Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:14:10
The Unique Identification Authority of India has planned to increase biometric authentication capacity through Aadhaar to 40 crore a day from 10 crore to encourage more use of the platform for realising a cashless society.
The government is concurrently working on developing a common mobile phone app that can be used by shopkeepers and merchants for receiving Aadhaar-enabled payments bypassing
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Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:08:55
Talking tough in the wake of attack on an Army camp in Nagrota, India on Thursday made it clear that talks with Pakistan cannot take place in an atmosphere of “continued terror”, which it will never accept as “new normal” in the bilateral relationship.
External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup also said the government is awaiting detailed information on the specifics of the Nagrota at
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Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:06:37
In one of the biggest seizures of new currency, the Income Tax department today confiscated over Rs four crore in searches against at least two individuals in Bengaluru.
Officials said the searches were launched on the premises of an engineer and a contractor.
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Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:04:44
Amendments to the I-T laws do not seek to tax inherited gold and jewellery as also those items that are purchased through disclosed or agriculture income, the government said on December 1.
The Lok Sabha earlier this week passed the Taxation Laws (Second Amendment) Bill, which proposes a steep up to 85 per cent tax and penalty on undisclosed wealth that is discovered by tax authorities during s
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Thu, 01 Dec 2016 20:00:44
Amid reports of misuse, government today put an end to the use of old Rs 500 notes for buying fuel at petrol pumps and purchasing tickets at airports from Saturday, while exemption for payment of toll on highways will also end tomorrow.
Earlier, these facilities and the toll exemption were to continue till December 15.
All toll plazas on National Highways have been equipped with card swipe (Po
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Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:58:06
A day after the hacking of Rahul Gandhi's Twitter account, the official Twitter account of Indian National Congress was also hacked today with the party saying some messages laden with expletives and profanities were posted online.
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Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:56:17
A row erupted today over West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's IndiGo flight being made to hover over Kolkata after the plane was reportedly low on fuel and it echoed in Parliament where TMC alleged threat to her life while the Centre asserted no one was in danger.
Aviation regulator DGCA ordered an inquiry into the incidents of as many as three flights, including one carrying Banerjee,
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Thu, 01 Dec 2016 19:53:36
Bank customers faced harassment and inconvenience at various places in Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh while withdrawing cash on payday even as banks claimed that they put adequate measures in place to deal with the heavy rush.
From youngsters to elders stood in serpentine queues outside bank branches and ATMs for hours in order to withdraw cash with banks facing tough time to deal with angry cu
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Thu, 01 Dec 2016 18:30:05
FreeCharge, India’s fastest growing digital payments platform, has partnered with Jet Airways to offer secure, convenient and swift payment solution to travellers. Customers booking their flights and extras on www.jetairways.com can now pay for their ticket using the FreeCharge wallet.
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