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New Delhi: This will be first award from government for electronics system design and manufacturers. Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DEITY) has award scheme for various departments in the field of e-governance. The proposed national award will be given in categories which include exports, innovation, fastest growing company, fastest growing small and medium company, […]

Hope for the girl child

SRINAGAR: While a lot of criticism has been done of the Kashmiri society wherein the female foeticide is said to be on the rise, girl child may not be the hated progeny among the couples in Kashmir  Valley, after all. In an interesting case, a couple parent to a 5-6 year boy has been trying […]

73% direct tax target collected till February

NEW DELHI : With over 73% of its revenue target collected by February, the Income Tax department is hopeful of achieving a full kitty of direct tax collection of Rs 6.36 lakh crore by the end of this financial year on March 31. The department, according to official data, has made a gross collection of […]

‘Father natural guardian in absence of mother’

Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has granted custody of a minor boy to his father, who was accused of murdering his wife, after observing that in the absence of a mother, a child’s natural guardian is the father. A division bench of Justices P V Hardas and A S Gadkari was hearing a petition filed […]

Railways incurred loss of over Rs 400-cr on freight: CAG

NEW DELHI: Railways incurred a loss of more than Rs 400 crore due to carrying of freight traffic by the longer route and charging by shorter routes, according to the Comptroller and Auditor General of India. A latest CAG report reveals that railways was regularly carrying freight traffic on longer routes and charging by the […]

India home to 70 billionaires; Mukesh Ambani richest: report

NEW DELHI: India is home to the fifth largest group of billionaires in the world and Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, is the country’s richest man with a personal fortune of $18 billion, says a report. According China-based research firm Hurun’s 2014 global rich list, Mukesh Ambani was ranked 41st in the list that […]

Seven phase LS polls from 2nd week of April

New Delhi: Polling in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections is likely to commence in the second week of April and may be spread over seven phases, the longest so far, highly placed sources said today. The probable dates for the commencement of polling are between April 7 and 10, the sources in the Election Commission […]

NDMA grant to India will benefit Pak: SAARC Chamber

NEW DELHI:Normalising trade relations with India and granting it non-discriminatory market access (NDMA) will help Pakistan more, SAARC Chamber of Commerce and industry said today. The chamber’s President Vikramjit Singh Sahney also said that opening up of Wagah-Attari border 24×7 as well as setting up of trade facilitation centre would further enhance trade relations between […]

JLR to invest 100 million pounds in Saudi Arabia for new plant

LONDON: Tata Motors-owned Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) is planning to invest 100 million pounds into a new factory in Saudi Arabia to make 100,000 cars a year to meet the booming demand in the Middle East region. The UK-based luxury car maker is close to signing a deal with the Saudi government to build an […]

China emerges as India’s top trading partner: study

NEW DELHI: India-China trade has reached  $49.5 billion with 8.7% share in India’s total trade, while the US comes second at $46 billion with 8.1% share and the UAE third at $45.4 billion with 8% share during the first nine months of the current fiscal, the study revealed. The UAE was India’s biggest trading partner […]