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Govt is 'closely engaged' with US on H-1B visa programme: VK Singh

'The US administration has also taken some steps towards stricter enforcement and prevention of abuse of the work visa programmes,' Singh

Take over the defaulting sugar mills: Sanjeev Balyan to UP govt

At present, total cane arrears in Uttar Pradesh stands at about Rs 2,118 crore

Take over the defaulting sugar mills: Balyan to UP govt

Concerned over Rs 2,100 crore cane arrears in UP

Sports Authority of India to be renamed: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore

The Union minister said he was working to shift sports from government to professionals.

Assam's economy has stabilised: Tarun Gogoi

Assam government, he said, will continue to press for its demand of restoration of special category status to Assam

Over half a million housing units worth Rs 4.5 trn facing delays: Anarock

Over half a million housing units worth Rs 4.5 trn facing delays: Anarock

Inflation seen inching up in March, but still below RBI target: Poll

If the forecast is realized, March will be the eighth month in a row with below-target inflation, giving the RBI room to squeeze in another rate cut this year

India's passenger vehicle sales to pick up pace after growth slows

India's passenger vehicle sales are expected to grow between 3-5 percent in the current fiscal year, after expanding at the slowest pace in five years last year

I-T detects Rs 281-cr racket of slush funds in MP raids; recovers Rs 15 cr

It said the sleuths have recovered Rs 14.6 crore of "unaccounted" cash and seized diaries and computer files of suspect payments made between Madhya Pradesh and Delhi

Investment boost: World Bank says India GDP to grow 7.5 per cent this year

With robust growth, and food prices poised to recover, inflation is expected to converge toward 4 per cent

CAG raps I-T dept for spending Rs 1,000 cr on rent despite having own land

I-T dept is now preparing a fresh proposal of preliminary estimation for developing its land in Mumbai

Huge burden for players in farm produce as warehouses comes under GST net

Collateral management firms working on rented warehouse model hit as they cannot avail input credit, given that farm commodities themselves are outside the GST net

Chennai gets new Alternate Dispute Resolution Centre for business discords

The centre was declared open by Justice T S Sivgnanam of the Madras High Court

Taxmen to scrutinise mismatch between ITR and service tax returns

In some cases, there is a value mismatch between the turnover declared in ITR or TDS and the service tax returns

How to strike gold: You may soon buy, sell, collaterise yellow metal

The government proposes to treat gold as a financial asset on par with equities.

Modi has brought some dynamism, but lots of spin to foreign policy: Tharoor

In the last 2 years, Tharoor said, things have become "worse", referring to increased number of terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir

Neither Speaker nor parliamentary affairs minister running LS: Advani

BJP leaders in the Lok Sabha were caught on the back foot when they found themselves the target of an attack from quarters they least expected

Pilot's remark on Rahul elevation echoes workers' sentiments: Singhvi

Singhvi questioned whether Modi or Adityanath would decide who can visit their constituencies and when

SECL remains CIL flagship entity as FY19 coal output rises by 9%

The company's overall output makes up about 26 per cent of the total coal produced by CIL

Govt was 'ill-prepared' to implement GST: Cong leader Manpreet Singh Badal

He demanded that petrol and electricity be also brought under the ambit of the tax system