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Direct tax collections jump 18.7% this fiscal

Direct tax collections during the first nine and¬ a ¬half months of the current fiscal have risen by 18.7% to Rs.6.89 lakh crore.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 18th Jan 2018

Students being used to push drugs

A team from the City Task Force (CTF) apprehended a group of youngsters with ganja. While five of them were abusing the drug, two others were said to be peddlers.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 18th Jan 2018

Simplified ‘Make-II’: Major Steps towards ‘Make in India’ in Defence Production

The defence acquisition council headed by the defence minister has finalized the revised defence procurement procedure ‘Make-II’, which aims at increased participation of local Indian industries.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 18th Jan 2018

Ultrathin 2-D metals get their own periodic table

A new version of the periodic table showcases the predicted properties of 2-D metals, an obscure class of synthetic materials.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 18th Jan 2018

Government to revisit Malimath report on criminal justice system

A 2003 report of a Committee on reforms in the criminal justice system that recommended admissibility of confessions made before a police officer as evidence in a court of law is being revisited by the Centre.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 17th Jan 2018