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Senate passes funding bill and sends it to Biden's desk, averting govt shutdown
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Senate passes funding bill and sends it to Biden's desk, averting govt shutdown

Firstpost  

In the early hours of Saturday, Senators voted 85-11 to approve the extension of government funding at the current level until March 14. The bill will now reach the desk of the current US President Joe Biden for his signature before the Friday midnight deadline Hours after the nod from the US House of Representatives, the Senate passed the new …

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Net direct tax collection grows 22 per cent to Rs 6.93 lakh crore for current fiscal: Govt data
5 months ago

Net direct tax collection grows 22 per cent to Rs 6.93 lakh crore for current fiscal: Govt data

India TV News  

India's net direct tax collection surged by 22.48 per cent, reaching approximately Rs 6.93 lakh crore as of August 11 for the current fiscal year, according to government data released on Monday. The overall tax collection includes Rs 4.47 lakh crore from personal income tax, showcasing the strong contribution of individual taxpayers to the exchequer. Refunds worth Rs 1.20 lakh …

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India is on track to attract USD 100 bn FDI this fiscal: Govt
2 years, 3 months ago

India is on track to attract USD 100 bn FDI this fiscal: Govt

India TV News  

Highlights India is on track to attract USD 100 billion foreign direct investment in the current fiscal In 2021-22, the country received the "highest ever" foreign inflows of USD 83.6 billion FDI equity inflows in India dipped by 6 per cent to USD 16.6 billion during April-June period India is on track to attract USD 100 billion foreign direct investment …

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As Delhi witnesses rise in fresh Covid-19 cases, here's what govt says about current situation
2 years, 8 months ago

As Delhi witnesses rise in fresh Covid-19 cases, here's what govt says about current situation

India TV News  

Highlights Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain said not an alarming situation as rate of hospitalisation low. Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Monday said though the number of COVID-19 cases is rising in the national capital, it is not an alarming situation as the rate of hospitalisation is low. Delhi had on Sunday recorded 517 COVID-19 cases, 56 more than …

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Central Vista Project is No Beauty Contest. Govt Must Care about Its Employees’ Needs
3 years, 6 months ago

Central Vista Project is No Beauty Contest. Govt Must Care about Its Employees’ Needs

News 18  

If the government office buildings along New Delhi’s Rajpath were ever to enter a beauty contest—or even a “personality contest” as they are called these days—they are unlikely to survive the first round. It is germane to remind the detractors of the Central Vista redevelopment project that the Intach list of ‘modern’ heritage buildings that deserved to be conserved included …

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Govt Cuts Education Spending by Rs 6,000 Crore in Budget 2021, Allocation Lowest in 3 Years
3 years, 11 months ago

Govt Cuts Education Spending by Rs 6,000 Crore in Budget 2021, Allocation Lowest in 3 Years

News 18  

In the first post-pandemic budget presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, the spending on education has been reduced by Rs 6,076 crores from Rs 99,300 crore in 2020 to Rs 93,224 in 2021. The education budget this time is the lowest in three years — with school education taking the biggest cut of almost Rs 5,000 crore — and the …

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Tamil Nadu Governor Clears Bill Giving 7.5% Quota in Medical Admissions for Govt School Students
4 years, 2 months ago

Tamil Nadu Governor Clears Bill Giving 7.5% Quota in Medical Admissions for Govt School Students

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Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit has assented to a bill envisaging 7.5 per cent reservation to government school students who have cleared the National Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test in admission to undergraduate medical courses. A day after the state government took the executive route to implement the quota regime from the current 2020-21 academic year itself and issued a government order to …

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Economic Survey 2018-19: Govt may further ease FDI norms to bridge current account deficit
5 years, 6 months ago

Economic Survey 2018-19: Govt may further ease FDI norms to bridge current account deficit

Firstpost  

New Delhi: The government is expected to further ease the foreign direct investment norms with a view to bridge the widening current account deficit, according to the Economic Survey 2018-19. “Government policies are expected to further lift restrictions on FDI inflows, which will continue to increase the stability of sources funding the current account deficit,” the survey, tabled in the …

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Can't criticise India because right-wing assumes it's indictment of current govt: Economist slams BJP for attacking Rahul Gandhi
6 years, 4 months ago

Can't criticise India because right-wing assumes it's indictment of current govt: Economist slams BJP for attacking Rahul Gandhi

Firstpost  

Taking note of Rahul’s assertions in the UK and Germany, economist and columnist Rupa Subramanya took to Twitter and supported Rahul’s claims and said, “In India, problem always comes down to lack of data.We don’t even have credible jobs data so no way we can test anything. So Rahul Gandhi is right.” While Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s speeches during his …

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