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Direct tax collections up 16.7 per cent in H1 FY-19

As per the official data from finance ministry, Gross direct tax collections in April-September, the first six months of this financial year, grew 16.7 per cent to Rs 5.47 lakh crore.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 5th Oct 2018

PIN code a must for e-way bill

The GST Network has made it mandatory for businesses and transporters to mention PIN codes of places of loading and unloading of consignments.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 4th Oct 2018

RBI eases borrowing norms for oil firms

The central bank liberalised external commercial borrowings (ECB) policy to allow state-run oil marketing companies to raise external debt for working capital purposes.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 4th Oct 2018

Rape survivor can’t subvert trial

The turning hostile of a rape survivor should not deter a court from continuing with the trial.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 3rd Oct 2018

Geoparks

An ancient circular lake created by a meteorite strike in Maharashtra and a hexagonal mosaic of basaltic rocks in an island off Udupi are poised to become global geoparks under a Geological Survey of India (GSI) plan.

posted by Jawwad Kazi 3rd Oct 2018