Day: June 20, 2019

Exclusive: U.S. tells India it is mulling caps on H-1B visas to deter data rules – sources

NEW DELHI – The United States has told India it is considering caps on H-1B work visas for nations that force foreign companies to store data locally, three sources with knowledge of the matter told Reuters, widening the two countries’ row over tariffs and trade. The plan to […]

Newly-elected Lok Sabha Speaker, Shri Om Birla Calls On the Vice President

open view news desk The newly-elected Speaker of the Lok Sabha, Shri Om Birla called on the Vice President, Shri M Venkaiah Naidu, who is also the Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, at the latter’s residence, here today. Congratulating Shri Birla on his election, the Vice President expressed […]

Introduction of manual checks in IGST refunds aimed at preventing unscrupulous exporters from defrauding the exchequer

CBIC would assure all genuine exporters that they would continue to get their IGST refunds in a timely manner in a fully automated environment open view news desk Some newspapers have today highlighted a perceived set-back to the automated process of refunds for exporters under GST on account […]

Finance Commission to visit Karnataka from 23rd to 26th June, 2019

open view news desk The 15th Finance Commission headed by Chairman, Shri N.K. Singh will   visit the State of Karnataka from 23rd to 26th June, 2019.  This will the the 22nd State of India that the Commission will be visiting. As part of its visit, the Commission will be interacting with the […]

Address by the President of India Shri Ram Nath Kovind to the Members of both the Houses of Parliament assembled together

Honourable Members, 1.   I am pleased to address the first joint sitting of Parliament after the election of the 17th Lok Sabha, in the year commemorating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi. I extend my heartiest congratulations to all newly elected Members of this Lok Sabha. 2.   More than 61 […]

Seminar on International Patents Filing in Dehradun Today

open view news desk The Indian Patent Office,under theDepartment for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade (DPIIT) of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry,is organizing one-day seminar today in Dehradun, on filing of International Patents. The seminar is being organized in collaboration with the World Intellectual Property Organization […]

MPs should work in a way that people are inspired: Prez

New Delhi, Jun 20: President Ram Nath Kovind Thursday advised parliamentarians to accord priority to their duties as public representatives so that people are inspired to discharge their duties as citizens. In his address to the joint sitting of both houses of Parliament in the historic Central Hall, […]

New industrial policy to be announced soon: President

New Delhi, June 20: The government will soon announce a new industrial policy aimed at promoting growth of industries and creation of jobs, President Ram Nath Kovind said Thursday. Addressing the joint sitting of both Houses of Parliament, the President said work is underway in full earnest to transform […]

National security top priority of Modi govt: Kovind

New Delhi, Jun 20: President Ram Nath Kovind Thursday flagged national security as one of top most priorities of the Narendra Modi government, saying all possible steps will be taken to ensure country’s security as it was done after the terror attack in Pulwama. He also said that illegal […]

Prez address tabled in Rajya Sabha, Lok Sabha

New Delhi, Jun 20: President Ram Nath Kovind’s address to the joint sitting of Parliament was laid in both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha on Thursday. Both Houses were convened after the president’s address. In Rajya Sabha, as soon as the House assembled, Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu asked new […]

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