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Government working on administrative mechanism to resolve startups' legacy tax issues: CBDT chief
India | Jul 09, 2019, 06:07 PM ISTStartups should not have any concern related to taxation and the government is putting in place an administrative mechanism to resolve the legacy issues, CBDT chief P C Mody said on Tuesday.
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Spectrum prices need significant, not marginal, lowering: BIF
India | Jul 09, 2019, 04:52 PM ISTA day after Trai held its ground on spectrum pricing, Broadband India Forum (BIF) on Tuesday said it firmly believes spectrum prices recommended by the telecom regulator are "extremely high" with potential to dampen 5G plans, and urged policymakers to take a calibrated view on the issue.
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Three Labour Codes under different stages of formulation: Government
India | Jul 08, 2019, 01:56 PM ISTThe Code on Industrial Relations, The Code on Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions, and the Code on Social Security are at different stages of formulation, Minister of State for Labour and Employment Santosh Kumar Gangwar said in the Lok Sabha.
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Government proposes new fund-sharing pattern for scholarship scheme for SC students
India | Jul 07, 2019, 03:30 PM ISTThe Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry's proposal of a "new fund-sharing pattern", wherein the Centre will bear a majority of the financial burden of a scholarship scheme for scheduled caste students, has been sent to the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.
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Karnataka Crisis | We've resigned voluntarily, not influenced by any 'Operation Kamala': JD(S) MLA H Vishwanath
India | Jul 06, 2019, 06:07 PM ISTDealing another blow to the wobbly Congress-JD(S) government in Karnataka led by H D Kumaraswamy, 11 legislators of the ruling alliance submitted their resignation at the Speaker's office on Saturday. Assembly Speaker Ramesh Kumar was not in his office when the legislators went there to submit their resignation.
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Air India lost Rs 491 cr till July 2 due to closure of Pakistan airspace: Government
India | Jul 03, 2019, 09:01 PM ISTDue to the closure of airspace by Pakistan, national carrier Air India lost Rs 491 crore till July 2, according to data presented by Civil Aviation Minister Hardeep Singh Puri in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
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Railways to install CCTV cameras in over 7,000 passenger train coaches by 2021: Piyush Goyal
India | Jul 03, 2019, 06:50 PM ISTThe railways has set a target to install CCTV cameras in more than 7,000 coaches of mainline passenger trains by March 2021, Railway Minister Piyush Goyal informed Parliament on Wednesday.
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Now Kolkata's yellow taxis join app cab strike
India | Jul 02, 2019, 10:18 PM ISTPassengers seemed out of their wits in busy areas like Howrah station, Sealdah station and Esplanade, as the AITUC-affiliated Kolkata Taxi Operaors' Union called a 24-hour strike, adding to the people's woes due to the disruption of services by West Bengal Online Cab Operators' Guild (WBOCOG) and an organization of luxury taxis providing services to the government offices.
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Govt sets up forum for cooperatives to boost farm exports
India | Jul 02, 2019, 07:51 PM IST"Cooperative Sector Exports Promotion Forum (CSEPF) has been set up in National Cooperative Development Corporation (NCDC) which will work with 20 states and union territories in the area of export," Goyal said at a press conference here.
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Govt may impose antidumping duty on imports of tin mill flat rolled steel products from 4 nations
India | Jul 02, 2019, 06:55 PM ISTThe Directorate General of Trade Remedies (DGTR), under the commerce ministry, has initiated the probe as it has found evidence of dumping of "coated/plated tin mill flat-rolled steel products" from these countries.
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Arrogant, corrupt, incompetent Maharashtra government left Mumbai in lurch during flood season: Congress
India | Jul 02, 2019, 05:05 PM ISTThe party's chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala blamed the "crumbling infrastructure" of the country's financial capital for the death of 18 people and sought to know whether the state government would own responsibility for the "mess".
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160 Islamic State members, sympathizers arrested across India: government tells Lok Sabha
India | Jul 02, 2019, 05:02 PM ISTUnion Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said intelligence inputs on terror threats are regularly shared with the state governments and agencies concerned with the advice to take appropriate steps and sensitize their field formations to prevent any untoward incident.
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GST collections dip below Rs 1 lakh cr-mark in June
India | Jul 01, 2019, 11:08 PM ISTWhile the GST collections in June were lower than Rs 1,00,289 crore in May, they were higher than Rs 95,610 crore receipts in the same month of the previous year.
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Govt should engage with US Congress to resolve GSP withdrawal issue: TPCI
India | Jul 01, 2019, 09:59 PM ISTThe demand comes in the wake of US decision to roll back export incentives provided under the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) from June 5.
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Fine for speeding on UP expressway that lacks SOS medical help
India | Jul 01, 2019, 05:31 PM ISTThe Uttar Pradesh government has announced that those covering the 302 km-stretch from Lucknow toll plaza to Agra in less than three hours will have to pay a fine for speeding.
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Government considering giving more powers to RBI to regulate NBFCs: Sitharaman
India | Jul 01, 2019, 04:47 PM ISTReplying to a question, the finance mnister said RBI was closely monitoring the liquidity position of NBFCs and will continue to monitor the activity and performance of the sector with a focus on major entities and their interlinkages with other sectors.
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Himachal launches anti-drug mobile app, helpline
India | Jun 30, 2019, 09:02 PM IST"Anyone can register a complaint against a drug peddler through the 'Drug-Free Himachal' app," a government spokesperson told IANS.
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MTNL chairman Purwar to assume additional charge as BSNL CMD on Monday
Business | Jun 30, 2019, 08:16 PM ISTPuwar told IANS in an exclusive interaction: "I will be taking charge on Monday. Unless and until I take the charge and really understand the issues with all the facts, I would not like to comment on
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Vulgar videos made on Chinese apps now infiltrate WhatsApp
India | Jun 30, 2019, 07:36 PM ISTWhatsApp with over 300 million users in India has become the one-stop shop for the circulation of videos showing scantily-clad girls dancing to vulgar tunes, adult jokes and explicit "funny" messages presented by homely girls being created in the narrow dingy by-lanes of small towns on such Chinese apps.
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Fiscal deficit touches 52% of budget estimate in April-May
Budget | Jun 28, 2019, 09:25 PM ISTThe fiscal deficit or gap between expenditure and revenue, was Rs 3,66,157 crore, as per data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA).