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October 26, 2016 7:03 PM

Jaitley favours cess over additional tax for compensating States

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today favoured levy of cess on tobacco and luxury products to compensate States for loss of revenue on Goods and Services Tax, GST. He said, cost of funding for compensation through an additional tax would be exorbitantly high and almost unbearable.<br/><br/&gt...

October 26, 2016 6:23 PM

HC bans toll collection from commuters using Noida, Delhi Expressway

The Allahabad High court has banned the toll collection from commuters using Noida Delhi Expressway, DND, with immediate effect. In its order, the bench of Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Arun Tandon, said that the contract between Noida Authority and the private company engaged in toll collectio...

October 26, 2016 6:12 PM

Centre committed to provide LPG as clean cooking fuel through PMUY

Centre is committed to provide LPG as a clean cooking fuel across India through Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has said, more than 90 Lakh new connections have been released to the women from BPL households in the last 6 months. It said, safety of LPG consumers and...

October 26, 2016 6:06 PM

Govt launches Biotech-KISAN scheme to empower farmers, especially women

Science and Technology Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan today launched a new initiatives Biotech-KISAN (Krishi Innovation Science Application Network) to empower farmers, especially women. Under the scheme, fellowship will be given to women farmers for training and education in the farm practice. <br/&g...

October 26, 2016 6:06 PM

India to provide LED bulbs, equipment to Vanuatu as a grant

India will provide LED bulbs and other energy efficient equipment worth nearly 1.34 crore rupees to Pacific island nation Vanuatu as a grant. Power Minister Piyush Goyal, who is on a two-day visit to Vanuatu informed this. Mr Goyal held talks with Prime Minister of Vanuatu Charlot Salwai Tabimasmas ...

October 26, 2016 5:14 PM

India notifies revised double tax avoidance agreement with S Korea

India has notified the revised double tax avoidance agreement, DTAA with South Korea. The revised DTAA aims at avoiding the burden of double taxation for taxpayers of two countries in order to promote and thereby stimulate flow of investment, technology and services between India and Korea. An offic...

October 26, 2016 5:13 PM

Court to pronounce order on charge against ex-Coal Secy, others

A special court in Delhi will next month decide whether to put former Coal Secretary H C Gupta, two senior public servants and others on trial in a coal scam case relating to alleged irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand coal block to a private firm. Special CBI Judge Bharat Parashar put u...

October 26, 2016 4:42 PM

Social media becoming important in people's learning strategy: VP

Vice President Hamid Ansari said that library has to work as equaliser to provide larger participation of society in knowledge driven goal. Inaugurating a national convention at Tezpur University in Assam today, he said that library could also play a role in narrowing gap between rich and poor. Mr.A...

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