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Govt may increase customs duty on certain components in Union Budget 2021:
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 27 (ANI): Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will present the Narendra Modi led NDA government's eighth budget amid the Covid-19 pandemic and under the unprecedented economic crisis triggered by it. This time, the Central Government may increase the custo
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Congress slams Center over petrol, diesel price hike
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 24 (ANI): Attacking Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Central government over the rise of petrol and diesel price, the Congress party on Sunday alleged that excise duty on diesel has been hiked by 820 per cent and 258 per cent on petrol in the last six years.
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Uttarakhand govt to increase ex-gratia for kin of soldiers killed in actio
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], January 24 (ANI): Uttarakhand Chief Minister Trivendra Singh Rawat has announced that an ex-gratia granted to the families of soldiers, who lose their lives on the line of duty, will be increased to Rs 15 lakh from Rs 10 lakh.
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Stalled: The Gold Rush
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 22 (ANI/Mediawire): We Indians love gold. We like wearing it, we like keeping it, we like gifting it. If estimates are to be believed, Gold reserves held by households and religious temples in India is anywhere between 25,000-30,000 tonnes, much of it passed down t
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We learn from all incidents, says CRPF DG on deaths of senior officers dur
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 18 (ANI): Reacting to the incidents where some senior Central Reserve Police Force officer were killed in the line of duty, the Director-General of the force, Anand Prakash Maheshwari on Monday said the dynamics inside the force always keep changing and there is
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SC seeks reply from Union govt, 61 firms on PIL alleging duty evasion in i
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 16 (ANI): On a PIL filed by a lawyer, Manohar Lal Sharma, alleging duty evasion in Iron ore exports to China, Supreme Court had recently issued notice to the Union of India (UOI) and 61 iron exporting firms including Essar Steel and Jindal Steel and Power.
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Two police officers charged in connection with US Capitol riot
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Virginia [US], January 14 (ANI): Two off-duty police officers in Virginia have been charged in connection with the US Capitol Hill riot.
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Kejriwal promises free COVID-19 vaccine if Centre fails to do so
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 13 (ANI): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday announced that the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government will provide coronavirus vaccine free to the people of Delhi if the Centre fails to do so.
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Trump orders US flag at half-mast in respect of fallen Capitol officers
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 11 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Sunday (local time) ordered the flag of the United States be flown half-mast at the White House and all federal buildings, grounds, and embassies to honour Capitol Police officers Brian Sicknick and Howard Liebengood, who were b
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NCTC appeals PM Modi to remove anti-dumping duty on viscose staple fibre
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10 (ANI): The National Committee on Textiles and Clothing (NCTC) has appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to remove the anti-dumping duty on viscose staple fibre (VSF) and redressal of VSF spun yarn availability and price issues to prevent job losses across the
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Delhi Govt school teachers included in frontline workers for Covid-19 vacc
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 9 (ANI): Teachers of government schools in the national capital engaged in Covid-19 duty will be placed in the category of frontline workers and will be vaccinated on priority, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said on Saturday.
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India sees cooperation on COVID-19 vaccine with neighbours as duty: MEA
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): With the country set to roll out vaccine against coronavirus, the External Affairs Ministry on Friday said India has been at the forefront of global response in the common fight against the disease by providing medicines and other essential supplies and
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