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Those born in India before 1987 and their children are Indians: Govt

According to the 2004 amendments of the Citizenship Act, people of the country, barring those in Assam, whose one parent is an Indian and neither is an illegal immigrant are also considered Indian cit

New textile policy in the works to help India emerge as manufacturing hub

This new policy will have a special focus on manufacturing of apparel and garment, technical textiles, man-made fibre products and exports

Muslims among 4,000 granted citizenship in last 6 years: Home Ministry

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has been in public domain since 2016. It was cleared by a 30-member parliamentary committee consisting of Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha members.

Modi greets Boris Johnson on phone; discusses bilateral trade, defence ties

The Conservative Party manifesto also made a categorical reference to India as a dynamic economy.

In a first, GST Council votes, states say Centre close to sovereign default

In the Council meeting, the panel resorted to voting to decide whether a uniform tax on lotteries should be levied or a two-rate system be followed.

It's India's 'Great Slowdown', economy headed to ICU: Ex-CEA Subramanian

India's GDP growth in the July-September quarter slowed to a six-year low of 4.5 per cent. This was the sixth consecutive quarter when the growth rate had fallen.

UIDAI shelves plan to hire social media agency to monitor online platforms

"UIDAI has decided not to pursue the project. The issue has become infructuous. As of today, there is no plan that such project will be pursued," he told the bench.

Budget 2020: Govt may go for income tax relief to spur demand, says report

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is expected to present the budget for 2020/21 fiscal year on February 1. She has promised a budget that will do more to boost growth.

IMF chief Gopinath roots for labour reforms, bank cleanups to revive growth

Responding to a question, Gopinath said India's medium-term vision to reach a USD 5-trillion economy which focuses on boosting investment is appropriate.

Centre unlikely to extend 'Sabka Vishwas Scheme' beyond December 31

The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has asked its principal chief commissioners to be more proactive in persuading eligible taxpayers to take benefit of the Sabka Vishwas Scheme.

Link your PAN with Aadhaar before Dec 31; it's mandatory, says I-T dept

Section 139 AA (2) of the Income Tax Act says that every person having PAN as on July 1, 2017, and is eligible to obtain Aadhaar, must intimate his Aadhaar number to tax authorities.

Protests in UK over Citizenship Amendment Act, Modi government's 'failures'

Alongside, the Indian Overseas Congress (IOC) UK chapter organised its Bharat Bachao Rally (Save India) to coincide with similar protests in New Delhi and around the world.

Centre likely to pare stake in BEML to 26% via strategic disinvestment

The government has set an all-time high disinvestment target of Rs 1.05 lakh crore, up from Rs 90,000 crore projected in the Interim Budget 2019-20 in February.

People are key to Railways and legislators reflect their sentiments: Goyal

According to an official statement, work on all projects has progressed at a very fast pace, including improvement in facilities for passengers at railway stations and in the trains.

Govt says committed to achieving target of doubling farmers' income by 2022

In its first tenure, the government constituted a committee under Ashok Dalwai, then Additional Secretary in Agriculture Ministry, to prepare a report to achieve the goal.

India, Maldives vow to deepen maritime ties, boost anti-terror cooperation

In the meeting, both sides also reviewed the ongoing construction of police training facility in Addu city and capacity building projects being implemented with India's assistance.

Want America working with allies like India to make world safe: Trump Jr

Trump Jr said it is a "great honour" for him to be with the "incredible" Indian-American community.

Govt taking steps on raising consumption to boost growth: CEA Subramanian

Railway and road ministries will have undertaken capex of Rs 2.46 lakh crore by December 31, he said.

Citizenship Bill asks Indians to wade through a complex maze with documents

In India's northeastern states, which share borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh, the law has unleashed anger and fear about an influx of migrants

Govt clears IBC amendments to ring-fence successful bidders from risks

It assumes significance against the backdrop of instances of enforcement agencies taking action in case of companies where the resolution process has already been completed.