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December 10, 2017 1:43 AM

Centre will soon issue universal ID cards to persons with disabilities

Union minister Krishan Pal Gurjar said that Centre will soon issue universal ID cards to persons with disabilities which will be valid throughout India. <br/><br/>At present, an identity card issued by a state is not considered valid in another state, which causes inconvenience to people...

December 10, 2017 1:41 AM

ASEAN India Connectivity Summit to begin in New Delhi from Monday

The ASEAN India Connectivity Summit(AICS) will begin in New Delhi from Monday. The theme of the two day Summit is Powering Digital and Physical Linkages for Asia in the 21st Century. <br/><br/>The AICS aims at accelerating existing connectivity prospects, identifying issues of concern, e...

December 9, 2017 9:48 PM

Campaigning for 2nd phase of polling in Gujarat picks up pace

Polling for first phase of assembly elections in Gujarat in 89 constituencies concluded peacefully this evening. Over 68 per cent voter turnout was recorded in this phase till 5 PM and the final figure may go up. The first phase covered Saurashtra, Kutch and South Gujarat.<br/><br/>A tot...

December 9, 2017 8:22 PM

ISRO planning to launch Chandrayaan-II in Q1 2018

Indian Space Research Organisation is planning to launch Chandrayaan-II in the first quarter of next year. The space agency's second indigenous mission to the earth's satellite will be equipped with upgraded domestic space technology. ISRO Chairman, Kiran Kumar told media at the sidelines ...

December 9, 2017 8:16 PM

Direct tax collections rise 14.4% during April&apos;November

Direct tax collections has registered a growth of 14.4 per cent during April to November of this fiscal. Central Board of Direct Taxes in a statement said, tax collections up to November this year stood at 4.8 lakh crore rupees, which is 14.4 per cent higher than the net collections for the correspo...

December 9, 2017 7:35 PM

CJI calls for giving primacy to institutional arbitration

Chief Justice of India Justice Dipak Misra has said that if India has to become the hub of arbitration, institutional arbitration has to be given primacy. <br/><br/>Addressing an international conference on Arbitration in the era of globalization in New Delhi today, Justice Misra said, I...

December 9, 2017 5:40 PM

Direct tax collections rise 14.4% during April&apos;November

Direct tax collections has registered a growth of 14.4 per cent during April to November of this fiscal. Central Board of Direct Taxes in a statement said, tax collections up to November this year stood at 4.8 lakh crore rupees, which is 14.4 per cent higher than the net collections for the correspo...

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