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Army commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh reaches out to locals in south Kashmir

Army commander reaches out to locals in south Kashmir

4:09 pm September 21, 2019

Jammu: Northern Army commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh has reached out to the locals in south Kashmir, considered to be the hotbed of militancy, with a message that the army and the government are working towards restoring peace and ensuring overall development of the region. During the interaction with a select group of community leaders […]

Patriots release Antonio Brown after another accusation

4:35 am September 21, 2019

FOXBOROUGH: Antonio Brown was released by the New England Patriots on Friday after a second woman accused him of sexual misconduct — the third team in seven months to tire of the off-field behavior that has overshadowed his accomplishments as one of the NFL’s most prolific receivers for a decade. The defending Super Bowl champions […]

Need robust global cooperation to fight cross-border tax evasion, avoidance: FM

Govt slashes corporate tax rates to boost economy, investments

12:16 pm September 20, 2019

The government on Friday slashed the income tax rate for companies (corporate tax) by almost 10 percentage points to 25.17 per cent and offered a lower rate to 17.01 per cent for new manufacturing firms to boost economic growth rate from a six-year low by incentivising investments to help create jobs. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman […]

Delhi court allows Robert Vadra to travel abroad

‘Process of cancelling land rights granted to Robert Vadra’s firm started’

3:42 pm September 19, 2019

Chandigarh: The Haryana government has began the process of cancelling the real estate development licence for a land parcel granted to Robert Vadra promoted Sky Light Hospitality, which was later transferred to realty major DLF for Rs 58 crore, officials said on Thursday. Director of the state’s Town and Country Planning Department K M Pandurang […]

Nirav Modi faces suicide risk, politically biased trial in India, UK court told

Nirav Modi remanded to custody in UK prison until Oct 17

3:34 pm September 19, 2019

London: Fugitive diamond merchant Nirav Modi, wanted in India in connection with the nearly USD 2 billion Punjab National Bank (PNB) fraud and money laundering case, was on Thursday further remanded to judicial custody until October 17. Nirav, 48, appeared before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court via videolink from his London prison for a routine “call-over” […]