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May 19, 2017 6:08 PM

No impact of GST on renewables, no need for lower taxes: Piyush Goyal

Power Minister Piyush Goyal today said there was no need for lower taxes to encourage clean energy and the GST regime will have no impact on power rates. <br/><br/>However, the minister is hopeful that lower GST rate of 5 per cent on coal, compared to existing 11.69 per cent, would help ...

May 19, 2017 5:15 PM

Minister of Railways inspects Rake of Tejas train

Rail Minister Suresh Prabhu today inspected the rake of Tejas Train. The Tejas Express is a semi high speed train having modern on board facilities, enhanced passenger comfort and showcases the future of Train travel in India. It is set to be introduced soon. <br/><br/>The first rake com...

May 19, 2017 4:45 PM

CIC to dispose off all cases filed upto 2015 by September this year

Chief Information Commissioner, RK Mathur, today said, Central Information Commission (CIC) will dispose off all cases filed upto 2015 by September this year.<br/><br/>Speaking at a seminar in New Delhi, he said, E-court initiative of CIC has hastened the process of disposing of cases, a...

May 19, 2017 4:44 PM

Prisoners' right to meet lawyers violated; High Court seeks DG's reply

An order restricting lawyers from meeting their undertrial clients in the Tihar Jail to once a week has been challenged in the Delhi High Court. A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gitta Mittal and Justice Navin Chawla directed Tihar DG Sudhir Yadav to file a status report also indicating the facilities...

May 19, 2017 1:53 PM

EVM tampering row: EC to hold live demo of EVMs, VVPATs tomorrow

Election Commission will hold a live demo of Electronic Voting Machines, EVMs, and VVPATs tomorrow in New Delhi. <br/><br/>The Commission will also hold a press conference on EVM Challenge. <br/>Last week, the poll body had formally thrown a challenge to political parties to prove ...

May 19, 2017 1:51 PM

52nd Annual Meetings of AfDB to be held in Gujarat

The 52nd Annual Meetings of the African Development bank (AfDB) will be held in?? Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 22nd to 26th of this month. This is the first time that the Annual Meetings of AfDB are being held in India. <br/><br/>These Meetings are the Bank&apos;s largest annual event and s...

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