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February 7, 2017 7:58 AM

No queries on deposits of up to Rs 2.5 lakh: CBDT Chairman

Central Board of Direct Taxes Chairman Sushil Chandra has said that no questions will be asked about deposits of up to 2(point)5 lakh rupees during the demonetisation period and only those accounts will be probed who do not match tax returns.<br/><br/>Speaking in New Delhi yesterday, Mr....

February 7, 2017 7:41 AM

Only half UG & PG seats in engineering filled during 2015-16

As against a total intake of 18,22,932 seats in undergraduate and postgraduate engineering courses in the country, only 9,15,196 seats were filled during the academic year 2015-16. The information was provided by Minister of State for HRD Mahendra Nath Pandey in a written reply to a question in the ...

February 7, 2017 7:33 AM

NGT seeks response of Centre, TN govt & others on oil spill

A Bench of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought response of the Centre, the Tamil Nadu government and others on a plea seeking compensation for people affected by the recent oil spill off the coast of Tamil Nadu and seizure of the vessels involved in a collision. The Bench yesterday asked th...

February 7, 2017 6:58 AM

Centre following developments in H1-B visa matter: Sitharaman

Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said the Centre was following developments in the H1-B visa matter and her ministry would hold a meeting with industry stakeholders soon. Ms. Sitharaman said, the meeting would be convened soon after the parliament goes for recess. Her statements...

February 7, 2017 6:54 AM

5.8 magnitude earthquake jolts Uttarakhand

A moderate intensity earthquake measuring 5 (point) 8 on Richter scale hit Uttarakhand last night, with tremors were also felt in Delhi-NCR and other parts of northern India<br/><br/>Operations head at National Seismological Bureau JL Gautam said, the epicentre of the quake was Rudrapray...

February 7, 2017 6:53 AM

Commerce & Industry Ministry hails budget proposals for flagship programmes

The Commerce and Industry Ministry has hailed the budget proposals made for various flagship programmes of the Ministry. Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told news persons in New Delhi today that programmes like Make in India, Start Up, Stand Up India will get a major boost due to b...

February 6, 2017 9:13 PM

Apex court sets aside HC order on CBI probe against Tuki

The Supreme Court today set aside the Gauhati High Court order asking CBI to probe corruption allegations against former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Nabam Tuki and ordered a fresh hearing on the PIL.<br/><br/>A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice N V Ramana said th...

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