Centre committed to inclusive, equitable growth: MukherjeeNEW DELHI - Union Finance Minster Pranab Mukherjee said here on Friday that the UPA Government is committed to ensuring inclusive and equitable growth of the country’s economy. NHRC to celebrate Foundation Day on Oct.12NEW DELHI - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) will celebrate its Foundation Day on October 12. Critical areas on DTC for detailed examination identified: Pranab MukherjeeNEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee on Friday announced that the Government has identified seven critical areas on the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) for further detailed examination. CBI opposes plea challenging withdrawal of Bofors casesNEW DELHI - The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Friday opposed a plea filed by a Delhi based advocate who objected to the withdrawal of cases against Italian businessman Ottavio Quattrocchi in connection with the Bofors pay off case. Rao leaves for KabulNEW DELHI - Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao left for Kabul Friday to review the situation in the aftermath of the suicide attack Thursday outside the Indian embassy in Kabul, in which 17 people were killed. New direct tax regime from 2011: MukherjeeNEW DELHI - Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Friday said a new direct tax regime with rationalised rates and simplified procedures will take effect 2011, even as the government was open to suggestions from all stakehopders to fine tune the proposals. Police to launch operation against Maoists in MaharashtraNEW DELHI - U K Bansal, Special Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, has said the police would hunt down the Maoists who had killed the 17 to 20 policemen in Maharashtra on Thursday. Antony to take up Gorshkov issue during Russia visitNEW DELHI - The roadblocks in finalising the price tag for the refurbishment of the aircraft carrier Admiral Gorshkov are likely to be discussed during Defence Minister A.K. Antony’s three-day visit to Russia next week. Anil Ambani Group agrees to gas marketing margin under protestNEW DELHI - The Anil Dhirubhai Ambani Group has agreed to pay under protest a marketing margin to Reliance Industries for the gas supplied from the Krishna-Godavari basin, over and above the price formulae of the government. Mobile handset sales up 6.7 percentNEW DELHI - Mobile handset sales in India recorded a 6.7 percent increase to 100.9 million in the year ended June 30, as compared to 94.6 million the year before, according to an IT market intelligence firm. US envoy hopeful of Indo-US bilateral investment treaty being endorsedNEW DELHI - US Ambassador to India Timothy Roemer has said that he is hopeful that a bilateral investment treaty between US and India will be signed by end of the year. Antony to undertake three-day visit of RussiaNEW DELHI - Defence Minister A K Antony will undertake a three-day visit to Moscow from October 13 to attend the Ninth meeting of the India-Russia Inter Governmental Commission on Military Technical Cooperation (IRIGC-MTC). All India Art Trade Fair begins in capitalNEW DELHI - The third All India Art Trade Fair, a direct selling platform for artists, began at the Sai International Centre here Friday with a spotlight on tribal and children’s art. Territorial Army, 60, to woo youngstersNEW DELHI - The Territorial Army, a reserve force of trained civilians to aid the Indian Army, completed 60 years of existence Friday and aims to woo more youngsters and working professionals to join its ranks. Indian professionals too focussed on salaried jobs: IT whiz kidNEW DELHI - Young Indian professionals should put their “heart and soul” into the job, be able to certify their work themselves and not always switch jobs in search of higher pay, advises IT whiz kid and author Subroto Bagchi. Suicide attack in Kabul underscores Afghanistan, Pakistan conflict is 1 warKABUL — The suicide attack on the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Thursday lays bare the reality that this conflict is a single war with multiple fronts that extend from Afghan battlefields to Pakistan’s fractured political scene and include the vital interests of India and the United States. Nirupama Rao to go to Kabul FridayNEW DELHI - Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao is likely to go to Afghanistan Friday to take stock of the situation in the aftermath of the suicide attack on the Indian embassy in Kabul, in which 17 people were killed. France condemns attack on Indian embassy in KabulNEW DELHI - France has condemned the suicide bomb attack in Kabul, saying that by choosing the Indian embassy as its target the terrorists were targeting the entire international community. PM to make aerial survey of flood affected Andhra Pradesh, KarnatakaNEW DELHI - Prime Minister Manmohan Singh will conduct an aerial survey of the flood-ravaged states of Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka during his two-day visit to the states from Friday. Man held with fake currency in DelhiNEW DELHI - A 24-year-old man has been arrested here with fake Indian currency with nominal value of Rs.44,350, police said Thursday. Antony says no decision on Air Force’s request to fire on NaxalsNEW DELHI - Defence Minister A K Antony said on Thursday that the Government has been taken no decision so far on the Indian Air Force’s request to fire at Naxals in self defence while operating in Maoist-infested areas. Defence PSUs pay dividend cheques to GovtNEW DELHI - Mazagon Docks Limited (MDL), Goa Shipyard Limited (GSL) and Garden Reach and Shipbuilders and Engineers Ltd, (GRSE) presented their cheques to the Defence Minister A. K. Antony in the national capital on Thursday towards dividend to the Government of India for the financial year 2008-09. India will not be intimidated by these criminal killers: TharoorNEW DELHI - In the third episode of ‘Twitternama’, Minister of State for External Affairs Shashi Tharoor said that India will not be intimidated by suicide bomb attacks like the one that rocked the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Thursday. Draft paper on new tax regime by October-endNEW DELHI - The government is likely to release a draft paper on Goods and Service Tax (GST) by October-end to facilitate implementation of the new tax regime by April 1 next year. Steel Authority sales up 14 percentNEW DELHI - State-run Steel Authority of India Ltd (SAIL) Thursday said it registered sales of over 3 million tonnes in the second quarter this fiscal, a growth of 14 percent. Delhi court issues warrants for Abu SalemNEW DELHI - A Delhi court Thursday issued a warrant demanding that jailed don Abu Salem be brought before it Oct 26 in a seven-year old extortion case. Speaker hails Ramakrishnan for NobleNEW DELHI - Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar Thursday congratulated Indian-origin scientist Venkatraman Ramakrishnan on winning the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Treaty will lead to more investment in India: US envoyNEW DELHI - The completion of the bilateral investment treaty by India and the US will lead to increased investment by American companies in infrastructure sectors, US Ambassador Timothy J. Roemer said here Thursday. Hung assembly in Maharashtra, Congress to sweep Haryana: pollNEW DELHI - It will be a hung verdict in Maharashtra but the Congress-Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) alliance will end with most seats while the Congress will sweep Haryana in coming assembly elections, an opinion poll Thursday said. LG Electronics launches premium range productsNEW DELHI - Consumer electronics major LG has launched new products in the premium category in the Indian market. |
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