Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the domestic black money holders being offered a limited period compliance window to come clean is not an amnesty scheme as disclosures will be charged at 45 per cent as against the normal rate of 30 per cent.”In amnesty (scheme), you just pay tax and get away with it,” […]
Shiv Sena member Arvind Sawant today demanded that the word ‘Sindh’ in the national anthem be removed and replaced with an appropriate word, saying there was no state by that name in the country. Raising the issue during the Zero Hour in Lok Sabha, he said that as the national anthem was adopted by Parliament, […]
According to sources, Preity Zinta and beau Gene Goodenough got married on February 29 in Los Angeles. The actress tied the knot with her long-time beau Gene Goodenough yesterday in a private ceremony in Los Angeles. While the wedding apparently was a small Indian wedding with only close friends and in attendance. While the actress […]
Bollywood Actress Karisma Kapoor today visited Mehsana district of North Gujarat. She was there for the opening of a private mall. As soon as everyone came to Know about her visit public gathered there just to have her glimpse. Due to which Karishma also faced problem to came out of the car. After clearly the […]
Seeking to dispel fears of the salaried class, the government today said PPF will not be taxed on withdrawal and only the interest that accrues on contributions to employee provident fund made after April 1 will be taxed while principal will continue to be tax exempt. In an interview to PTI, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia […]
Filmmaker Prakash Jha says he is open to directing a Hollywood film rooted in India. Jha, who has helmed socio-political films like “Gangaajal”, “Apaharan” and “Raajneeti”, feels it is difficult to direct a movie which is based in a territory he is not familiar with. “My films are rooted here. So, somebody has to give […]
The Supreme Court today agreed to hear a plea seeking quashing of criminal prosecution, suspension and other actions taken against Gujarat cops in the 2004 alleged fake encounter killing of Ishrat Jahan in view of recent testimony of jailed LET operative David Headley. Headley, the Pakistani-American terrorist, had told to a Mumbai court that Jahan […]
A day after suffering losses following the presentation of the Union Budget, the benchmark Sensex bounced back by over 436 points on Tuesday, bolstered by renewed hopes of a rate cut by the Reserve Bank amid positive Asian cues. With the Budget out of the way, the focus now shifts to RBI Governor Raghuram Rajan’s […]
Today Gujarat Chief Minister Aanandiben Patel welcomed Union Budget 2016-17 by Modi led NDA government. CM said while appreciating the budget is focusing on development of rural India, farmers and youth will boost growth, generate employment & opportunities for common man. ‘Standup India’ for aspiring SC/ST and women entrepreneurs, relief on affordable housing will benefit […]
Today Price of petrol was lowered by Rs 3.02 per litre and price of Diesel was raised by Rs 1.47 per litre. Revised prices will be effective from the midnight of February 29 and March 1. New fuel prices were declared immediately after presenting of Budget 2016-17 by finance minister Arun Jaitley.
