Noted filmmaker Shekhar Kapur was appointed president of the Pune-based Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Society and chairman of the institute’s governing council, an official said, according to the PTI report. FTII Director Bhupendra Kainthola said Kapur’s appointment was announced by the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. The 74-year-old filmmaker’s tenure will…
Earlier in the month, Toyota Vice Chairman Shekar Viswanathan had said that the company would not be scaling up its operations in India, citing high tax structure as one of the reasons behind the move. The Union Minister Prakash Javadekar took cognisance of the matter, clearing all doubts on the Company’s move. Speaking on the…
The Union Cabinet has approved a 5 % hike in Dearness Allowance for central government employees. This was announced today (9th October) by Union Minister Prakash Javadekar. The approval to release an additional instalment of Dearness Allowance (DA) to Central Government employees and Dearness Relief (DR) to pensioners will be effective from July 2019, and…