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Morning Digest | Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declines to join ‘one nation, one election’ panel; No Question Hour, private members business during September 18-22 special session of Parliament, and more

September 3, 2023 admin

Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury declines to join ‘one nation, one election’ panel The Union Law Ministry on Saturday named eight members to the committee, headed by the former President Ram Nath Kovind, that will examine the issue of simultaneous elections to the Lok Sabha, Assemblies, municipalities and panchayats. No Question Hour, private members business during September…

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Morning Digest | India’s first solar observatory mission Aditya-L1 launches today; ED arrests Jet Airways founder Naresh Goyal in bank fraud case, and more

September 2, 2023 admin

Preparations in the final phase for India’s maiden solar mission, Aditya L1 onboard the PSLV-C57, ahead of its launch on Sept. 2, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI India’s first solar observatory mission Aditya-L1 to be launched at 11.50 a.m. today India’s first solar observatory mission, named Aditya-L1, will be launched onboard the Polar Satellite Launch…

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Morning Digest | China releases new official map, showing territorial claims; Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, and more

August 29, 2023 admin

An Indian Army jawan looking at the India-China border through his telescope in Arunachal Pradesh. File. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR Assam Rifles files defamation suit against Manipur politician, seeks apology Assam Rifles, the oldest paramilitary force in the country, has slapped a legal notice against a Manipur politician for causing “considerable harm to…

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India to push G-20 to raise MNC tax share

July 16, 2023 admin

Preparations are are on for the 3rd G-20 Finance Ministers and central bankers meeting in Gandhinagar. File | Photo Credit: ANI India will push its Group of 20 partners at a meeting it is hosting to support its proposal to raise the share of taxes multinational companies pay to countries where they earn “excess profits”,…

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Budget 2023 | Exemptions on high-value life insurance proceeds pruned

February 1, 2023 admin

Image for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Union Budget 2023-24 has proposed to limit the income tax exemption on the proceeds of high value life insurance policies. Mooted as part of an emphasis on better targeting of tax concessions and exemptions, the proposal means that only income from life insurance policies…

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