'NFSA deadline unrealistic'
Tamil Nadu Government on Tuesday told the Centre that its directive to implement National Food Safety Act (NFSA) by September 30 was “completely unrealistic” and that its request and issues relating to the Central legislation were “yet to be satisfactorily addressed”. Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa in a letter to Prime Minister...
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Khadse compares MIM to banned Sanatan Sanstha
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Banks should pass through rate cut without delay: India Inc
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Realty companies expect RBI rate cut to boost sales
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RBI's rate cut may hit its reserve in next accounting year
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Repo rate cut boosts rate sensitive stocks, surge up to 10%
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Hero launches two new scooters; plans to open R&D centre in Jan
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RBI allows cos to issue overseas rupee denominated bonds
30 September 2015 | PTI
Govt to soon notify guidelines on swapping of coal linkages
Government on Tuesday said it will soon notify the guidelines for swapping of coal linkages, a move that would help the nation save at least Rs20,000 crore in electricity bills. “The correction of the grade of coal and the permission or ability to swap coal or exchange coal within plants, within...
NMDC may invest Rs40k cr in 8 yrs on capacity expansion
State-owned NMDC ltd plans to invest Rs40,000 crore in the next eight years to reach a target of 100 million tonnes per annum of iron ore production from the current levels of little over 30 MTPA. Besides, the company is in the process of setting up a small gold refinery in...
Indo-US agreement to combat black money to get operational today
The ambitious anti-offshore tax evasion and black money detection pact between India and the US -Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)- will become operational from Wednesday. The pact aims to cover automatic sharing of information on bank accounts as well as financial products like equities, mutual funds and insurance, and is...
'It's important to get Net neutrality debate right in India'
Social media giant Facebook has said it's important to get the debate on Net neutrality ‘right’ in India as the country is home to the world's largest population of the ‘unconnected’. The US-based company faced severe criticism over alleged violation of Net neutrality by Internet.Org even as Facebook has continued...
PGCl completes Ist phase of 6,000 MW-capacity North East-Agra link
In order to help in getting supply of surplus power from north-eastern region during monsoon to north and western parts of India, state-owned Power Grid Corporation limited (PGCl) has completed the first phase of its Rs12,000-crore transmission line of 6,000 MW capacity between north eastern region and Agra. "The first phase...
Clashes between Turkish forces, Kurdish rebels kill 60
Clashes between Turkish security forces and autonomy-seeking Kurdish rebels have claimed nearly 60 lives in the southeast and across the border in northern Iraq, officials said today. More than 30 Kurdish rebels were killed overnight in a cross-border military operation in northern Iraq, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said during a meeting...
Italian aid worker shot in B'desh; ISIS claims responsibility
An Italian aid worker has been shot dead in a high security diplomatic area here, the first attack in Bangladesh claimed by the dreaded Islamic State terror group that has prompted many Western embassies to restrict the movements of their diplomats. Cesare Tavella, 50, was shot thrice from a close proximity...
