Betting made on Prince William and Kate Middleton’s baby
A celebratory mode is present in the royal family, as Prince William and Kate Middleton’s baby is due in mid-July 2013. The impending birth of the royal baby will bring great joy to the family and will mark a big…
European leaders to fight against tax evaders
On May 22, 2013, European leaders have determined to fight against tax cheaters and have pledged to share bank account data across the European Union and also accelerate the initiatives to tackle abuse by companies. The leaders are facing a…
Indian Railways to launch personalised alert service for passengers
The Indian railways is now all set to launch a new service for its passengers, in which the traveler can get alert messages on their phone. Passengers will also receive alert messages if the train is delayed or cancelled. The…
Chidambaram to launch direct cash transfer scheme on Jan 1, 2013
After Prime Minister Manmohan Singh formally announced the introduction of direct cash transfers to beneficiaries of subsidies; Finance Minister P Chidambaram said that 42 schemes have been identified for the same, which include food, fertilizers and NREGA. Chidambaram added that…
Northern Railways to introduce special pink slips for tatkal tickets
Indian railways taken several measures have in recent times to cut the number of illegal reservations through illicit travel agents. Northern Railways will now introduce a pink reservation form which will help to identify the ‘tatkal’ ticket seekers from the rest….
Tripura village gets Aadhar enabled micro ATM facility
The Unique ID Authority of India, along with United Bank of India and Tripura Gramin Bank undertook field trial of the Aadhar-enabled payment system on October 18, 2012. The trials were carried out with bio-metric online authentication of beneficiaries in…
NHB says housing to be more affordable
In some good news for people who are planning on buying a new house, NHB, the housing finance firm regulator said that there might be a price correction in the housing segment. The correction might be due to the inventory…
Max Bupa launches new Health Assurance health policy
Health insurance company Max Bupa Life Insurance as launched its new health insurance policy. The new policy which is known as the Health Assurance, offers defined benefits to its policy holders. The new policy is available as an individual policy…
Indian government launches project to build house for displaced people in Sri Lanka
The Indian government on October 2, 2012 launched an ambitious housing project with a value of Rs. 1,300 crores in northern Sri Lanka. The project will be building brand new houses for 43,000 ethnic Tamil families who have been displaced…
Indian railways increased AC and freight charges by 3.7 percent
The Finance Ministry of India has said that it will levy service tax on the AC class and also the freight service fares . The ministry said that the fare would be increased by 3.7 percent from October 1, 2012….