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India to consider allowing crypto trading for some investors: Report

The discussions come as authorities race to finalize a bill Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government wants to present to parliament in the session starting Nov. 29.

GoM to meet on Nov 27 to finalise report on GST rate rationalisation

Sources said the Fitment committee, comprising tax officers from states and the centre, has made many "sweeping" recommendations

Joint bank account not mandatory for spouse pension, says govt

A joint bank account with spouse is however desirable, the govt said

Cairn Energy says will start buyback with $1 bn tax refund from Indian Govt

It has also commenced an initial share repurchase programme of its ordinary shares up to £20 million as a prelude to the anticipated larger buyback programme

SC directs Centre to hold emergency meeting to control air pollution

Supreme Court on Monday directed the Centre to call an emergency meeting on Tuesday to take measures like stopping non-essential construction transport, power plants and implementing work from home

Centre appoints two of its nominees on the board of govt-owned DFI

Addl Secy at Department of Financial Services, Pankaj Jain and Addl Secy at DPIIT Sumita Dawra have been nominated as directors on the board of NaBFID

Sisodia urges Centre to further reduce petrol, diesel prices by Rs 15 each

Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia on Saturday asked the Centre to further slash petrol, diesel prices

Centre releases Rs 17,000 crore to states as GST compensation

With this, the total amount of compensation released to the states/UTs during 2021-22 so far is Rs 60,000 crore

Centre releases 111,000 tonnes of buffer onion so far to cool down prices

The buffer onion was released in major markets

Goyal warns officials to stay alert against cartelisation, collusion in GeM

Union Minister Piyush Goyal on Wednesday cautioned officials to stay alert against cartelisation and collusion in Government e-Marketplace and called for simplifying the system while making it more affordable to attract traders. Reviewing the functioning of the Government e-Marketplace (GeM) portal, the minister pitched for bringing more transparency in the system. He said operations should be audited regularly to ensure that all technical and financial aspects of GeM stay strong all the time. Goyal, the Minister for Commerce and Industry, Textiles, Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution, also called for reducing and capping the transaction charges so that more traders are attracted to the GeM portal for increasing the volume of business. "Stay alert against cartelisation and collusion in GEM," warned the minister. Goyal asked the officials to make GeM more user and commerce friendly so that ease of doing business can be further promoted. "He also directed officials to ...

Centre asks HP, AP, J-K to review rise in Covid cases, positivity rates

Additional Secretary, Union Health Ministry, Arti Ahuja highlighted the increase in weekly new Covid cases since last week (October 26-November 1)

India poised to grow electronics manufacturing to $300 bn in 3-4 yrs

The world is seeking more trusted sources for electronics post-COVID-19 and India has all the key elements in place to grab the opportunity: Minister of State for Electronics and IT

Centre's vaccination scheme has created 2 classes of citizens: Kerala HC

The observation by Justice P V Kunhikrishnan came during the hearing of a man's plea for a third jab of an internationally recognised vaccine so that he can go abroad for work

Govt issues FAQs on IT rules; says norms consistent with freedom of speech

IT ministry said the rules have a clear focus on protecting online privacy of individuals

Centre proposes new rules to push green energy use in industries

The announcement comes just days after India rejected calls to announce a net zero carbon emissions target

Centre's fiscal deficit touches 35% of annual target at H1-end

For the current financial year, the government expects the deficit at 6.8 per cent of GDP or Rs 15,06,812 crore

GST shortfall: Centre releases Rs 1.6 trillion to states this fiscal year

This release of funds as back-to-back loans is in addition to the bi-monthly GST compensation being given out of cess collection.

Govt seeks Facebook algorithm details amid hate speech allegations: Report

The Ministry of Electronics and IT (MeITY) is learnt to have sought a clarification from the platform following recent revelations by whistleblower Frances Haugen

Firms like Pegasus-maker NSO can't sell to non-govt actors: Israel envoy

The Israeli envoy said what is happening in India over Pegasus is an internal matter of the country

Pegasus row: Freedom of press is important pillar of democracy, says SC

The court said it is undeniable that surveillance and the knowledge that one is under the threat of being spied on can affect the way an individual decides to exercise his or her rights