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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in the fourth year of demonetization implementation, which aims to remove hidden money from the tax collector, known as black money, said that “demonetization has helped reduce black money, increase compliance tax and formalization and has given a boost to transparency. “ In a tweet explaining …

Air quality in Delhi: Levels are an annual problem with the arrival of winter and the burning of stubble (Archive) New Delhi: Delhi has reported more than 6,000 new Covid cases every day since Nov. 3, and 13 percent of this may be related to increased air pollution, the IMA …

The Ministry of Navigation is renamed the Ministry of Ports, Navigation and Inland Waterways: PM Ahmedabad: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that the Maritime Transport Ministry is being expanded and renamed the Ministry of Ports, Navigation and Inland Waterways. He was heading to a meeting after launching a …

WASHINGTON: Pakistan’s presence in the United Nations Human Rights Council is “intolerable” given his rights record, said a Geneva-based NGO UN Watch, adding that religious minorities in the South Asian country suffer discrimination, sectarian violence and forced conversions. The condemnation of the NGOs, which monitor the performance of the United …

PV Gopalan: a guiding light for Kamala PV Gopalan, born in 1911 in a village in the Thiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu, began his career in the Public Administration of India in the 1930s and traveled across the country serving as Under Secretary of the Government of India in the …

The White House will have a new occupant shortly. What does this mean for India? The Modi government’s connection to President-elect Joe Biden dates back to the days when Foreign Affairs S. Jaishankar was India’s ambassador to the United States during the Obama administration and the current ambassador to the …

By: PTI | Washington | November 8, 2020 10:21:47 am President-elect Joe Biden speaks Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Delaware (AP Photo / Andrew Harnik) US President-elect Joe Biden believes that the India-US partnership is the defining relationship of the 21st century, and plans to strengthen ties between the …

India looks forward to a close partnership under the leadership of Biden and Harris, he said. (Archive) New Delhi: President of Congress Sonia Gandhi sent congratulatory letters to US President-elect Joe Biden and Senator Kamala Harris on their victory in the US elections. India, the congressional leader said, looks forward …

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: November 8, 2020 2:07:07 pm Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman during a press conference at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi on Saturday, October 24, 2020 (PTI). The demonetization led to better tax compliance and a big push toward the digital …

By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | November 8, 2020 11:24:24 am Vice President-elect Kamala Harris speaks Saturday, Nov. 7, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo / Andrew Harnik, Pool) In her first public address as vice president-elect, Kamala Harris paid tribute to the women who paved the way …