(AU) राष्ट्रपति चुनाव के लिए बिना चेहरे के भाजपा ने विपक्ष और सहयोगी दलों से तो चर्चा कर ली, लेकिन खुद पार्टी के अंदर अभी तक उम्मीदवार के नाम पर चर्चा नहीं हुई है। उम्मीद है कि इसके लिए मंगलवार को पार्टी की कोर ग्रुप या संसदीय बोर्ड की बैठक हो सकती है। विचार के क्रम में रविवार को पार्टी अध्यक्ष अमित शाह ने खुद शिवसेना प्रमुख उद्धव ठाकरे से, जेटली ने टीएमसी और बीजेडी तो वेंकैया नायडू ने सपा नेताओं और लोजपा प्रमुख रामविलास पासवान से चर्चा की। भाजपा सूत्रों ने बताया कि उम्मीदवार के नाम पर मंथन का…
Author: Aruna Sharma
(TOI) Union petroleum and natural gas minister Dharmendra Pradhan came down heavily on opposition leader in Parliament, Mallikarjun Kharge, saying that only 50% of people in his district, Kalaburagi, have got LPG connection. Launching Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana (PMUY) Scheme in Karnataka here on Saturday, Pradhan said 12 districts of north Karnataka have not achieved much in this regard, and hence LPG connection is below average in the region. “Yadgiri has only 31% of connections, while for Koppal and Bidar, it is 41% and 47%, respectively. But Kalaburgi district, which Kharge represents, has only 50%. Why was it not possible for…
Though there may be some defaulters in the PSU list and PSUs also under spent on CSR, there was no PSUs in the list of “NIL CSR Expenditure Companies” among 460 companies. As far as Top 10 spenders in absolute terms are concerned during FY16, there are 5 companies viz. NTPC, ONGC, South Eastern Coalfields, Central Coalfields, NMDC and Oil India, whereas IOC and BHEL remained at 11th and 12 spot respectively. Reliance Industries, Infosys, TCS and ITC saved the day for private companies. When GDP Magazine compared CSR spending data of FY16 with FY15, an interesting picture has emerged.…
(Tribune) Suicide by a farmer in Berinag tehsil of Pithoragarh has caused a protest at several places in the state. While the Opposition Congress asserted that suicide by a debt-ridden farmer in the state was a matter of serious concern, the ruling BJP criticised the Opposition for linking the farmer’s suicide to a loan debt without ascertaining the reason behind taking the extreme step.A resident of Berinag, the victim, Surendra Singh, had committed suicide by consuming pesticide. The victim is supposed to have taken a loan of Rs 75,000 from Sadhan Sahakari Samiti five years ago. He subsequently took another…
(AU) भाजपा अध्यक्ष अमित शाह ने कहा है कि सभी सहयोगी दलों से विचार-विमर्श के बाद ही राष्ट्रपति पद के उम्मीदवार का नाम तय करेंगे। हालांकि उन्होंने अभी तक अपने प्रत्याशी के नाम का पत्ता नहीं खोला है। शाह ने कहा कि हम राजग के घटक दलों के बीच विभिन्न नामों पर विचार कर रहे हैं। उन्होंने कहा कि इस मुद्दे पर वह विपक्ष से भी सुझाव ले रहे हैं। सुझाव नहीं आया तो एनडीए की तरफ से राष्ट्रपति पद के लिए उम्मीदवार घोषित कर देंगे। भाजपा अध्यक्ष शुक्रवार से तीन दिवसीय महाराष्ट्र दौरे पर हैं। शनिवार को उन्होंने पत्रकारों…
(FE) The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council will take up controversial rules like anti-profiteering and e-way bills, among others, in its 17th meeting on Sunday. Additionally, the council is also likely to consider some of the representations made by various industry bodies with regards to rates. The council will also likely approve draft rules related to advance ruling, appeals and revision, and assessment and audit along with GST rate for lottery, the only item without a rate till now. The e-way bill rule has attracted criticism from various quarters, which have been mainly directed at the apparent cumbersome compliance…
HPCL successfully rolled-out daily price revision mechanism for the Petrol & Diesel across the country with active involvement & support of dealers of over 14,000 Petrol Pumps. HPCL has set-up 24X7 Help-Desks at all its 62 Regional Offices as also at all the Zonal Offices across the country to ensure Seamless Operations and to offer Quick Redressal of Queries with respect to implementation of Daily Price Revision to its Customers and Dealer Network. HPCL is also conducting regular Awareness and Training Sessions with Dealers & Dealermen, across the Country. As we know Daily Price Revision in prices of Petrol and Diesel…
(LiveMint) India, which vies with China as the top consumer of bullion, is working on new policies to improve transparency and help expand its $19 billion gold jewellery industry, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The plans being worked out by the finance and commerce ministries along with industry groups should be finalized by the end of March next year, the people said, asking not to be identified because they aren’t authorized to speak publicly. D.S. Malik, spokesman for the finance ministry, didn’t answer calls to his cellphone, while a spokeswoman for the commerce ministry didn’t reply to…
(DJ) स्विट्जरलैंड ने भारत और 40 अन्य देशों के साथ वित्तीय खाते की जानकारी के सीधे आदान-प्रदान की व्यवस्था को मंजूरी दे दी है। इससे काले धन के बारे में विवरण तत्काल मिल जाएंगे। हालांकि, इसके लिए इन देशों को गोपनीयता और सूचना की सुरक्षा के कड़े नियमों का पालन करना होगा। इससे विदेश के रास्ते काले धन को खपाने और मनी लांड्रिंग पर कारगर अंकुश लगाया जा सकेगा। टैक्स संबंधी सूचनाओं के स्वत: आदान-प्रदान (एईओआइ) पर ग्लोबल संधि के अनुमोदन के प्रस्ताव पर स्विस फेडरल काउंसिल ने मुहर लगाई है। स्विट्जरलैंड सरकार ने इस व्यवस्था को वर्ष 2018 से…
(PTI) IT industry should help India build a USD 1 trillion digital economy within four years by creating affordable technology and an inclusive environment, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said today. Highlighting multi-billion dollar opportunities that exist in areas like IT and IT enabled services, e-commerce, electronics manufacturing, digital payments and cyber security, he said that achieving USD 1 trillion digital economy is not a “tall claim”. “I don’t have any doubt that it will become USD 1 trillion in 7 year. My humble request is why to wait for 7 years. Can we do it in 3-4 years?” the law…