s annual general meeting (AGM), scheduled for June 15 is expected to ratify the decision.
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Girl cracks IIT but fails in CBSE exam. Court tells board to recheck Papers
Posted Date : 01-Jun-2013 , 03:50:50 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The joy of clearing the IIT entrance exams quickly turned sour for Livleen Kaur when she saw her CBSE results. The 18-year-old was stunned to see that she had failed in three papers - physics, mathematics and biology. What's even more surprising is that two of the subjects - physics a...
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Petrol prices hiked by 75p/ltr; diesel up 50p/ltr
Posted Date : 31-May-2013 , 08:58:19 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Petrol price was today hiked by 75 paisa per litre and diesel by 50 paisa a litre as rupee hit 11-month low making oil imports costlier.
The increase in rates, which are excluding local sales tax or VAT, will be effective from midnight tonight, Indian Oil Corp, the nation's largest o...
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PF set to cover all pay, not just basic pay
Posted Date : 28-May-2013 , 02:36:08 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
You may end up saving more in the months ahead with the Employees Provident Fund Organization(EPFO) readying to re-notify a new definition of "compensation" that will include all your allowances, amid intense lobbying against the move by industry bodies.
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Amway India Chairman, 2 Directors arrested
Posted Date : 27-May-2013 , 08:47:34 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Network marketing firm Amway’s India Chairman and CEO William S Pinckney and two company Directors were arrested in Kozhikode on Monday on charges of financial irregularities.
The two directors are Sanjay Malhotra and Anshu Budhraja, crime branch sources said.
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Trai proposes Rs 0.05 termination charge on commercial SMS, Rs 0.02 for normal SMS
Posted Date : 25-May-2013 , 02:04:13 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (Trai) issued a new norm on Friday, of a five paise termination charge on each transactional short message service (SMS) and two paise on each normal SMS, on the operators from whose networks the message originates.
Also, if any subscriber is found us...
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Bharti Infotel to pay Rs 50K for threatening calls to customer
Posted Date : 24-May-2013 , 01:43:47 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Bharti Infotel Ltd has been directed by a consumer forum here to pay Rs 50,000 as compensation to a customer for making threatening calls to pay Internet billswhich were raised despite his request for disconnection of the service.The South West District Consumer Disputes Redressal For...
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Stop kids below 13 from opening FB accounts, HC tells centre
Posted Date : 23-May-2013 , 08:23:43 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Delhi high court on Wednesday asked the Centre to come out with some law or methodology to prevent persons aged below 13 years from opening Facebook accounts.
“We have to save our children. It is seen that adults are luring innocent children online and luring them into activities ...
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No arrests for 'offensive' posts on websites without permission of top police officers: Supreme Court
Posted Date : 16-May-2013 , 12:49:11 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
The Supreme Court on Thursday said that no arrests could be made for objectionable comments on social networking websites without prior permission of senior police officers.
The apex court also directed all the states and Union Territories to comply with the Centre's advisory on arresting p...
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S.Sreesanth, two other Rajasthan Royals players arrested for spot-fixing
Posted Date : 16-May-2013 , 10:33:09 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Rajasthan Royals pace spearhead S Sreesanth and two other players - Ankeet Chavan and Ajit Chandila - have been arrested on charges of spot-fixing.
The police have also arrested seven bookies in Mumbai and three bookies in Delhi in connection with the case. They are looking for two more bookies in ...
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Newspaper vendor bells the CAT; gets entry into IIM Calcutta
Posted Date : 15-May-2013 , 09:31:05 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
As the alarm goes off at 4am, N Shiva Kumar is up on his feet, stacking his bicycle with newspapers. He has to deliver them before the sun appears on the horizon. A habit since Class 6, Shiva's life is set to change now. Come June 16, this newspaper-boy-turned-vendor will walk do...
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UPA's Black Friday: Ashwani Kumar, Pawan Bansal resign
Posted Date : 10-May-2013 , 09:41:08 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In a day of high drama, law minister Ashwani Kumar resigned on Friday following the resignation of railway minister Pawan Kumar Bansal. Ashwani Kumar was under fire from the opposition after the Supreme Court came down heavily on the CBI for allowing the law ministry to...
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Delhi Metro launches online smart card recharge
Posted Date : 10-May-2013 , 11:44:56 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Inside the Customer Care Centre at the Barakhamba Road station on Thursday, three Delhi Metro staffers stand watching the milieu outside the transparent cabin.
Delhi Metro Managing Director Mangu Singh presses a smartcard that was recharged online onto the newly installed ‘Card Rechar...
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What is LBT and why are Mumbai traders on strike? All you need to know
Posted Date : 09-May-2013 , 02:34:23 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
In Mumbai, banking activities remained paralysed and most businesses were shut, on the second day of an indefinite strike called by over 1.5 million traders and manufacturers to protest the Maharashtra’s government’s local body tax (LBT) in lieu of octroi.
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Target pressure on employees can lead to fraudulent practices: survey
Posted Date : 08-May-2013 , 06:44:45 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Pressure on employees to deliver on growth targets amid uncertain economic conditions can lead to fraudulent practices such as bribery and corruption, according to Ernst and Young’s 2013 Fraud Survey covering Europe, the Middle East, India and Africa.
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Watch online Live Streaming of IPL Cricekt Matches
Posted Date : 07-May-2013 , 03:45:10 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Many people who are pre-occupied with work commitments and cannot devote time to watch the match on TV. Now Watch Live Cricket Matches online while doing your work on Net.
The live streaming of cricket matches is rapidly becoming a new rage in the online media and is catching up with lot of cricket...
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Companies expand background check on jobseekers
Posted Date : 05-May-2013 , 05:20:55 pm | Posted By CASANSAAR
Amid growing risks of staff-driven security threats and corporate frauds, companies have begun conducting regulatory, compliance and criminal record checks of people seeking jobs with them and are also scanning the social media platforms for due diligence, say experts.
Apart from the practi...
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Gratuity Pay under New Pension System
Posted Date : 04-May-2013 , 07:31:10 am | Posted By CASANSAAR
Death-cum-Retirement Gratuity is paid to Central Government employees under New PensionSystem (NPS) as it is paid under the old pension scheme. The monthly annuity under the New Pension System (NPS) is only a replacement of pension on retirement and family pension of death after reti...
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