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Civil Aviation Secretary Vumlunmang Vualnam on Tuesday said that...
RBI issues draft guidelines on payment aggregators
The RBI said that given the growth in digital transactions and the...
ICICI Bank uses space images for farm loans to cut costs
BENGALURU: India’s ICICI Bank Ltd has begun using satellite images of farmland to help assess farmers’ credit-worthiness, a move the bank says is helping cut travel costs and make faster lending decisions in a world hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. The...
9 evacuated after fire at govt hospital in Jamnagar; no injuries
“All the nine patients in the ICU were rescued in time and shifted to other wards. Three of them were on ventilator while six were on oxygen support,” said Dr Deepak Tiwari ,Medical Superintendent of the hospital .
Two-wheelers neither luxury nor sin goods, merit GST rate revision: Finance Ministry
Two-wheelers currently attract 28 percent GST.
“Responding to a question about the need for lowering GST rates on two-wheelers, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman assured that this was indeed a good suggestion as this category is neither a luxury nor a sin good and hence merits a rate revision,”
Reducing goods and services tax (GST) on two-wheelers to 18 percent from the highest slab of 28 percent currently, could make bikes cheaper by up to Rs 10,000, said Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director at Bajaj Auto.
This “will be taken up with the GST Council”, the statements quoted Sitharaman as saying.
More than 60 survivors pulled from collapsed building in India
The cause of the accident was not clear. But building collapses are common in India, usually due to shoddy construction, substandard materials and disregard of regulations.
Every year, heavy downpours during the June to September monsoon season bring down rain-sodden small and large structures deemed too dangerous to live in.
More than 1,200 people were killed in 1,161 building collapses across India in 2017, according to latest data from the National Crime Records Bureau.
India’s COVID-19 tally rises to 31,67, 323; death toll climbs to 58,390
The COVID-19 case fatality rate has declined to 1.84 per cent.
There are 7,04,348 active cases of coronavirus infection in the country which comprises 22.24 per cent of the total caseload, the data stated.
SC refuses to entertain plea for national policy for compensation to COVID-19 victims
A bench of Justices Ashok Bhushan and R S Reddy dismissed the plea saying that every state has a different policy and gives compensation as per its financial power.
Advocate Deepak Prakash, appearing for petitioner Hashik Thayikandy, said that all he is asking for is a national policy to be formulated that would provide for uniform compensation throughout the country.
Rs 14.58 lakh compensation to kin of woman killed in accident
The deceased was at that time self-employed and earned Rs 12,000 per month, the applicants said, adding that they were dependent on her for their livelihood and hence, were seeking compensation.
The tribual in its order said the accident took place solely because of the rash and negligent driving on part of the tempo driver.
The tempo’s insurer, Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd, contested the claim, but the tribunal rejected its arguments.
India’s coronavirus cases surge to 3.1 million
The number of deaths in the last 24 hours was 836, taking the total to 57,542.
While Mumbai and Delhi still figure in the top three cities in the number of cases, the total share of the top 10 districts has dropped from around 60 per cent to around 33.5 per cent
Validity of motor vehicle documents extended till Dec 30
On March 30, the ministry had announced the extension of the validity of fitness, permit (all types), driving license, registration or any other concerned document till June 30.
Later on June 9, the validity of motor vehicle documents was further extended till September 30 due to the pandemic.
Axis Bank cuts stake purchase in Max Life to 17%
The private-sector lender’s move comes months after media reports said the deal, announced in April, ran into a regulatory roadblock over certain clauses in the agreement.