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Double-digit Increase In Tax Collection: Jaitley
The currency squeeze in November and December has failed to hit revenue mop up, with direct and indirect tax collection from April to December showing a double-digit increase, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Monday.....
'Indian Origin' Man Arrested In Shooting Of US Diplomat In Mexico
A man who may be of Indian origin has been arrested in connection with the shooting of a US consular official in the Mexican city of Guadalajara, according to reports in local media there.....
Modi Urges Youth To Guide People For Cashless Transactions
Invoking Swami Vivekananda, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday urged the youth to guide people to increase cashless transactions.....
Movement Towards Digital Transactions To Continue: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India would continue moving towards digital transactions to make the country a less cash society -- an initiative following the spiking of old 500 and 1,000 rupee notes.....
Indian-origin Doctor Found Guilty In Bribe Case
A suburban Chicago doctor, Neil Sharma, has been convicted of receiving bribes in a deal that he claimed could provide the briber millions of dollars in business, according to federal prosecutors.....
Everyone Born In India Is Hindu : Mohan Bhagwat
In a remark likely to court controversy, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said every person born in India is a Hindu.....
Indian-origin Businessman Shot Dead Outside Home In South Carolina
With the nation still in shock from the killing of an Indian engineer last week, an Indian-origin businessman was shot dead outside his home in Lancaster, South Carolina, on Thursday night. ....
Spirituality Is India's Strength, Says Modi
"India's spirituality is India's strength. But unfortunately some people link spirituality with religion," Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday.....
Rajasthan Lynching Case Echoes In Parliament; Rajnath Promises Justice
The opposition in both houses of Parliament on Thursday raised the issue of lynching of a Muslim man in Rajasthan's Alwar district by cow vigilantes, with a Congress leader blaming an "organised gang" and the government promising justice.....
Government Denies Any Lynching By Cow Vigilantes In Alwar
Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Thursday denied any incident of beating or lynching in Rajasthan by 'gau rakshaks' (cow vigilantes).....
