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Cabinet approves acquisition of subsidiary banks of SBI
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 15 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved the acquisition by the State Bank of India (SBI) of its subsidiary banks namely State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala and
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Govt. issues clarification on healthcare services tax in Budget
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India] Feb. 13 (ANI): The Central Government has clarified that no proposal to levy a five percent tax on healthcare services has been included in the Union Budget for 2017-18.
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Cabinet approves 'Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 9(ANI): The Union Cabinet has approved 'Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan' (PMGDISHA) to make six crore rural households digitally literate.
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MoU signed between India and France in science and technology
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Feb. 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi was apprised of the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of cooperation between Technology Development Board (TDB), Department of Science and Technology, Government of India and Bpifrance- w
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Cabinet briefed on India-Vietnam Framework Agreement on outer space explor
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Feb. 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today was briefed on the Framework Agreement between India and Vietnam on cooperation in exploration and use of outer space for peaceful purposes. The agreement was signed on September 3, 2016.
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Cabinet approves PMGDISHA under Digital India Programme
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Feb. 8 (ANI): The Union Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the 'Pradhan Mantri Gramin Digital Saksharta Abhiyan' (PMGDISHA) to extend digital literacy to 6 crore rural households today.
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Union Budget 2017-18 will boost Direct Selling Industry: IDSA Secretary Ge
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 3 (ANI): Indian Direct Selling Association's (IDSA) Secretary General, Amit Chadha lauded Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on the measures proposed in the Union Budget 2017-18 to boost the Direct Selling Industry. According to him, lowering of income tax for smalle
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On a scale of 1 to 10, I would personally rate this budget as 7: MD, RSBL
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 3 (ANI-BusinessWire India): Managing Director of RiddiSiddhi Bullion Ltd (RSBL), Prithviraj Kothari, while sharing his views on the Union Budget 2017-18, stated that it can be considered as a revolutionary budget.
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Chidambaram, Congress have lost their mental balance post demonetisation:
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India]. Feb. 3 (ANI): Taking a jibe at senior Congress leader P. Chidambaram's remark where he commended the Union Budget for not being 'reckless' like demonetisation, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said that the former and the grand-old part
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NCP backs Chidambaram on Budget, says demonetisation 'collapsed'
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India]. Feb. 3 (ANI): The Nationalist Congress Party on Friday stood firm by the statement made by Congress leader P. Chidambaram where he commended Finance Minister Arun Jaitley for not making the Union Budget 'reckless' like demonetisation and added the Centre's m
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598 new CBI posts sanctioned to expedite Vyapam, chit fund scams
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb.2 (ANI): To expedite the investigation of cases like VYAPAM and the chit fund (PONZI) scam, the Union Government has increased number of staff by sanctioning 598 new posts for Central Bureau of Investigation.
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Govt. is giving enough time to implement new policies, says CEO DLF
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 2 (ANI): Hailing the govt.'s decision to present the Union Budget a month before the new financial year for easy implementation of new policies, Rajeev Talwar CEO DLF and Chairman National Real Estate Development Council (NAREDCO) said the Budget will improve the
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