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7.62 lakh pieces of counterfeit currency detected: RBI

August 30, 2017 7:58 PM

7.62 lakh pieces of counterfeit currency detected: RBI

The Reserve Bank of India, RBI has revealed that 7.62 lakh pieces of counterfeit currency notes have been detected in 2016-17 as against 6.32 lakh in 2015-16. In its annual report, the RBI has said that detection of counterfeit notes was 20.4 per cent higher than the previous year.

Heavy rains claim four lives in Mumbai

August 30, 2017 7:55 PM

Heavy rains claim four lives in Mumbai

Four persons, including a three-year-old girl, were washed away in separate incidents following heavy rains in the Palghar district of Maharashtra. <br/><br/>Out of the four, body of the minor girl has been recovered so far, Palghar police said. In another incident, a youth fell into a s...

GST will also impact direct taxes: Jiatley

August 30, 2017 7:45 PM

GST will also impact direct taxes: Jiatley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said that the impact of GST will not only be on indirect taxes but also on direct taxes. He said today's mantra of taxation is that it will be paid if tax payers are honest. Mr. Jaitley was speaking at a book release function in New Delhi today. The Minister sa...

India, Canada to issue joint stamps with Diwali as theme

August 30, 2017 6:32 PM

India, Canada to issue joint stamps with Diwali as theme

India and Canada have mutually agreed to jointly issue a set of two Commemorative Postage Stamps on the theme Diwali. The joint stamps will be released on 21st of next month. An MoU has already been signed between department of Posts and Canada Post for this joint issue. <br/><br/>AIR co...

&apos;Heavy rains claim four lives in Mumbai

August 30, 2017 6:26 PM

&apos;Heavy rains claim four lives in Mumbai

Four persons were washed away in separate incidents in Mumbai following torrential rain since yesterday.<br/><br/>A senior police official said, the incidents were reported from Dahisar, Kandivli, Malad and Dadar areas. In another incident, one person was killed after the wall of a power...

Two FDI proposals approved: Commerce & Industry Ministry

August 30, 2017 6:25 PM

Two FDI proposals approved: Commerce & Industry Ministry

Commerce and Industry Ministry today said, it has approved two foreign direct investment proposals including that of Dyson International in the single brand retail sector. <br/><br/>Dyson International got an approval to carry out single brand retail trading of Dyson branded products in ...

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