Govt sets aside Rs 10000 cr service tax demand notices on IT firms
AMN In a relief to IT companies, government has set aside a 10,000 crore rupee service tax demand notices on IT companies. In a statement, the Finance Ministry said, as…
Russia’s presidential election to take place on March 18
Russia’s presidential election will take place on 18th March following a vote in the upper chamber of the country’s parliament. President Vladimir Putin last week ended weeks of speculation, saying…
Donald Trump should resign, says Indian-American senator Kamala
AMN Kamala Harris, the first Indian-American senator, has called for Donald Trump’s resignation, becoming the seventh lawmaker to demand it amid resurfaced allegations of sexual misconduct against the US President.…
Pakistan SC rejects petition seeking disqualification of Imran Khan
WEB DESK Pakistan’s Supreme Court today rejected a petition seeking the disqualification of cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan as a parliamentarian in a foreign funding case, but ruled against his close aide.…
SC refuses Cong plea for counting of VVPAT slips in Gujrat
AMN The Supreme Court today refused to entertain a plea of the Gujarat Congress seeking counting of at least 20 per cent of the paper trail slips manually along with…
Delhi HC denies interim stay on Sharad Yadav’s disqualification as MP
AMN The Delhi High Court today refused to pass an interim order on a plea for a stay on former JD(U) president Sharad Yadav’s disqualification as a Rajya Sabha member.…
Govt to bear MDR charges up to Rs 2000 made through debit cards
AMN / NEW DELHI The government has decided to bear the Merchant Discount Rate (MDR) charges on transactions up to 2,000 rupees made through debit cards, BHIM UPI or Aadhaar-enabled…
Modi Govt Sanctions Rs 2600 Crore for Leather Industry
Cabinet approves special package for employment generation in leather and footwear sector ANDALIB AKHTER /NEW DELHI At the time when country is facing acute shortage of leather, the BJP government…
Rajya Sabha adjourned over PM remarks, disqualification of MPs
Bisheshwar Mishra/ NEW DELHI On the opening day of the winter session, the Rajya Sabha was today adjourned three times. First on Janata Dal-U MPs disqualification issue raised by Congress…
Don’t say ‘beg’, we are a free nation: Naidu tells ministers in RS
AMN / New Delhi Vice President of India and chairmain Rajya Sabha, M Venkaiah Naidu today asked ministers and members not to use colonial terms ‘Beg’ while laying papers on…