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February 3, 2017 9:07 PM

Union Budget aims at making the country more tax compliant: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the union budget which was presented in the Parliament aims at making the country more tax compliant. Addressing post budget interactive session with representatives of Industry Associations in New Delhi, Mr Jaitley said, only 20 lakh people in the count...

February 3, 2017 8:36 PM

Chennai oil spill expected to be cleaned up in 2-3 days: Coast Guard

The Indian Coast Guard has said over 80 percent of the clean-up operation of the Chennai oil spill has been completed. The agency's Eastern Command Inspector General Rajan Bargotra told journalists on board its vessel ICGS Varad off the coast of Ennore near the city, the removal of the sludge a...

February 3, 2017 8:36 PM

Lok Sabha witnesses repeated adjournments on various issues

The Lok Sabha witnessed repeated adjournments today on various issues including the arrest of TMC MPs by CBI in chit-fund case. The TMC members protested in the House against the arrest of two of its MPs Sudip Bandyopadhyay and Tapas Paul by the CBI while the Congress MPs tried to raise the issue of...

February 3, 2017 8:35 PM

Aircel-Maxis case: ED moves Supreme Court against discharge of Maran brothers

The Enforcement Directorate today moved the Supreme Court urging it not to release the properties of Dayanidhi Maran and his brother Kalanithi, attached by it in the Aircel-Maxis deal case. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices N V Ramana and D Y Chandrachud asked the Special Public Prose...

February 3, 2017 8:31 PM

Center contemplating laws to contain black money: Venkaiah Naidu

Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a radical step for the transformation of the economy in the country. He said the Prime Minister wants to see that the cash transaction in the country is minimum. <br/&...

February 3, 2017 8:19 PM

3 ISI suspects sent to judicial custody till Feb 17

A special NIA court in Patna today sent three ISI suspects for their role in triggering train derailments to judicial custody till the 17th of this month. The suspects were arrested last month. They have been booked under Railway Act, Explosive Substance Act and the IPC.<br/><br/>The thr...

February 3, 2017 8:17 PM

PM takes radical step for transformation of economy: Venkaiah Naidu

Minister for Information and Broadcasting and Urban Development M Venkaiah Naidu said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has taken a radical step for the transformation of the economy in the country. He said the Prime Minister wants to see that the cash transaction in the country is minimum. <br/&...

February 3, 2017 6:36 PM

CBSE scraps open textbook based assessment for classes 9 and 11

Two years after it was introduced, the Central Board of Secondary Education, CBSE, has decided that students of class IX and XI can no longer carry textbooks to examination halls from this academic year. <br/><br/>Quoting official sources, PTI reports that this practice was hindering dev...

February 3, 2017 6:35 PM

Nearly 50 per cent rise in air safety violations by crew in 2016: DGCA

The aviation regulator DGCA has said that there were 422 air safety violations by the crew of various air operators this year, a rise of nearly 50 per cent from last year, resulting in de-rostering of 42 pilots besides suspension of 272 crew members. In addition, 108 crew members were issued warning...

February 3, 2017 6:35 PM

Union Budget aims at making the country more tax compliant: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said that the union budget which was presented in the Parliament aims at making the country more tax compliant. Addressing post budget interactive session with representatives of Industry Associations in New Delhi, Mr Jaitley said, only 20 lakh people in the count...

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