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October 4, 2017 8:13 PM

Centre urges states to reduce VAT on Petrol & Diesel by 5 %

Centre has urged the state governments to reduce the VAT on Petrol and Diesel by five percent to provide more relief to the consumers. <br/><br/>Briefing reporters in New Delhi today, Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said, the states are ultimate beneficiary of taxes levied on Petro...

October 4, 2017 8:12 PM

Centre sets up high-level committee for water management in NE region

Centre has set up a high-level committee for proper management of water resources in the North-Eastern region . The Committee will be headed by NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Rajiv Kumar. <br/><br/>It will facilitate optimising benefits of appropriate water management in the form of hydro-elec...

October 4, 2017 8:12 PM

Govt takes note of decision of RBI Monetary Policy Committee

Government has taken note of the decision of the RBI Monetary Policy Committee to keep the policy rate and policy stance unchanged. <br/><br/>In a statement, Finance Ministry said, it has noted that this decision has been made in light of analysis which implies downward revision of the r...

October 4, 2017 8:11 PM

Take action to curb sale of adulterated food items : Paswan to states

Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Wednesday asked states to take action to curb sale of adulterated food items and poor quality gold jewellery during the festival season. <br/><br/>In a letter written to state governments, Mr. Paswan said, though the consumers are at...

October 4, 2017 8:00 PM

Tourism Ministry to organise Paryatan Parv from tomorrow

Tourism Ministry will organise Paryatan Parv from tomorrow. The parv is being organised with the objective of drawing focus on the benefits of tourism, showcasing the cultural diversity of the country and reinforcing the principle of Tourism for All. <br/><br/>Addressing a press conferen...

October 4, 2017 5:48 PM

BJP stage protest march against targeting of party workers in Kerala

Union Ministers Dr Jitendra Singh and Vijay Goel along with other BJP leaders staged a protest march in New Delhi today against targeting of the party workers in Kerala. Talking to reporters, Dr Singh alleged that the violence by the Left parties in Kerala is a blot on democracy. <br/><br/&...

October 4, 2017 5:21 PM

Rajnish Kumar appointed as SBI Chairman

Managing Director of State Bank of India (SBI), Rajnish Kumar has been appointed as the next chairman of the largest public sector bank. He will succeed Arundhati Bhattacharya, who is at present serving her one-year extension. Her term will end on Friday.Mr. Kumar's appointment was cleared by t...

October 4, 2017 5:21 PM

Cash-based economy works against poor & supports corruption: FM

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said a cash-based economy works against the poor and supports corruption. <br/><br/>He further said if an economy depends mostly on cash, the curse of cash hits the country leading to tax evasion and corruption. Besides a lot of terror activitie...

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