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GST on cigarettes to remain 28 percent, clarifies Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Clearing the air regarding the final Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate levied on cigarettes, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday reiterated that the earlier proposed figure of 28 percent will remain and so will the five percent ad valorem, as part of th
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Disturbed with White House leaks, Trump's family urges him to oust Pr
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], July 12 (ANI): Amidst the ongoing tension over leaks coming from the White House, three influential figures of the White House have privately suggested United States President Donald Trump to oust his Chief of Staff Reince Priebus.
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Nearly 15 pct growth in direct tax collections for fiscal 2017-18: CBDT
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 6 (ANI): Provisional figures for direct tax collections up to June, 2017 show net collection at Rs. 1.42 lakh crore, which was 14.8 percent higher than net collection for the corresponding period of last year.
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Tej Pratap Yadav provided wrong figures during 2015 elections: Sushil Modi
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 3 (ANI): After meeting Election Commission of India (ECI) seeking disqualification of Bihar Health Minister Tej Pratap Yadav as MLA, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation led by senior party leader Sushil Modi asserted that when filing nomination letter for 2015
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Sensex crosses 31,500 mark, hits all-time high of 31,522
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 22 (ANI): The Bombay Stock Exchange's (BSE) sensex on Thursday witnessed an all-time high of 31,522 points, recording a suge of over 200 points since the opening figure.
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Remember Trump's 'covfefe'? Now it's an official act!
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New York [US], June. 13 (ANI): With the world still befuddled trying to figure out the meaning of 'covfefe'- a term seemingly coined by President Donald Trump, the word has now become an official bill.
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Telangana CM recalls Telugu poet Reddy's services
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 12 (ANI): Expressing his deep condolence, Telangana Chief Minister K. Chandrasekhar Rao on Monday recalled late Telugu poet C. Narayana Reddy's service as a teacher, literary figure, poet, film lyricist as well as Member of the Rajya Sabha.
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BJP is India's biggest Non Performing Asset: Congress
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 2 (ANI): The Congress Party on Friday said the released figures of the Indian economy clearly say that the Bharatiya Janata party (BJP) has become India's biggest Non Performing Asset (NPA).
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GDP slump: Chidambaram slams Centre for 'ridiculing' Manmohan�
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) [India], June 2 (ANI): Following the release of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Gross Value Added (GVA) figures for 2016-17 showing sliding of the economy by 1.3 percent, former finance minister P. Chidambaram on Friday trained the guns on the Centre for ridiculing th
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'Falling GDP, Rising unemployment': Rahul Gandhi slams Centre
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], June 1 (ANI): Slamming the Union Government over the recent economic indicators that showed the country's Gross domestic product (GDP) growth to have slowed down, Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday took to Twitter announcing the GDP figures with rising u
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Govt. restored credibility of Indian economy: Jaitley
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] June 1 (ANI): A day after the government released the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures for the last quarter, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley speaking on the completion of three years of the Modi Government expressed concern over slowdown in global trade, protectioni
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Say no to tobacco: Protect health, reduce poverty, promote development
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 31 (ANI): According to the World Health Organization (WHO), tobacco kills more than seven million people each year. Over six million deaths are a result of direct consumption, whereas 890 000 are the result of passive smoking. Nearly 100 million premature deaths have
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