NEW DELHI: Union government on Monday notified Real Estate (Regulation and Development) (General) Rules, 2016 which stipulate real estate developers furnish additional information regarding the ongoing projects besides depositing 70 per cent of unused funds in a separate bank account to ensure their completion. Under the new rules, the developers ... Read More »
With an aim to provide quality primary and higher education to the students, Himachal Pradesh government has opened over 1,000 schools, 41 colleges, 24 new industrial training institutes and two engineering colleges in the state, Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh said on Thursday. “Besides providing qualitative education at the primary and secondary levels, impetus ... Read More »
President Barack Obama will meet with a group of business and government leaders on Friday morning to discuss the economic and security benefits of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership trade pact, the White House said. “Tomorrow’s discussion is an opportunity for the president to hear directly from a diverse coalition of ... Read More »
The Syrian government has retaken control of the town of Darayya, after the last rebels left under a deal ending a four-year siege. Buses containing the final remaining fighters left on Saturday, and are heading towards rebel-held Idlib city. BBC Arabic reported that the town, near the capital Damascus, is ... Read More »
In a move to get with the times Education Minister Hekia Parata has announced school-aged children will be able to do all their learning online. The sweeping change will allow any school, tertiary provider or an approved industry to apply to be a “community of online learning” (COOL). NZ First has slammed ... Read More »
Britain could leave the European Union towards the end of 2019, instead of early that year as expected by some politicians, reported the Sunday Times citing sources who have been briefed by ministers that Brexit departments were not ready. The UK voted to leave the EU on June 23, but ... Read More »
Amazon announced Monday a new partnership with the British government to begin the development of a drone delivery system of parcels, the company said in a statement. Support for the development of drone delivery has come from Britain’s Civil Aviation Authority, allowing the online retailer to experiment with drone usage ... Read More »
The government is set to face resistance in passage of the bill which seeks to amend the Enemy Property Act, with major opposition parties Congress, Samajwadi Party, JD(U) and CPI opposing its key provisions. The Enemy Property (Amendment and Validation) Bill seeking to make changes in the Enemy Property Act, ... Read More »
Slamming the State Bank of India’s decision to sell the non-performing assets (NPAs) in the education loan portfolio to Reliance Asset Reconstruction Company, the CPI(M) asked the State Government to help students repay the loans. The CPI(M) organised an agitation here on Monday with the demand. The CPI(M) district secretary, ... Read More »
The authorities is “now not winning the argument on academies” and has no solutions for critics of plans to force nearby authority faculties into multi-academy trusts, consistent with the new president of thecountrywide association of Head teachers. Kim Johnson, a headteacher of an academy in Kent, will ask the NAHT’s ... Read More »
The move follows the leak of millions of documents from law firm Mossack Fonseca, showing it helped some clients evade tax and avoid sanctions. Several countries are probing possible financial crimes by the rich and powerful in the aftermath of the leak. President Juan Carlos Varela said Panama would work ... Read More »
Does the idea of your Internet service provider tracking your online whereabouts and selling it to the highest bidder give you the heebie-jeebies? The Federal Communications Commission has a fix that might make you feel better. The FCC is on a path to adopt the strongest privacy regulations to date ... Read More »
