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HDFC Bank Launches ‘Xpress Car Loan’ Industry First Digital New Car Loan

HDFC Bank Launches ‘Xpress Car Loan’ Industry First Digital New Car Loan

Private sector lender HDFC Bank has launched a 30-minute ‘Xpress Car Loans’ for its existing customers as well as new customers. Buyers can apply for up to Rs 20 lakh and the loan amount will be credited to the dealers’ accounts within 30-minute. The bank has integrated its lending application with automobile dealers throughout India. It is […]

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GoI releases Rs 7,183.42 crore to 14 states as revenue deficit grant

GoI releases Rs 7,183.42 crore to 14 states as revenue deficit grant

The central government on Friday released Rs 7,183.42 crore as revenue deficit grant to 14 states including Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Rajasthan, Punjab, Assam and Kerala. The Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance released the money. This is the 2nd monthly instalment of Post Devolution Revenue Deficit (PDRD) grant to states. The grant has been released as per

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A book Titled “The Struggle for Police Reforms in India” by Ex-IPS Prakash Singh

A book Titled “The Struggle for Police Reforms in India” by Ex-IPS Prakash Singh

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has stressed on the need to upgrade the skills of policemen to effectively tackle cybercrimes, economic offences and online frauds. Addressing a gathering after releasing the book titled – The Struggle for Police Reforms in India” written by former IPS officer, Prakash Singh in New Delhi, Mr Naidu urged policemen

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New Electoral Map released for Jammu and Kashmir 

New Electoral Map released for Jammu and Kashmir 

Redrawing the electoral map of Jammu and Kashmir, a three-member Delimitation Commission on Thursday earmarked 47 Assembly seats for Kashmir division and 43 for Jammu in its final order submitted just a day before its two-year tenure was to end. After the panel, led by retired Supreme Court judge Ranjana Prakash Desai, approved the final verdict, giving Jammu six additional seats and

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Pulitzer Prizes 2022 Announced: Complete List of Winners

Pulitzer Prizes 2022 Announced: Complete List of Winners

The 106th class of Pulitzer Prize winners in Journalism, Books, Drama and Music were announced. The Pulitzer Prize is an award for achievements in newspaper, magazine, online journalism, literature and musical composition within the United States. It was established in 1917 by provisions in the will of Joseph Pulitzer, who had made his fortune as a newspaper publisher, and is administered by

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ICG commissions the 845th Air Squadron equipped with Dhruv ALH Mk III helicopters

ICG commissions the 845th Air Squadron equipped with Dhruv ALH Mk III helicopters

At the Coast Guard Air dominion at Nedumbassery in Kochi, the Coast Guard commissioned its second Air Squadron, 845 Squadron . The new Air Squadron was commissioned by Coast Guard Director General V S Pathania and is supplied with Advanced Mark III (ALH Mark III) helicopters created in-house. The commissioning represents a huge step forward

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Indian Navy plans to purchase the GISAT-2 satellite to increase its capacity

Indian Navy plans to purchase the GISAT-2 satellite to increase its capacity

The Indian Navy plans to purchase a specialised earth imaging satellite Geo Imaging Satellite-2 (GISAT-2), this fiscal year as part of its modernisation and network-centric combat and communications programme. The satellite, if operational, is likely to improve the navy’s operating capabilities in the Indian Ocean region, which is strategically and geopolitically crucial, especially given China’s growing influence. The

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