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April 5, 2017 8:26 PM
The government today allowed duty free import of up to five lakh tonnes of raw sugar to boost domestic supplies and check price rise. According to a notification tabled in Parliament, the duty-free imports will be allowed until 12th of June. <br/><br/>It said that southern ports will be ...
April 5, 2017 8:16 PM
Minister for Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawarchand Gehlot today introduced the Constitution (123rd Amendment) Bill in the Lok Sabha. The bill seeks to create a new commission with constitutional powers for the OBCs at par with the National Commissions for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes....
April 5, 2017 8:15 PM
Indian Coast Guard apprehended seven Sri Lankan fishermen when they were fishing in Indian territorial waters near Thoothukudi. They will be brought to Thoothukudi tonight according to coast guard sources. AIR correspondent reports that Sri Lankan fishermen were apprehended by Indian Coast Guard whe...
April 5, 2017 8:12 PM
Sri Lankan Navy has extended its gratitude for Indian High Commission in Colombo and Indian navy for their prompt response in rescue operations of a container ship off the Sri Lankan coast. <br/><br/>It said in a statement that the dousing operations are still underway with the unprecede...
April 5, 2017 8:11 PM
Parliament has passed the Employees Compensation (Amendment) Bill, 2016 with Lok Sabha approving the amendments made by the Rajya Sabha. <br/><br/>The bill provides for payment of compensation to the employees and their defendants in case of injury by industrial accidents including occup...
April 5, 2017 8:11 PM
Congress today said the GST regime is complicated as it has five slab of taxes. Briefing media in New Delhi, party spokesman Rajeev Gowda said, it should have had one rate and a deviation upwards or downwards instead of so many slabs. <br/><br/>Mr Gowda said the cesses included in the GS...
April 5, 2017 8:11 PM
Government has dismissed Congress allegations that it is seeking to scuttle the RTI Act through certain rules describing the charges as blatant lie. It said the proposed rules contain some provisions which rather empower the applicants under the RTI Act. <br/><br/>Briefing reporters in N...
April 5, 2017 8:10 PM
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will lay the foundation stone of a multi-modal terminal on the River Ganga at Sahebganj in Jharkhand tomorrow. The terminal is an important component of the development of the National Waterway-1 from Varanasi to Haldia. <br/><br/>The state of the art termina...
April 5, 2017 8:08 PM
Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh today moved the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi High Court verdict refusing to quash a disproportionate assets case against him, and accused the NDA government of political vendetta. Seeking immediate stay of the high court order, he has claimed th...
April 5, 2017 8:08 PM
The Supreme Court today dismissed the Karnataka government's plea seeking review of its verdict by which it had abated the proceedings in a disproportionate assets case against late J Jayalalithaa.<br/><br/>The Karnataka government had moved the apex court against its February 14 ju...
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