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Gross direct tax collections up 16.8 pc so far in 2023-24
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Direct tax collections so far in the financial year 2023-24 have risen 16.77 per cent to Rs 17.18 lakh crore (in gross terms), data put out by the Ministry of Finance said on Thursday.
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Hybrid cars should attract lower duty than petrol-diesel cars: DPIIT to Mi
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
"We have written to the Heavy Industry Ministry (saying) that fully electric vehicles attract five per cent duty. About 43 per cent duty is levied on petrol and diesel vehicles including cess. What we are saying is that hybrid cars should not be subject to the same duty as petrol and diesel,
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Mamata Banerjee seeks classical language status for Bengali, writes to PM
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
In her letter to the PM, Banerjee presented a research document that claimed to fulfil all the four criteria set by the Ministry of Home Affairs.
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IMD to celebrate 150-year milestone across nation over year from Jan 15
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
As per an official release from the Ministry of Earth Sciences, "To commemorate the milestone of 150 years, it is proposed to celebrate the event throughout the country over a year, commencing from January 15, 2024, to January 15, 2025."
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Vidhu P Nair appointed as India's ambassador to Angola
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Vidhu P Nair, who is presently India's ambassador to Turkmenistan, has been appointed as the next ambassador of India to Angola, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
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Health facilities in Ayodhya reviewed as city prepares for 'Pran Pratishth
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Secretary of Information and Broadcasting (I&B) and Health Ministry Apurva Chandra visited Ayodhya on Wednesday to assess the preparations regarding health facilities for the 'Prana Pratishtha' of the Ram Temple.
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Egyptian Ministry of Justice launches 'remote judicial services platform'
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Abdullah bin Sultan bin Awad Al Nuaimi, Minister of Justice, and his Egyptian counterpart Omar Marwan, today launched a platform that allows Egyptian citizens in the UAE to access judicial services remotely.
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National Coal Price Index declines 17.54 pc in November 2023
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
The National Coal Index has shown a significant decline of 17.54 per cent in November 2023 at 155.09 points compared to November 2022, where it was at 188.08 points, which indicates a strong supply of coal in market, with sufficient availability to meet the growing demands.
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Israel prepares for return of students to Gaza area schools
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Israel's Ministry of Education is preparing for the return of students to their schools in Sderot and Shaar HaNegev. Both are towns located just north of Gaza that were attacked on October 7 and whose residents were evacuated to safer areas because of the war in Gaza.
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WHO's ICD-11 incorporates Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani data, boosting tradi
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
With the inclusion of data and terminology relating to diseases based on Ayurveda, Siddha, and Unani systems in the World Health Organization's International Classification of Diseases 11 classification, traditional medicine has received a new boost.
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31st Convergence India & 9th Smart Cities India Expo Provide a One-of-
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 10: The 31st Convergence India and 9th Smart Cities India expo is a collaborative effort of the Smart Cities Mission, Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA), India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO), and the Exhibitions India Group (EIG).
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Delhi govt responds to ACB raids over supply of alleged 'sub-standard' dru
Updated : 2 years, 2 months ago IST
Days after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) directed a CBI probe into the alleged procurement and supply of spurious and non-standard drugs in government hospitals and mohalla clinics in the national capital, the Delhi government said that all the sub-standard items were brought from th
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