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Arun Jaitley to decide on taxing your Provident Fund
New Delhi, March 1: Adding further confusion over tax treatment of provident fund contributions proposed in the UNion Budget, the finance ministry on Tuesday said a final view was yet to be taken on the subject. In a statement, the ministry…
Sahara’s Aamby Valley sealed for tax default
Pune, March 1: Sahara Group's flagship project, Aamby Valley Resort, has been sealed by the Maharashtra government for non-payment of non-agriculture taxes of around Rs.4.50 crore, an official said on Tuesday.
A team of officials swooped…
Raspberry Pi 3 launched with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth connectivity
Bengaluru, March 1: element14, the leading manufacturer of the low cost, credit-card sized computer Raspberry Pi, on Tuesday launched the new faster, more powerful "Raspberry Pi 3 Model B" that comes with built-in wireless LAN and Bluetooth…
Japan to stipulate 80 percent emission cut goal by 2050
Tokyo, March 1: The Japanese government will stipulate a long-term goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050 from current levels. The move follows the international climate agreement reached in Paris in December 2015,…
Facebook fined $109,330 in Germany over user content
New York, March 1: A German court has fined social networking giant Facebook $109,330 for failing to comply with a court order to make amendments to its terms regarding user content, Wall Street Journal reported. In the Facebook case, the…
WhatsApp to discontinue on BlackBerry, Nokia devices by 2017: Report
New York, Feb 29: Popular mobile messaging service WhatsApp will drop support for BlackBerry and Nokia devices by 2017 in order to push the Facebook-owned app's growth, media reports said on Monday. WhatsApp's announcement includes all…
Highlights of Union Budget 2016-17; Focus on Poor and Farmers
In a major paradigm shift in its policy, the Modi Government's 3rd Budget focused more on agriculture, social sector and rural development to counter a hostile opposition, which dubbed it as 'pro-poor'. MGNREGA sector got a big boost with…
Jaitley’s budget focuses on small tax payers, rural economy
New Delhi, Feb 29: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday gave relief to small tax payers, nudged the affluent to shell out more while focusing on the rural economy with much higher fiscal outlays, as he presented India's national budget…
‘Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat’ scheme to be launched: Jaitley
New Delhi, Feb 29: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday announced that 'Ek Bharat Shrestha Bharat' scheme will be launched with an aim to connect states and districts of the country.
"The states and districts will be connected through…
Rs.100 crore for birth centenary of Deendayal Upadhyay
New Delhi, Feb 29: The government on Monday announced allocation of Rs.100 crore for the celebrations of the birth centenary of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyay, a leader of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, the forerunner of BJP.
"The government has…