The Odisha Legislative Assembly on Thursday unanimously ratified the Constitution Amendment Bill for Goods and Services Tax (GST), paving the way for introduction of the landmark tax reform. Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik moved the statutory resolution in this regard at a special one-day session of the Assembly that was supported by members of all political parties, barring the lone CPI(M) […]
» Read moreTamil Nadu Chief Minister J. Jayalalithaa today said maternity leave for women government employees will be increased from the present six months to nine, fulfilling her party’s electoral promise. Unveiling healthcare initiatives worth over Rs. 1,400 crore, Ms. Jayalalithaa recalled that she had increased the maternity leave to six months after she assumed office as Chief Minister in 2011 from […]
» Read moreIndian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) that had braced itself for one launch every month is planning two launches this month. “INSAT-3DR is scheduled for September 8 and by end of September we will have ScatSat along with an Algerian satellite as its co-passenger,” ISRO chairman A.S. Kiran Kumar told reporters here on the sidelines of Bangalore Space Expo-2016 (BSX-2016). The […]
» Read moreReliance Industries Limited Chairman Mukesh Ambani today on Wednesday launched Reliance Jio 4G services to the nation. Speaking on the occasion, he said that it is an effort to fulfil the Digital India dream of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Ambani said that that Reliance Jio services have been put on trial run for a few months before being commercially launched. […]
» Read moreTamil Nadu Governor K Rosaiah completed his five-year term today and he has not been given any extension as expected. A communication from President’s Office stated that Chennamaneni Vidyasagar Rao, Governor of Maharashtra, will discharge the functions of the Governor of Tamil Nadu, in addition to his own duties, until regular arrangements for the office of the Governor of Tamil […]
» Read moreIndia’s Foreign Ministry confirmed on Thursday that 13 of its nationals had tested positive for the Zika virus in Singapore, after an outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease that at first affected three dozen workers on a construction site. “According to our mission in Singapore 13 Indian nationals have tested positive for Zika in Singapore,” Vikas Swarup, spokesman for the Ministry […]
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