There was no violation of rules in grant of FIPB approval to Aircel-Maxis deal in 2006: Chidambaram<br/>

Former Finance Minister P Chidambaram has said that there was no violation of rules in the grant of Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) approval to Aircel-Maxis deal in 2006. Reacting to the CBI charge sheet over his decision in the case, Chidambaram said that the case was submitted through th...

Two-day Indian wedding expo began in Dubai<br/>

Indian weddings are known across the globe for their grandeur. The expatriate Indian community in Dubai and Gulf has been enamored of such wedding experiences and the effect is no less among the people in the Arab world. In order to tap the booming wedding market in the Gulf region, an Indian weddin...

RBI to banks: Be careful while opening accounts under PMJDY<br/>

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has cautioned the banks to be more careful while opening accounts under the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana. The Executive Director of the RBI, Mr. P.Vijay Bhaskar told at a seminar in Kolkata on Friday that a single individual can open multiple accounts in different b...

India's foodgrain production projected to drop by 7 %<br/>

Govt extends date of 2nd Installment of Advance Tax for taxpayers in J&K

Government has extended the date of second Installment of Advance Tax for companies and first installment for others from 15th September to 15th December for Jammu and Kashmir due to flood. In a press release the Central Board of Direct Taxes, CBTD, said that the taxpayers can now pay their installm...

Govt extends date of 2nd Installment of Advance Tax for taxpayers to Dec 15 in J&K

Government has extended the date of second Installment of Advance Tax for companies and first installment for others from 15th September to 15th December for Jammu and Kashmir due to flood. In a press release the Central Board of Direct Taxes, CBTD, said that the taxpayers can now pay their installm...

RBI to do away with need to return paid govt cheques to depts

Aiming to enhance efficiency of cheque clearing system, the Reserve Bank has decided to do away with the requirement of returning back paid government cheques to the concerned departments.In a notification issued from Mumbai on Thursday, RBI said that government cheques would be cleared through CTS ...

Textiles Min approves setting up of 13 textile parks

Textiles Ministry has approved setting up of 13 textile parks entailing minimum investment of 100 crore rupees each. Addressing a function in New Delhi on Thursday, Textile Minister Santosh Gangwar said the step will help to generate thousands of jobs.He also said that he has called a meeting of the...

New Delhi raises serious concern over repeated incursions on Indo-China border

India on Thursday, raised with China serious concerns over repeated incursions along the Line of Actual Control and sought early settlement of the boundary issue. In his media statement after talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the agreement betwee...

New Delhi raises serious concern over repeated incidents on Indo-China border

India on Thursday, raised with China serious concerns over repeated incursions along the Line of Actual Control and sought early settlement of the boundary issue. In his media statement after talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the agreement betwee...