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India Can Take A Big Leap In Agriculture Sector, Says Nitin Gadkari
Even large landholder farmers’ son prefer to be a bank clerk”. He said it’s very much the fault of neglecting the farmers’ that had put them in such a distress
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Arun Jaitley Rules Out Lowering GST Rate For Textiles Sector
The government ruled out cutting tax rates for the textiles sector, saying a zero per cent GST on fabrics will break the input tax credit chain for the domestic industry and make imported items cheaper
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States Should Build Their Own E-Marketing Portal, Says Radha Mohan Singh
Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industries (FICCI) jointly with Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers welfare organised a National Agriculture Marketing Summit on Friday (14 July). The summit dedicated to the concept of smart marketing solutions for Agriculture in India to double farmers' income
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GST Impact: Business Dips For Chandni Chowk Textile Traders
While textile traders across the states remain on strike, the situation at the biggest hub of textile traders in the capital, Chandni Chowk continues to be of confusion and chaos
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Govt Sets Up Intelligence Wing For High-risk Areas In Customs, GST
The government has set up a new wing to provide intelligence inputs and do big data analytics for taxmen for better policy formulation and taking action against tax evaders
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Find Out Potential Taxpayers; Focus On Smaller Cities: CBDT
With almost 91 lakh new taxpayers brought in the tax net last fiscal, the CBDT has asked the Income Tax Department to increasingly identify those who can pay tax but are not doing so, with a special focus on smaller cities
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Yogi Adityanath Govt's Maiden Budget Shows Rs 7,469 Cr Deficit
The maiden budget of the Yogi Adityanath government shows a deficit of Rs 7,468.83 crore the current fiscal
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India Inflation Likely To Cool In June To Record-low
India's consumer inflation is expected to have slowed to a record-low in June, pressured by a sharp drop in food and oil prices, a Reuters poll showed, a result that could intensify calls for an interest rate cut
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GST Is Goodbye To Simple Tax: Kapil Sibal
Senior Congress leader Kapil Sibal said the GST was 'goodbye to simple tax' and not a 'good and simple tax' as described by the prime minister, stressing that it was good for the government and bad for the common man
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CAIT Urges Govt To Exempt Software From GST
The CAIT has maintained that nearly 60% of small businesses in the Country particularly in tier2 and tier3 cities still have not computerised their existing business format whereas GST is entirely based on e-compliance having four verticals e-tax, e-return, e-audit & e-assessment
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Modi Appreciates BRICS Momentum Under China's Chairmanship
Amid increased tension between India and China on developments near Sikkim, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today "appreciated" momentum in the BRICS bloc under the Chinese chairmanship and extended full cooperation for the grouping's upcoming summit to be hosted by Beijing
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NAMO In Israel: India-Israel Sign $4.3 Billion Strategic Pacts
PM Narendra Modi, who is the first Indian PM to visit Israel, held wide-ranging talks with his Israeli counterpart Benjamin Netanyahu
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Will Uphold Constitution, Keep Prez Post Above Party: Kovind
NDA presidential nominee Ram Nath Kovind today said that the office of the president was above party politics and he would strive to uphold the Constitution
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