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NEW DELHI: The China factor weighs heavily on India’s emerging electric car market as the domestic supply chain for the green cars is still inadequate in key areas such as batteries, semiconductors and magnets.Consider this: of the 46 EV car models sold in the country, only six have been found eligible for benefits under the…
The government plans to introduce a bill in the upcoming Winter session of Parliament to raise the foreign direct investment (FDI) limit in the insurance sector to 100 per cent from the current cap of 74 per cent, according to a Lok Sabha bulletin.The Winter session is scheduled from December 1 to 19 and will…
The US government will not publish consumer inflation data for October after a 43-day federal shutdown disrupted data collection, intensifying uncertainty ahead of the Federal Reserve’s December policy meeting.The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said it “is unable to retroactively collect” consumer price data for October and will not release the report originally scheduled for…
A joint platform of ten central trade unions on Friday criticised the government’s notification of the four labour codes, calling the move “a deceptive fraud committed against the working people of the nation” and announcing a nationwide day of protest on November 26. The unions allege that the implementation, effective from November 21, is unilateral…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court struck down Wednesday the Tribunal Reforms Act as unconstitutional and slammed the central govt for its repeated attempts to override SC’s consistent rulings to shield the judicial independence of tribunals, which decide disputes in a gamut of regimes – taxation, environment, electricity, telecom and real estate. Days before his retirement, a…
Panaji: Expressing concern about the spate of violent house break-ins and dacoities in the state, Union minister of state and North Goa MP Shripad Naik said govt needs to consider a new strategy to prevent them. He said that antisocial elements who commit such crimes appear to be emboldened and undeterred by the Goa police.Unlike…
NEW DELHI: Over two crore ineligible beneficiaries have been weeded out from free foodgrain scheme PMGKAY in the past four to five months while new eligible people are being included in the programme. Simultaneously, the govt on Tuesday launched an online platform that allows beneficiaries to share their feedback on ration distribution through AI-enabled calls…
The government has approved 17 additional applicants under the Production Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for textiles in the third selection round, a move the Textile Ministry said will strengthen domestic manufacturing and improve India’s competitiveness in man-made fibre (MMF) apparel, MMF fabrics and technical textiles.According to the ministry, the newly approved companies have committed investments…
CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal has said that the government will notify the new income tax return forms and rules under the simplified Income Tax Act, 2025, by January 2026, giving taxpayers sufficient preparation time before the law comes into effect on April 1,. Speaking at the inauguration of a taxpayers’ lounge at the India International…
CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal has said that the government will notify the new income tax return forms and rules under the simplified Income Tax Act, 2025, by January 2026, giving taxpayers sufficient preparation time before the law comes into effect on April 1,. Speaking at the inauguration of a taxpayers’ lounge at the India International…
