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390 Gallantry, Service Awards Announced
President Ram Nath Kovind on Thursday approved 390 gallantry awards and other Defence decorations for the Armed Forces personnel and others on the 69th Republic Day. ....
India To Regain World's Fastest Growing Economy Title Next Year: Economic Survey
India's Economic Survey for 2017-18 has pegged the country's growth at 6.75 per cent for the current fiscal and 7 to 7.5 per cent for 2018-19 while cautioning that increase in crude oil prices in international market may dampen the spirit. ....
Taliban Threatens More Violence After US Rejects Talks
The Taliban on Tuesday threatened the US with more violence and bloodshed after Washington ruled out peace talks with the rebels for unleashing a wave of carnage on Afghanistan. ....
Pakistan Targets Indian Positions On LoC
The Pakistan Army resorted to overnight heavy shelling and firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district.....
Indian Budget Less Transparent: Anti-corruption Watchdog
India's budget is considered "less transparent" as it provides limited information in the public domain, Transparency International India (TII) said on Wednesday, adding the lack of transparency would lead to severe economic and financial problems.....
With Eye On 2019 Polls, FM Announces Sops For Farmers And Common Man But Targets Markets
In his last full budget before general elections in 2019, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley raised long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax to 10 per cent from zero at present, reduced corporate tax for 99 per cent of the companies to 25 per cent but left the tax structure for individuals largely unchanged.....
Equity Markets Tumble On Global Cues, LTCG Tax Reintroduction
The barometer Sensex of the BSE tumbled over 500 points on Friday following negative global cues and disappointment post Budget announcements on long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax reintroduction. The Nifty50, too, slipped over 160 points. ....
Officer, Three Soldiers Killed In Pakistan Firing On LoC
Four Indian soldiers, including a 22-year-old officer, were killed and four other persons were injured on Sunday in Pakistani firing on the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir's Rajouri and Poonch districts, Army officials said.....
Banks Will Decide If To Lower Interest Rates: Jaitley
Sounding a note of caution on the inflationary impact of rising global crude oil prices ahead of the RBI's final monetary policy review of the fiscal, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday said that lowering interest rates is a decision entirely in the domain of banks.....
Video Evidence Against Tytler Given To CBI, Says Phoolka
AAP leader and senior advocate HS Phoolka on Monday said that video clippings of a sting operation against Congress leader Jagdish Tytler in the anti-Sikh riots case of 1984 had been handed over to the CBI which, he demanded, should verify their authenticity.....
