Murtaza Ahmadi moved the world with his love for footballer Lionel Messi in 2016. His dream of meeting the Argentinian came true, but now the seven-year-old boy is living a nightmare as one of thousands of Afghans displaced by war. Murtaza and his family abandoned their home in southeastern Ghazni …
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Uniparts India files IPO papers with Sebi
Uniparts India, manufacturer of engineering systems and solutions, has filed draft papers with the markets regulator SEBI to float an initial public offering. The IPO comprises fresh issuance of shares worth Rs. 100 crore besides an offer for sale of 1,30,60,770 stocks by existing shareholders, according to the draft red …
Read More »Extend GST return filing deadline: CAIT
The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) has written to Finance Minister Arun Jaitley asking him to push the deadline for filing of annual GST returns to March 31, 2019 from December 31, 2018, now. “It is to bring to your kind notice that till today the format of filing …
Read More »‘Govt. needs Rs. 1 lakh crore more to build 1 cr. houses’
The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana – Urban (PMAY-U), being implemented by the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs under the Housing for All by 2022 mission since June 2015, needs a concerted push to succeed, according to Crisil Research. The government will need another Rs. 1 lakh crore in three …
Read More »My deal, no deal or no Brexit at all: May
Parliament’s vote on British Prime Minister Theresa May’s Brexit deal will go ahead on December 11, her office said on Thursday, despite a newspaper report that Ministers had sought a delay to prevent a defeat. The British Parliament is mid-way through a five-day debate on the Brexit deal, ahead of …
Read More »Nasheed to lead Maldives delegation at climate summit
Former President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed, widely regarded as a climate champion, will lead Male’s official delegation at the UN climate change conference in Poland. President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih nominated Mr. Nasheed to head the Maldivian team, according to a statement. Mr. Nasheed’s participation signals a potential shift in …
Read More »U.K. suspends fast-track visa scheme for wealthy investors
Anti-corruption campaigners have welcomed a decision by the British Home Office to temporarily suspend a fast-track visa scheme for wealthy investors — that has been used by many Indians — but have called for urgent action against those found to have invested suspicious wealth in the U.K. The British government …
Read More »Air quality ‘very poor’ in Delhi
Delhi’s air quality remained ‘very poor’ on Thursday, with seven areas recording ‘severe’ air quality. The Central Pollution Control Board listed an overall air quality index (AQI) of 355. An AQI between 201 and 300 is considered ‘poor’, 301 and 400 ‘very poor’ and 401 and 500 is ‘severe’. A …
Read More »Policy to double agri exports approved
Separately, the Cabinet also gave its ‘in-principle’ approval for the strategic sale of the government’s existing 52.63% total paid-up equity shareholding in Rural Electrification Corporation to the Power Finance Corporation, along with the transfer of management control. “In my Budget speech, I had said that where multiple PSUs are operating …
Read More »Pakistan politicising Kartarpur, says India
India on Thursday hit out at Pakistan alleging that Islamabad has tried to politicise the Kartarpur corridor. The Ministry of External Affairs also alleged that Pakistani authorities created difficulties for the two Indian Ministers who visited Kartarpur on November 28. “It was unfortunate that Pakistan has attempted to politicise a …
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