Government
Black money: Govt submits list of 627 foreign account holders to SC
29 Oct 2014
The government said the list submitted to the court may include names of some persons who may have legitimate accounts abroad
SC directs govt to name all holders of foreign bank accounts tomorrow
28 Oct 2014
While revealing the names of eight persons holding illegal money abroad the government on Monday said “every account held by an Indian in a foreign country may not be illegal and that the fundamental right of citizens to privacy cannot be ignored
PMO has 34 Mbps average internet speed
27 Oct 2014
J&K, Jharkhand assembly polls to begin on 25 November
25 Oct 2014
Assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir and Jharkhand will be held in five phases between 25 November and 20 December, with simultaneous counting of votes on 23 December
Jaitley top crorepati, Gowda top wealth earner in Modi cabinet
25 Oct 2014
Railway minister Sadananda Gowda saw his declared assets of Rs9.88 crore increase by Rs10.46 crore to reach Rs20.35 crore in five months even as finance minister Arun Jaitley remained Modi ministry’s top crorepati with assets worth Rs114.03 crore
Black money list will embarrass Congress: Arun Jaitley
21 Oct 2014
India's double taxation avoidance agreement with Germany prevents the government from publicising the names but does not restrain it from disclosure in a court, he told news channel NDTV
BJP set to form government in Haryana and Maharashtra
19 Oct 2014
While BJP is set to form own government in Haryana, in Maharashtra it would require the support of either the NCP or the Shiv Sena - the better alternative
SC grants bail to Jayalalithaa, suspends sentence
17 Oct 2014
Jayalalithaa has been barred from moving out of her home or receiving any visitors
Black money case: Modi govt too refuses to disclose names of account holders
17 Oct 2014
The central government today filed an application in the Supreme Court saying it cannot disclose details of foreign accounts held by Indians in countries governed by bilateral double taxation avoidance treaties
Arvind Subramanian is India’s new chief economic adviser
16 Oct 2014
The Dennis Weatherstone Senior Fellow at the Peterson Institute for International Economics and Senior Fellow at the Centre for Global Development, Arvind Subramanian has written on India, growth, trade, development, institutions, aid, climate change, oil, intellectual property, the WTO, China, and Africa
Modi backs up `Make in India’ with labour reforms
16 Oct 2014
The proposals include a dedicated portal to allot labour identification numbers to units, a random inspection scheme, universal account number for all employees, fund support for apprentice schemes and a revamped health insurance scheme
Exit polls favour BJP as Maharashtra, Haryana see high voter turnout
15 Oct 2014
Various exit polls expect the BJP to repeat its success of the Lok Sabha polls with high voter turnout in Maharashtra and Haryana working in its favour
Modi heralds grass-roots planning with `Adarsh Gram Yojana’
11 Oct 2014
Development, he said, should suit the aspirations of the people living in the area and should not be super-imposed
Vodafone wins transfer pricing case in India
10 Oct 2014
Bombay High Court has ruled against the Indian tax authorities’ Rs3,200-crore tax demand on Vodafone Plc over alleged undervaluation of shares in a transfer pricing dispute, saying no income was generated
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