Mumbai- The RBI on Wednesday decided to ease foreign exchange management norms to facilitate easier payments by exporters, which include an extension in the time period for repatriation of forex earnings, to counter growing uncertainties in global trade. The Central Bank has decided to extend the time period for repatriation, from one month to three…
Manila- The death toll in the 6.9-magnitude earthquake that struck Cebu province in the central Philippines climbed to 69, the Philippines’ Office of Civil Defence (OCD) said on Wednesday. Assistant Secretary Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro, deputy administrator for the OCD, told a public briefing that 30 died in Bogo City, the epicentre of the earthquake, 10…
New Delhi- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday participated in the centenary celebrations of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and said the organisation is the “virtuous incarnation” of an “eternal national consciousness”, which has touched every aspect of the nation. Founded in 1925 in Nagpur by Dr Keshav Baliram Hedgewar, the RSS began as a…
Chandigarh- In a major relief to farmers whose crops were damaged in floods, Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini has announced the postponement of crop loan repayment and also a waiver in the electricity bill of tubewells till December end. With this, approximately 3,00,000 farmers will benefit.The Chief Minister told the media here that through…
