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December 16, 2011 7:29 PM

CAG: Govt has tax demand of 1.96 lakh crore, 84% cannot be realised

Comptroller and Auditor General, CAG today said the government has a huge tax demand of 1.96 lakh crore rupees, of which 84 per cent cannot be realised due to various reasons like death, insolvency and liquidation of company.The CAG report tabled in Parliament said even the huge tax arrears pending ...

December 16, 2011 7:13 PM

Sports persons now eligible for Bharat Ratna

Government has modified rules to pave way for eligibility of sportspersons for Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award of the country.Sports Minister Ajay Maken told reporters in New Delhi that the new rules provide that for performance of highest order in any field of human endeavour Bharat Ratna ...

December 16, 2011 7:13 PM

Vijay Diwas celebrated with patriotic zeal in Shillong

Vijay Diwas was celebrated in Shillong, marking victory of IndianArmed Forces over Pakistan Forces 40 years ago culminatinginto creation of Bangladesh.Major General V Saraswat led the celebration by laying the wreath at the War Memorial in Pine Walk Area in the city. A colorful ceremonial parade was...

December 16, 2011 7:06 PM

CAG: Direct taxes amounting to 2.29 lakh crore not collected in 2009-10

Comptroller and Auditor General of India, CAG, has said that 54 per cent of total direct tax collection amounting to 2.29 lakh crore rupees has not been collected in 2009-10.Talking to media on the report of Recovery of Arrears of Tax in New Delhi today, Deputy CAG, Mr. J. N. Gupta said that direct ...

December 16, 2011 6:38 PM

Vijay Diwas celebrated with patriotic zeal in Shillong

Vijay Diwas was celebrated in Shillong, marking victory of IndianArmed Forces over Pakistan Forces 40 years ago culminatinginto creation of Bangladesh.Major General V Saraswat led the celebration by laying the wrath at the War Memorial in Pine Walk Area in the city. A colorful ceremonial parade was ...

December 16, 2011 5:56 PM

Blackbox of crashed Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft retrieved

The flight data recorder commonly known as 'blackbox', of the Sukhoi-30 MKI fighter aircraft which crashed in Pune earlier this week, has been retrieved.An Indian Air Force spokesman from the Lohegaon air base said today that the data is being analysed.The spokesman said, the base, which is home to ...

December 16, 2011 5:56 PM

Wakf to expand; inclusion of women, professionals & experts on anvil

A Parliamentary panel has recommended enlarging the composition of the Central Wakf Council to include women, professionals and experts.The Select Committee of the Rajya Sabha on the Wakf (Amendment) Bill, 2010, in its report presented to Parliament today, recommended the conditional transfer of the...

December 16, 2011 4:45 PM

Jayanti: Govt. achieves major success at Durban Climate Change meet

Government today said it has achieved major success at the Durban Climate Change meet with the parties to the Conference deciding that the Kyoto Protocol to continue for another five years till 2017. Environment Minister Jayanti Natrajan said in a statement in the Lok Sabha that a process would begi...

December 16, 2011 4:25 PM

2G scam case: Siddharth Behura’s bail plea rejected

Former Telecom Secretary Siddharth Behura has been denied bail by the Delhi High Court in the 2G spectrum allocation scam. Behura was arrested in for his alleged role along with former Telecom Minister A Raja in February.The same court earlier on November 28 had granted bail to five other co-accused...

December 16, 2011 2:17 PM

Vijay Diwas being commemorated today

Vijay Diwas is being commemorated today to mark the Indian victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war. It is celebrated to remember the brave soldiers of the Indian armed forces who laid down their lives fighting for the nation in the war.The day is also observed in Bangladesh as Bijoy Dibosh.

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