The initiative has been taken so that only the needy can avail the benefits of the governments' scheme.
The new 'Form 5' has been brought for the benefit of pensioners and it will record all information on the basis of self-attestation by the individual concerned, said Sanjay Kothari, Secretary, Department of Administrative Reforms, Public Grievances and Pension.
A look at the guest arrivals.
The Indian cueist was unstoppable in the 150-up format, beating Ireland's Wayne Doyle, England's Aaron Davies, Australia's Grant Meadley and Vietnam's Long Nguyen Thanh to take the top position in Group A.
Bhagwat said a sense of idealism is good and described himself not as 'anti-modern', but as 'pro-future'.
While austerity is the current fad, the United Progressive Alliance government has splurged over Rs 93 crore in the last five years on renovation and maintenance of the sprawling bungalows of ministers and Members of Parliament, in the posh Lutyen's zone. In reply to a Right To Information query filed by a resident of Mumbai, Chetan Kothari, it was revealed by the government that in the last five years, an expenditure of Rs 93.53 crore has been incurred.
Check out the star arrivals at this one!
India is the world's largest diamond cutting centre.
A look at the two films releasing this week.
Cinematographer S Krishna talks about the biggest Kannada release of the year starring Puneet Raj Kumar and Priyanka Kothari.
Priyanka Kothari talks about her new film, Agyaat, directed by Ram Gopal Varma.
Dealers anticipated a sharp rise in jewellery demand this wedding season, but then came demonetisation.
While some criticise the government, others, despite the inconvenience, hail demonetisation as revolutionary.
G Sreedathan interviews Dinanath Batra, president of Siksha Sanskriti Utthan Nyas and national convener of Siksha Bacho Andolan, who shot to fame after he was instrumental in getting American scholar Wendy Doniger's book on Hinduism pulped.
Now, government is also contracting imports.
Identify the following actresses by checking out just their bikini bods!
Of the seven surveys presented under Modi govt, predictions of three were quite close to the actual GDP growth rate, one saw the base year change in between, but the last three were way off the mark.
They also siphon money through 'work@home' schemes.
With Agyaat ready to release, here's a look at different kinds of forest-based films.
Bollywood's last salute to Sridevi
India has offered African countries --Botswana, Angola, South Africa and Namibia, incentives to strengthen their jewellery industry in return for direct procurement of rough diamonds from these countries.
We asked readers to send their useful ideas and advice on how one can get out of credit card debt. Here are the first four useful suggestions and tips.
The semi-finals of the ONGC-IBSF World Billiards (Time Format) championship will be an all-Indian affair, after defending champion Pankaj Advani, eight-time World champion Geet Sethi, Rupesh Shah and Devendra Joshi made the grade at the Karnataka State Billiards Association in Bangalore on Monday.
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Lawyers say open offer must for twin stake purchase to meet Sebi rules.
Digital gold is gold purchased online from various platforms including Paytm or Google Pay and stored in your online account.
In the first secretary-level appointments by the Narendra Modi government, Rakesh Garg was on Sunday named the new telecom secretary while Jugal Kishore Mohapatra is to be secretary in the fertilizers ministry.
'Who needs to see a moon when I can see a star?' Bollywood's husbands get romantic as their wives fast for them.
After Urmila Matondkar, Antara Mali and Nisha Kothari, Ram Gopal Varma has found another heroine, Amruta Khanvilkar. The actress will star in not one but two RGV films -- Contract and Phoonk.
Pankaj Advani survived a scare before beating New Zealand's Gary Oliver in a league encounter of the ONGC IBSF World Billiards Championship in Bangalore on Tuesday. The 23-year-old local boy prevailed over his dogged opponent 3-2 (101-151, 151-98, 117-151, 152-0, 151-107), but not before some tense moments in an edge-of-the-seat match at the Karnataka State Billiards Association hall.
Mandatory hallmarking of gold would be a positive in making the gold market more organised. Mandatory hallmarking would come into effect from January 15, 2020, with a one-year transition period for trade to sell existing inventories. Experts also expect more policy measures next year to bring in more transparency in terms of gold as an asset class.
Japanese telecom major would invest $50 mn in the start-up in 'December or latest by January'.
The combination of "Power Star" Puneeth Rajakumar and "Hat trick" director Prem is described as deadly, and that is the major highlight of the Kannada film Raj, the Showman presently being shot in Bangalore. Made on a budget of around Rs 7 to 8 crore, Raj, the Showman also stars Nisha Kothari as Puneet Raj Kuamr's heroine in the film.
Sandeep Kothari, the fund manager for Fidelity Equity Fund and Fidelity Tax Advantage Fund, speaks about Peter Lynch, his team in India and why they have an edge over competition here.
Most consumers are going for token buying of lesser value and are waiting for price correction for purchase of wedding jewellery.
what a star-studded affair it was!
The filmmaker talks about his latest thriller Agyaat which he says has been inspired from Ridley Scott's movie.
India's Virdhawal Khade marginally bettered his long-standing National record to get closer to a second Asian Games medal as he qualified for the men's 50 metres freestyle final, clocking 22.43s, which was third fastest time in the heats, in Jakarta, on Tuesday.
The country's Rs 60,000-crore (Rs 600-billion) diamond industry is likely to lay off 200,000 workers this year and with it the dream of making India a processing hub, according to Sanjay Kothari, chairman, Gems & Jewellery Exports Promotion Council, if the government does not frame favourable policies.
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