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Digital Payments is to ensure more people benefit from technology : Anurag
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): Launch of Digital India and Digital Payments will ensure more people can benefit from technology, especially in rural areas, Minister of State for Finance and Corporate Affairs Anurag Singh Thakur said.
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Some people creating false narratives, say Kangana Ranaut and Prasoon Josh
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), July 26 (ANI): After bashing celebrities who expressed concerns over mob lynching, actor Kangana Ranaut and CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi on Friday said the country is moving in the right direction, and that a section is unwilling to accept the mandate given to the present gove
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Sixty-two celebs pen open letter against 'selective outrage' over mob lync
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 26 (ANI): Sixty-two personalities, including actor Kangana Ranaut, CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi and classical dancer Sonal Mansingh, have written an open letter against the "selective outrage and false narratives" of celebrities who had earlier penned an open letter to
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Mob lynching has become an epidemic: Swara Bhasker
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 25 (ANI): Actor Swara Bhasker, known for speaking her mind on various socio-political issues, said it's hard to "turn our face away from the harsh reality" of increasing cases of mob lynching in the country.
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Income Tax Day: Sitharaman asks tax officers to deal firmly with tax evade
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday exhorted the income tax officers to be prompt in redressing the grievances of the taxpayers and expand the tax base in a non-intrusive manner.
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LS passes bill to curb illicit deposits, Thakur says priority to depositor
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi, July 24 (ANI): Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill that will help tackle the menace of illicit deposit schemes in the country with Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur stating that the first claim to recovered money will be of depositors and their data will not be shared.
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LS passes Bill to tackle illicit deposit schemes
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed a Bill that will help tackle the menace of illicit deposit schemes in the country.
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Aparna Sen on lynching cases: 'Secular fabric of country being ruined'
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 24 (ANI): Filmmaker Aparna Sen, one of the 49 signatories of an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi protesting incidents of lynchings in the name of religion on Wednesday alleged that the "secular fabric of our country is being ruined."
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49 celebrities write to PM over incidents of lynching, seek 'exemplary pun
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 24 (ANI): As many as 49 celebrities from different fields including singer Shubha Mudgal, actor Konkona Sen Sharma and filmmakers Shyam Benegal, Anurag Kashyap and Mani Ratnam, among others, have written an open letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi over incidents
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Amalgamation will bring efficiency in RRBs, says MoS for Finance Anurag
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Amalgamation will bring about better efficiency of scale, higher productivity, improved financial health of the Regional Rural Banks (RRBs) and greater credit flow to rural areas, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur told the Lok Sabha on Tuesday.
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Amid speculations of joining BJP, Neeraj Shekhar seen with party's senior
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): Amid strong speculations of him joining the BJP, former Samajwadi Party leader Neeraj Shekhar was seen with Union Minister Anurag Thakur in the Parliament premises on Tuesday morning.
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Rs 15,310.73 billion returned from circulation post-demonetisation
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): The total value of specified bank notes returned from circulation during 2016-'17 was Rs 15,310.73 billion, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Monday.
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