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Govt increases Customs Duties on 19 Items; ACs, Refrigerators to cost more
ONI Bureau: The Central Government on Wednesday announced hike in customs duty on selected items to curb import of certain imported items and narrow the current account deficit (CAD).
The government has increased Custom Duty on 19…
Cabinet clears Rs 5,538-cr package for Sugar Industry
ONI Bureau: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 5,538-crore package as part of a comprehensive policy for the sugar industry to deal with the surplus domestic stock and help mills clear dues of cane growers.
The policy seeks to…
India successfully lifting millions out of Poverty, Donald Trump Tells UN
ONI Bureau: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday held up India as an example to the world of a country that has successfully lifted millions out of poverty while upholding freedoms.
Addressing the General Assembly on Monday, he said…
MCI ordinance gets President’s nod
ONI Bureau: An ordinance seeking to replace the existing body running the Medical Council of India with a government and court-appointed committee has been signed by President Ram Nath Kovind, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on…
Cabinet approves new Telecom Policy, aims Broadband for all
ONI Bureau: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a new telecom policy -- National Digital Communications Policy 2018 -- designed to provide "broadband to all", Union Communications Minister Manoj Sinha announced. Sinha also announced…
Delhi Building collapse kills 5
ONI Bureau: Four children and a 40-year-old woman died when a four-storey building collapsed here early on Wednesday, police said.
Many people are still feared trapped in the rubble. According to the Deep Chand Bandhu Hospital, seven…
PM Modi, Rahul Gandhi wish Manmohan Singh on his 86th Birthday
ONI Bureau: Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Congress President Rahul Gandhi and several politicians wished former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on his 86th birthday on Wednesday, praying for his long life and…
No need to collect quantifiable data on SC/ST: Supreme Court
ONI Bureau: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said the state does not require to collect quantifiable data on the backwardness of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (SC/ST) persons for giving them reservation in promotion.
A…
Supreme Court upholds Aadhaar with modifications
ONI Bureau: The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the constitutional validity of the Aadhaar document with modifications.
The Apex Court said Aadhaar document will not be required for opening bank accounts, admissions in schools or for…
SC forms three-member panel for Jail Reforms across India
ONI Bureau: The Supreme Court on Tuesday set up a three-member committee, headed by its former judge Justice Amitava Roy, to suggest and look after jail reforms across the country.
A bench of Justice Madan B. Lokur, Justice S. Adbul…