Exporters said 95% of vessels had rerouted around the Cape of Good...
Category:
Indian News
Latest
Markets hit record peaks: Sensex breaches 73,000 level for first time; Nifty goes past 22k mark
Deepak Jasani, Head of Retail Research, HDFC Securities, said that...
Interim Budget may see measures to boost consumption demand, rural economy
Nirmala Sitharaman,Finance Minister Experts said one way to boost...
Sons-in-law, daughters-in-law too could be arraigned if they neglect senior citizens: Draft Bill
The Maintenance and Welfare of Parents and Senior Citizens (Amendment) Bill, 2019, which has been cleared by the Union Cabinet and is likely to be introduced in Parliament soon, also removes the cap of Rs 10,000 as maximum maintenance.Now those who earn more should pay more to their parents as maintenance.
Kashmir economy suffers losses of Rs 15,000 cr since August: Trade body
Hussain claimed that the hotel and restaurant industry has seen more than 30,000 people losing their jobs. The e-commerce sector, which includes courier services for purchases made online, has seen 10,000 people losing their jobs, said Kashmir Chamber of Commerce and Industry (KCCI) president Sheikh Ashiq Hussain
Railway spends Rs 22,000 crore on salary, pensions; finances take a hit
“After the implementation of 7th Pay Commission recommendations, there has been an over expenditure of Rs 22,000 crore for salaries and pension of railway employees. This has contributed to the overall operating loss,” he said during Question Hour.
Cabinet clears personal data protection bill
The Bill is likely to contain broad guidelines on collection, storage and processing of personal data, consent of individuals, penalties and compensation, code of conduct and an enforcement model.
India’s yield curve sees steepest rise in nine years, set to go up further
“As long as there is a lack of clarity on how the fiscal deficit targets will be met and as long as the RBI maintains it’s not bothered about market yields, the curve will continue to get steeper,” said Mahendra Jajoo, head of fixed income at Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. in Mumbai.
Rural India achieved 100 pc ODF status: Govt
“As a result, the sanitation coverage in the country, which was 38.7 per cent as on October 2, 2014 has increased to 100 per cent and all the 5,99,963 villages of the country have declared themselves ODF,” Minister of State in the Jal Shakti Ministry Rattan Lal Kataria said in a written response to a question in the Rajya Sabha.
LIC removes convenience fee on credit card payments
Henceforth, all digital collections will be free of charges for customers. With this initiative, LIC’s valued policyholders can transact online seamlessly, free of charges. This facility of free transactions using credit card shall be applicable to and implemented across all collecting systems (Card less payment and card dip / swipe on Point of Sale machines).
Govt open to further reforms,may cut personal income tax rates, says Nirmala Sitharaman
E-pharmacies await govt regulations for the sector
Another media report suggets, the government has issued an order to stop sale of online medicines till the draft rules for regulation of e-Pharmacies are finalised and come into force. The order issued on 28 November, 2019 by V G Somani, Drug Controller General (India), has directed all states and union territories to prohibit sale of medicines through online platforms without licenses with immediate effect.
Only up to Rs 1 lakh of depositor money insured in banks: RBI subsidiary
Asked whether there is any proposal or move under consideration to raise the limit of Rs 1 lakh insured in the bank in wake of the recent PMC Bank fraud, the DICGC said, “The corporation does not have the requisite information.”