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April 27, 2016 1:00 PM

India says, Pakistan should take action to deal with terrorism from its soil

New Delhi says that it has a clear-cut foreign policy towards Islamabad. Talking to reporters outside parliament, Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office Jitender Singh said, India's stand on terrorism is well known and the neighbouring country should take action to deal with the ...

April 27, 2016 12:30 PM

SC asks FinMin to explain NPAs recovery mechanism

Supreme Court has asked Union Finance Ministry to inform it about the mechanism in place for recovery of huge Non-Performing Assets (NPAs). The apex court asked the ministry to inform as to what safeguards it is bringing in to curb bad debt. Supreme Court also observed that if the present system wou...

April 27, 2016 8:24 AM

IT dept to pay interest on TDS refund

Income Tax department will now add interest amount to a delayed refund made on excess Tax Deducted at Source (TDS) deductions and will also not litigate with the deductor on this issue in the future. Central Board of Direct Taxes yesterday issued a directive in this regard to the assessing officers ...

April 27, 2016 8:14 AM

SC asks FinMin to explain NPAs recovery mechanism

Supreme Court has asked Union Finance Ministry to inform it about the mechanism in place for recovery of huge Non-Performing Assets (NPAs). The apex court asked the ministry to inform as to what safeguards it is bringing in to curb bad debt. Supreme Court also observed that if the present system wou...

April 27, 2016 8:03 AM

PM sends central team to assess landslide damage in Arunachal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has instructed a two-member Central Team to rush to Arunachal Pradesh for an on-the-spot-assessment of damage in the wake of the recent landslide in Tawang District. The team comprises a Senior Advisor in the Niti Aayog and a Joint Secretary from the Ministry of Home Aff...

April 27, 2016 8:02 AM

Countdown for launch of IRNSS 1G progressing smoothly

The countdown for the launch of India&apos;s seventh navigation satellite IRNSS 1G on-board PSLV C33 is progressing smoothly in Sriharikota. The satellite will be launched tomorrow 12.50 PM. The operational life of the satellite will be 12 years. <br/><br/>The first launch pad of the nat...

April 27, 2016 7:55 AM

President embarks on two-nation tour to Papua New Guinea and New Zealand

President Pranab Mukherjee is embarking on a two-nation tour to Papua New Guinea and New Zealand today. A high level delegation including Minister of State for Agriculture Sanjeev Balyan is accompanying the President on the five day visit, which is aimed at energising and upgrading bilateral relatio...

April 26, 2016 9:48 PM

Javadekar orders fire safety audit of all museums in wake of FICCI incident

Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar has described the FICCI building fire mishap as unfortunate and ordered a safety audit of all museums under his ministry. Visiting the FICCI building in New Delhi today, Mr. Javadekar said this is a rented property. Its not the Ministry's property, but a F...

April 26, 2016 9:00 PM

India committed to peace, stability in Afghanistan: V K Singh

India today reaffirmed its commitment to peace and stability of Afghanistan and said the war-ravaged country can emerge as a hub of trade and energy arteries. <br/><br/>Addressing Senior officials Meeting of the Heart of Asia Istanbul Process in New Delhi, Minister of State for External ...

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