NEW DELHI: The Center on Friday designed a four-point action plan to address the blockade of the Suel Canal. The decision comes amid accelerated efforts to free the giant container ship that got stuck after it ran aground after a sandstorm. The plan was embodied in a meeting called by …
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NEW DELHI: Gloves are removed from travelers who refuse to wear PPE masks or gowns on board airplanes. Three airlines acted against seven passengers on Monday and Tuesday (March 15 and 16), five were turned over to security agencies upon arrival for not wearing masks despite repeated warnings, and two …
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NEW DELHI: Stock indices plummeted Monday as benchmark BSE Sensex falling above 800 points, dragged down by banking and financial stocks. As of 1:10 p.m., the 30-share BSE index was trading 814 points or 1.6 percent lower at 49,978; while the broader NSE Nifty it was trading 220 points or …
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NEW DELHI: The General Directorate of Civil Aviation (DGCA) ordered security agencies on Saturday to deny entry to the airport to passengers who do not wear masks. According to the latest guidelines, passengers who refuse to wear the masks correctly before takeoff will be removed from the plane. Whereas, passengers …
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NEW DELHI: Yes gasoline price it hasn’t risen in more than a week, thanks to polls in five states. Public sector fuel retailers appeared to be calm on pump prices thanks to a “gentle push” from the Center, even as benchmark Brent crude surpassed $ 70 a barrel on Monday. …
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The Central Board of Trustees of the Employee Provident Fund Organization (EPFO) retirement fund body recommended that the interest rate for fiscal year 2020-21 be kept at 8.5 percent. This rate, the same as last year, is the lowest offered by EPFO in eight years. The board meeting chaired by …
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NEW DELHI: The government said Tuesday that the power to manage the newly released rules for publications in digital media has not been delegated to the states and Union territories but it will have to be managed by the Information and Ministry of Broadcasting. In a memorandum dated February 25, …
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NEW DELHI: Domestic cooking gas became more expensive by Rs 25 on Monday, the fourth increase in the last 24 days bringing the total increase to Rs 125 per cylinder. Gas prices for cooking have been rising since December. The fees have cumulatively increased by 175 rupees per recharge since …
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NEW DELHI: Ministry of Finance is considering cutting special taxes in gasoline and diesel to cushion the impact of record domestic prices, said three government officials close to the discussions. The doubling of the price of crude oil in the last 10 months has contributed to registering fuel prices at …
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NEW DELHI: The GST collection in February this year stood at Rs 1.13 lakh crore, according to data released by finance Minister Monday. This is the fifth month in a row of GST’s collection to exceed the 1 lakh crore rupee mark. The current cleaning is a 7 percent increase …
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