July 4, 2024, 01:53 AM - 7 mins read
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is part of six committees, Home Minister Amit Shah is on all eight, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is on six, and Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is on seven.
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July 1, 2024, 12:13 PM - 3 mins read
The GST and Central Excise Commissionerate in Coimbatore celebrated 'GST Day' with a grand event attended by numerous dignitaries and officials. N Rengaraj, IRS, the Principal Commissioner of Income Tax in Coimbatore, served as the Chief Guest, while SK Sundararaman, Managing Director of M/s Shiva Texyarn Limited and Chairman of The South India Mills Association, was the Guest of Honour.
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June 22, 2024, 04:04 AM - 2 mins read
At the pre-budget meeting with state finance ministers, Sitharaman also nudged states to take advantage of the scheme under which the Centre gives 50-year interest-free loans to states for undertaking specified reforms.
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June 21, 2024, 05:54 AM - 3 mins read
The State Bank of India (SBI) has once again made headlines by paying a record dividend of nearly Rs 7,000 crore to the Central government for the financial year 2023-24. This significant payout surpasses last year's record-breaking dividend, underscoring SBI's robust financial health and its crucial role in contributing to the government's revenue.
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May 30, 2024, 02:54 AM - 3 mins read
The government has promoted 11 Enforcement Directorate (ED) cadre officers to the rank of Joint Director (JD). This significant move marks the first time so many cadre officers have been promoted to this crucial administrative level at once, as stated by official sources.
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May 16, 2024, 06:25 AM - 3 mins read
India is poised to achieve a significant milestone in its economic journey, as projected by Sanjeev Sanyal, a member of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM).
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May 14, 2024, 03:23 AM - 2 mins read
The Indian government has decided to extend the ban on the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for another five years due to its separatist activities and threats to India's territorial integrity.
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April 12, 2024, 12:24 AM - 3 mins read
Besides targeting CM MK Stalin for his comment on PM Modi, she also slammed the ruling DMK over drug menace in the state.
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March 31, 2024, 10:26 PM - 9 mins read
April 1 initiates FY2024-25, introducing revised Union Budget regulations for income tax alongside Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman's FY25 interim Budget. Here's a summary of key updates on tax, NPS, EPFO, insurance, and mutual funds.
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March 27, 2024, 05:18 AM - 2 mins read
In the interim Budget, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman proposed borrowing Rs 14.13 lakh crore by issuing dated securities to cover the revenue shortfall in the upcoming financial year. This figure represents a decrease from the previous year's gross borrowing estimate of Rs 15.43 lakh crore, which stood as the highest ever recorded.
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March 26, 2024, 06:27 AM - 6 mins read
Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said the Atal pension scheme is a “fitting representation of the Modi Government’s policy making: headline management, with few benefits actually reaching the people”.
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March 22, 2024, 07:09 AM - 2 mins read
In a move aimed at providing greater convenience to taxpayers, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has announced that its offices dealing with government business and designated branches of agency banks will remain open during normal working hours on March 30 and 31, 2024. This decision comes as part of special measures for the current financial year, particularly in light of the annual closing of government accounts.
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