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May 13, 2017 8:23 AM

Light Combat aircraft Tejas successfully test-fires air-to-air missile

Light combat aircraft 'Tejas' has successfully test-fired an air-to-air missile, paving the way for powering the indigenously-built aircraft with missiles having beyond visual range (BVR) capabilities. The test-firing was conducted on a manoeuvrable aerial target at the interim test range ...

May 13, 2017 8:14 AM

Election Commission to hold future elections using EVMs with VVPAT

Election Commission has said, it will hold all future elections using Electronic Voting Machines with Voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT). Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi told this to reporters after holding an all-party meeting in New Delhi yesterday.<br/><br/>The meeting...

May 13, 2017 8:06 AM

EC to hold future elections using EVMs with VVPAT

Election Commission has said, it will hold all future elections using Electronic Voting Machines with Voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT). Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi told this to reporters after holding an all-party meeting in New Delhi yesterday.<br/><br/>The meeting...

May 13, 2017 5:55 AM

GST best bet for states to improve finances: RBI

RBI has said, the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) will have economy-wide ramifications and holds the best bet for state governments to improve their finances without cutting productive expenditure. <br/><br/><br/>The apex bank said this in its report titled, 'Stat...

May 13, 2017 5:23 AM

EC to hold all future elections using EVMs with VVPAT

The Election Commission has said, it will hold all future elections using Electronic Voting Machines with Voter-verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT). Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi told this to reporters after holding an all-party meeting in New Delhi yesterday. <br/><br/><br...

May 13, 2017 5:23 AM

Over Rs 1000 cr hawala racket unearthed in Vizag by IT deptt

The Income Tax department has unearthed a hawala racket of over 1,000 crore rupees, in which about a dozen shell companies from Vishakhapatnam and few other cities indulged in illegal foreign exchange dealings. <br/><br/><br/>Officials said, the sleuths of the department conducted ...

May 13, 2017 4:47 AM

Conscious decision taken against Justice CS Karnan: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court has said, a conscious decision was taken to sentence Calcutta High Court judge Justice CS Karnan to six months imprisonment by holding him guilty of contempt of court. <br/><br/><br/>A bench, headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar, said seven judges of the apex court a...

May 13, 2017 4:35 AM

Aadhaar not mandatory for PAN, ITR in J&K, Assam and Meghalaya: Govt

Government has exempted the residents of Jammu and Kashmir, Assam, Meghalaya and citizens above 80 years from mandatory quoting of Aadhaar to obtain PAN cards and file tax returns. In a notification, the Finance Ministry said, the exemption has been given to an individual who does not possess the Aa...

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