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October 1, 2015 1:00 PM

Black Money: Govt collects Rs 3,770 crore from over 600 stash holders

Government has received an amount of Rs 3,770 crore from 638 declarations under the onetime black money compliance window which was closed yesterday. This was informed by an official statement issued by the Ministry of Finance today. It also said these figure are subjected to final reconciliation. &...

October 1, 2015 11:26 AM

Black Money: Govt collects Rs 3,770 crore from over 600 stash holders

Government has received an amount of Rs 3,770 crore from 638 declarations under the onetime black money compliance window which was closed yesterday. This was informed by an official statement issued by the Ministry of Finance today. It also said these figure are subjected to final reconciliation. &...

October 1, 2015 10:51 AM

Coal scam: Court orders framing of charges against former Coal secy, others

A special court today ordered framing of charges against former coal secretary H C Gupta and five others in a coal scam case pertaining to alleged irregularities in allocation of coal block in Madhya Pradesh.<br/><br/>Besides Gupta, the court ordered framing of charges against two senior...

October 1, 2015 10:50 AM

PM greets people of China on National Day

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has greeted people of China on their National Day today. In a tweet, Mr Modi said, there have been strong linkages between India and China for years and together both nations can make the world a much better place. He said, the growth of India and China offers a great op...

October 1, 2015 10:50 AM

Truckers go on nationwide strike against toll system

Truckers around the country proceeded on a nationwide indefinite strike this morning on the call of All India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) to protest against the present toll system. The transporters went on strike after talks between the government and AIMTC delegation failed yesterday as the t...

October 1, 2015 8:18 AM

Lorry owners, agents go on nation-wide strike

Lorry owners nationwide have started their indefinite strike in demand of removing tolls in national highways. Speaking to reporters at Namakkal, Tamil Nadu Lorry owners Sammelan President Nallathamby said, more than 92 lakh lorries all over India will not be plying as part of the strike. He said, i...

October 1, 2015 8:12 AM

Growth of eight core sectors increases to 2.6% in August

The growth of eight core sectors increased to 2.6 per cent in August after a slower 1.1 per cent in July. The 2.2 per cent cumulative growth in April to August, however, still remains less than the corresponding figure previous year, which was 5.6 per cent.<br/><br/>According to the data...

October 1, 2015 8:11 AM

Bihar election: EC bans exit polls from October 12

The Election Commission has banned the publication and dissemination of exit polls of any kind from the 12th of this month, when voting for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections will be held, till the 5th of next month, when polling for the fifth and last phase will take place. <br/>...

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