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Union Budget: Industry, Experts Want Corporate Tax Slashed To 25%
In a bid to attract more investments in the country, both India Inc and analysts are looking for an immediate cut in the corporate tax to bring it down to 25 per cent in the upcoming Union Budget from the current 30 per cent.....
PM Kaushal Kendras To Be Extended To All Over The Country
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday presenting Union Budget 2017-18 said the government will extend Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Kendras to all over the country and launch Sankalp scheme for youths.....
Banking Operations Affected Pan-India Due To Strike
In the first major organised protest against the government's "anti-people banking reforms", 10 lakh bank employees and officials staged a strike on Tuesday, bringing banking operations across the country to a halt. ....
China To Become World's 2nd Largest Wine Market By 2020
China is set to become the world's second biggest wine market by 2020 when sales of still and sparkling wine reach the $21 billion-mark in the country, the wine industry's VINEXPO has said.....
Pakistan Temporarily Reopens Border With Afghanistan
Pakistan on Tuesday temporarily reopened two border crossings with Afghanistan which were closed in February after a spate of terror attacks in the country. ....
Nellore In AP To Get Post Office Passport Seva Kendra
The External Affairs Ministry on Friday announced the opening of a Post Office Passport Seva Kendra (POPSK) in Andhra Pradesh, an official said.....
India Commits $500 Mn Credit For Bangladesh Military
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said India had always stood for the prosperity of Bangladesh and committed $500 million credit for the country's defence.....
Pradhan Orders Probe Into UP Petrol Pump Scam
Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Monday ordered an inspection of all petrol pumps in Uttar Pradesh and random checks on others across the rest of the country following the case of petrol pumps in the state cheating customers using chips.....
Indian Railways To Equip All 8,500 Stations With Wi-Fi
All railway stations -- nearly 8,500 across the country, including those in rural and remote areas -- will be equipped with Wi-Fi facilities at an estimated cost of Rs 700 crore ($110 million).....
ENG V IND: Harmanpreet Kaur's Powerful Hundred Helps India To Clinch Maiden ODI Series In England
Led by Harmanpreet Kaur's fifth ODI century, India women's cricket team defeated England by 88 runs in the second ODI at the St Lawrence Ground in Canterbury to clinch their maiden limited overs series in the country in 23 years. ....
