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  • Centre launches eBiz portal to improve business environment

    The Centre has launched eBiz portal to improve the environment for doing business. The portal comprising licenses and permits service component that will allow business users to obtain a customized list of licenses, permits and regulations that they needed to comply while dealing with the government. This information was given by Minister of State for […]

    UP: Over 12 feared drowned, 8 missing as boat capsizes in river

    In Uttar Pradesh more than twelve persons are feared drowned and eight missing in a tragic incident when a boat overturned in river Ghaghra under Baudi Thana area of Bahraich district this evening . More than 25 persons were aboard the ill fated ferry, who were returning to their homes after work in their farming […]

    Lankan Army rejects Human Rights Watch report

    Sri Lankan Army has rejected the report by Human Rights Watch released this Tuesday in which it was alleged that the army had used torture and rape as a weapon during the last phase of war against the LTTE. Military spokesman Brigadier Ruwan Wanigasuriya told All India Radio that all information in the report are […]

    JSW Group reaction on the Union Budget FY 2013-14

    The budget, with the limited availability of fiscal space, attempted to bring fiscal consolidation with lower fiscal deficit of 4.8% and simultaneously made higher allocations to various schemes to spur investments. Announcing 15% incentive for acquisition and installation of new plant and machinery by manufacturing companies during the period beginning from 1st April 2013 and […]

    Post Budget Quote: DHL Express on GST

    “Thedecision by the government to establish a panel to monitor the costs of doing business in India is really welcome. Logistics companies will hope that this would lead to boldinitiatives to reduce transaction costs of trading across India’s international as well as state domestic borders. The industry was also hoping announcements would be made to […]

    Mr. Banerjee’s-Tata Housing quote on the Annual Budget 2013-14

    “The additional tax deduction on home loans is expected to boost demand for affordable housing. The budget also announced that the additional tax deduction can be carried forward to the next year by these borrowers, in case the limit is not exhausted in the current year. At present, interest on home loans is deductible up […]

    Budget viewpoint of Mr. George Alexander Muthoot, Managing Director, Muthoot Finance Ltd

    I feel that overall the budget is good, though it cannot be termed as an excellent one. The fiscal deficit of 4.8 % proposal appears realistic and the dedicated debt exchange would deepen the bond market. The increased allocation for social sector as well as food security too will benefit the poor in a big […]

    Budget Reaction – Mr T M Ramakrishanan, CEO-Devices, S Mobility Ltd

    With reference to the 6% tax hike on all mobile phones above Rs 2000 announced in the Union budget 2013 – 2014 today, please find below the comment from Mr T M Ramakrishnan, CEO-Devices, S Mobility Ltd on the same. “The handsets industry is facing difficult times with increased competition and price wars at large. With […]

    Telenor appoints Alcatel-Lucent to provide business transformation and managed services for its operations in India

    New Delhi : Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) and Telenor India today announced that Alcatel-Lucent will provide managed and transformation services to Telewings Communications Private Limited, a fully owned Telenor Group company. The agreement will cover the three ‘circles’ of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Andhra Pradesh, covering a population of more than 257 million people […]

    Delhi gangrape: Rape & murder charges framed against minor accused

    Gangrape and murder charges were today ordered to be framed by a juvenile justice board against the minor accused of brutally raping along with five adults a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus here on December 16. The assaulted victim was shifted to a Singapore hospital for treatment where she succumbed to her injuries on […]