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November 16, 2015 7:48 AM

Swachh Bharat cess: PAN card gets costlier by Re 1

With the imposition of the Swachh Bharat cess, getting a new Permanent Account Number (PAN) card for income tax purposes has become costlier .Under revised charges, a PAN card, issued by the Income Tax department will now be costing 107 rupees instead of 106 rupees.<br/><br/>The new cess...

November 16, 2015 7:47 AM

Swacch Bharat cess: 4.35% hike in upper class Railway fares

Railway fares for travel in the upper class categories will go up by 4.35 per cent. Passenger have to pay, the newly-levied Swachh Bharat cess of 0.5 per cent more in service tax. <br/><br/>According to a rail ministry circular, fares will go up by 4.35 per cent for First Class and all A...

November 16, 2015 7:39 AM

Army chief to embark on four-day Japan visit from today

Army chief General Dalbir Singh will embark on a four-day goodwill visit to Japan from today as part of the ongoing high-level exchanges between the two countries. The visit assumes special significance in light of the increasing defence cooperation between the two countries. An official release sai...

November 16, 2015 7:30 AM

Akhlesh Yadav hints at Bihar like Mahagatbandhan for UP assembly polls

In Uttar Pradesh, triggering a frenzied speculation about the political realignment in ?the state before 2017 assembly polls, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has said that a Bihar-like?'M?ahagathbandhan' can't be ruled out in the state?. UP Chief Minister was speaking to media person in...

November 16, 2015 7:24 AM

Railways to float all tenders online from early next year

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has said that by early next year, all tendering for Indian Railways will be done online. He said, they are trying to ensure that whole process of the railways is transparent. Speaking in Margao after flagging off Rajdhani Express connecting Goa to New Delhi, Mr Prabhu ...

November 16, 2015 6:59 AM

India, Australia complete formalities for civil nuclear pact

India and Australia have announced the completion of procedures for bringing the two-nation nuclear deal into force. It was finalized at the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi with his Australian counterpart Malcolm Turnbull on the sidelines of the G-20 Summit at Antalya in Turke...

November 16, 2015 6:54 AM

Petrol price hiked by 36 paise; diesel up 87 paise

Petrol price has been hiked by 36 paise a litre, while the price of diesel has gone up by 87 paise per litre. The new rates came into effect midnight last night. With this, now petrol will cost Rs 61.06 a litre in Delhi, Rs 66.39 in Kolkata, Rs 68.13 in Mumbai and Rs 61.38 in Chennai. While Diesel w...

November 16, 2015 6:53 AM

Indo-Bangla Home Secretary level talks to begin today

Home Secretary level talks between India and Bangladesh will begin today in Dhaka. Indian delegation will be led by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Mehrishi. Senior officers of Ministry of Home Affairs and Director General, BSF will also participate in the two-day talks.

November 15, 2015 8:55 PM

Nadda inaugurates AMRIT outlet at AIIMS in New Delhi

Health Minister J P Nadda today inaugurated the Affordable Medicines and Reliable Implants for Treatment (AMRIT) outlet at AIIMS in New Delhi . The retail outlet will sell drugs for cancer and heart diseases at highly discounted rates. Speaking on the occasion, Mr Nadda said,the AMRIT pharmacy would...

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