Month: June 2019

SAC approves termination of EPC, PMC Contracts for the 48 MW Lower Kalnai HEP Project to be re-tendered

open view news desk SRINAGAR, JUNE 20: The State Administrative Council (SAC) which met here under the chairmanship of Governor, Satya Pal Malik accorded sanction to the termination of the EPC & PMC Contracts for the 48 MW Lower Kalnai HEP, updation of the DPR and retendering of […]

Oil shippers boost security after attacks on tankers in Gulf

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A series of attacks on oil tankers near the Persian Gulf has ratcheted up tensions between the U.S. and Iran — and raised fears over the safety of one of Asia’s most vital energy trade routes, where about a fifth of the world’s […]

Climate of guilt: Flying no longer the high road for some

NYKOPING, Sweden — School’s out for summer and Swedish lawyer Pia Bjorstrand, her husband and their two sons are shouldering backpacks, ready to board the first of many trains on a whistle-stop vacation around northern Europe. The family is part of a small but growing movement in Europe […]

AP-NORC poll: Asteroid watch more urgent than Mars trip

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — Americans prefer a space program that focuses on potential asteroid impacts, scientific research and using robots to explore the cosmos over sending humans back to the moon or on to Mars, a poll shows. The poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs […]

North Korea’s Kim meets China’s Xi, says awaiting US actions

BEIJING — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, meeting in Pyongyang with Chinese President Xi Jinping, said Thursday that his country is waiting for a desired response in stalled nuclear talks with the United States. “North Korea would like to remain patient, but it hopes the relevant party […]

Iran Revolutionary Guard shoots down US drone amid tensions

TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Revolutionary Guard shot down a U.S. surveillance drone on Thursday amid heightened tensions between Tehran and Washington over the collapsing nuclear deal with world powers, American and Iranian officials said, though they disputed the circumstances of the incident. The Guard said it shot down […]

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 […]

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