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Bengal cabinet approves setting up of state Legislative Council [Details]

The West Bengal cabinet, chaired by Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, on Monday approved formation of the upper house of the state legislature, in its second meeting on Monday.

May 18, 2021

Beyond photo-ops, J&K Govt rescued these MSMEs via interest subvention [proof here]

The recent interest subvention incentives provided 'oxygen' to COVID-affected MSMEs in J&K. IBTimes spoke to a few business leaders on the ground to know the truth.

May 15, 2021

GST exemption may lead to price hike of vaccines: FM to Mamata Banerjee

The Finance Minister was of the view that a "nominal 5 per cent GST is in the interest of the domestic manufacturer of vaccine and in the interest of the citizens"

May 9, 2021

Over 43,500 foreign medical graduates ready to join battle against COVID; await PM's nod [details]

These doctors have to clear FMGE exams to get registration as medical practitioners and practice in India.

May 7, 2021

Telangana gets nod for vaccine delivery using drones but no vaccines to supply

After the Indian Council of Medical Research, the Telangana government on Friday received permission for deployment of drones to conduct experimental delivery of Covid-19 vaccines within Visual Line of Sight (VLOS) Range.

May 1, 2021

Oxygen concentrators can be imported for personal use; exempted from customs clearance [details]

The exemption of oxygen concentrators is only temporary, till July 31, 2021, which means friends and relatives living abroad can send you the machine sans customs clearance.

Apr 30, 2021

ICMR grants permission for drone trial to deliver Covid vaccines

The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) has granted permission for conducting feasibility study of Covid-19 vaccine delivery using drones in collaboration with IIT Kanpur.

Apr 23, 2021

Fact check: Old video of district judge schooled by toll operator goes viral

Fact check: Old video of district judge schooled by toll manager goes viral

A video showing a toll operator and a district court judge argue over toll fees has gone viral on social media, but the incident happened last year.

Mar 14, 2021

Lockdown tax relief for NRIs, foreigners overstaying in India in FY21 [details]

The CBDT has now issued a fresh circular where it has clarified that foreign visitors, NRIs, PIOs overstaying in India in FY21 will not face double taxation.

Mar 4, 2021

Women Emerge as Key Homebuyers, 71% Want Ready Homes: ANAROCK Survey

For 62% women, Indian real estate is the preferred investment asset class for investment; in contrast, 54% men chose it over the stock market, FDs & gold.

Mar 3, 2021

India's TRIPS waiver proposal on Covid vaccine gets wider WTO support but US, Japan, UK oppose

India initiated proposal seeking a temporary waiver of global intellectual property rights rules in view of the pandemic has got wider support with 57 WTO members joining the initiative as co-sponsors.

Feb 25, 2021

Income Tax Department conducts searches in Pune, Betul, Solapur, Kolkata

In several raids conducted last week on premises of tobacco and soya products companies in Maharashtra, MP and West Bengal, the IT officials found unaccounted cash and other records

Feb 23, 2021

Blackbuck poaching case: Rajasthan HC exempts Salman Khan from appearing in person to furnish bail bond

After hearing the plea, the division bench has allowed the petitioner to execute and submit bail bond and sureties through video conferencing.

Feb 6, 2021

Budget to revive sluggish economy, says CM Yediyurappa; What's in store for Karnataka

Hailing Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for coming out with a Budget that can revive the sluggish economy, Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa said he strongly believes that the Budget will boost the economy.

Feb 1, 2021

Budget 2021: Swasth Bharat scheme, income tax relief for senior citizen | Highlights

At the beginning of the Union Budget session, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced the PM Atmanirbhar Swasth Bharat Yojana with a corpus of Rs 64,000 crore.