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LOC issued against Rohini ashram founder: CBI to HC

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The CBI today told the Delhi High Court that a look out circular (LOC) has been issued against Virender Dev Dixit, who allegedly kept girls and women confined at an ashram founded by him in the national capital. The agency made the submission after a bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice C Hari Shankar asked whether Dixit had joined the CBI probe into the running of his ashrams as well as the complaints against him. During the hearing, the court also observed that the ashram was not…

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Restore tax benefits to special economic zones: EPCES

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The exports promotion council for special economic zones (SEZ) today said the government should reconsider their demand to restore tax benefits for supporting growth of the sector and generating jobs as the budget did not bring any concrete measure. The Export Promotion Council for EOUs & SEZs (EPCES) said the budget has “absolutely nothing” important for the SEZs despite flagging the key issues affecting the sector. The industry has asked for the removal of minimum alternate tax (MAT) and continuation of tax incentives being enjoyed by units in these zones.…

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Unevenness in taxes paid by salaried class, biz people: Adhia

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There is “unevenness” in the taxes paid by the salaried class and business people, as 50 per cent of the 7 lakh companies which file I-T returns show zero or negative income, Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said today. The government, he said, is working on removing the “unevenness in the tax paid by different classes of people” by using foolproof technological system. He said the tax payer base has gone up after the GST roll out as well as demonetisation and there has been a concerted effort to make India…

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8 killed in gas leak at southern China steel mill

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Gas leaking from a pipeline at a steel mill in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong killed eight people and injured 10 early today, local authorities reported. The Shaoguan city government said in a post on its microblog that the leak occurred at 3 a.m. at the Shaoguan Iron and Steel company’s Songshan plant. It said the rescue and recovery effort was underway and the cause of the leak was under investigation. China has made considerable progress in improving industrial safety, but scores are still killed annually in the country’s…

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Mehbooba govt calls for resumption of Indo-Pak peace process

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The Jammu and Kashmir government today batted strongly for the resumption of a ‘peace and reconciliation process’ between India and Pakistan as the issue of repeated ceasefire violations by the neighbouring country rocked the state Assembly. Opposition National Conference (NC) supported the Mehbooba Mufti government’s stance while calling for a strict implementation of the 2003 ceasefire agreed between the two countries. Ravinder Raina, a legislator of the BJP, which shares power with the PDP in the state, had earlier pressed for a resolution to condemn the continuous Pakistani shelling. The…

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Child kidnapped from school bus rescued; 1 abductor shot dead

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A five-year-old boy, who was brazenly abducted from a school bus here on Republic Day eve, was rescued today after an encounter between police and the kidnappers in Ghaziabad, an official said. Rehan was rescued in the early hours after a Crime Branch team received a tip-off and laid a trap in a residential area on the Loni border, a Crime Branch official said. In the shoot-out one of the kidnappers Ravi was killed and his associate Pankaj suffered injuries to his leg. The third, Nitin, was arrested. No police…

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JK Assembly passes Rs 95,666.97 cr Budget for 2018-19

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The Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly today passed the Rs 95,666.97 crore budget for 2018- 19 with 20 per cent rise in the budget size over this year. The Jammu and Kashmir appropriation bill-2018 moved by the finance minister Haseeb Drabu in the house in this regard was passed with voice-vote. For the first time in state s legislative history, the finance minister has linked the appropriation bill with wide- ranging expenditure reforms to ensure checks and balances for efficient fiscal management and speed up spending to make productive use…

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South Korea appeals court frees Samsung heir

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A South Korean appeals court today upheld Samsung heir Lee Jae-Yong’s bribery conviction but cut his prison sentence to a suspended term, ordering his immediate release. Lee, vice chairman of Samsung Electronics, the world’s biggest smartphone and memory chip maker, was convicted of bribery in connection with the sprawling corruption scandal that brought down former South Korean president Park Geun-Hye. The 49-year-old was given five years in prison when his original trial concluded in August, making him the first Samsung chief to serve prison time, even though his father was…

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PM Modi to visit UAE to boost ties

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit the UAE later this week which authorities and business leaders say signifies the special importance India attaches to its ties with the oil-rich nation and will help in furthering cooperation in diplomatic, economic and security issues. Modi will be in the UAE on February 10 and 11 and will address the sixth World Government Summit in Dubai. This will be Modi’s second visit to the UAE. He first visited the country in August 2015. “Prime Minister Narendra Modi s second visit to…

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Cold conditions continue in Kashmir

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Cold conditions continued in Kashmir as the mercury dropped at most places in the Valley and the Ladakh region, with all stations recording sub-zero minimum temperature. Kargil was the coldest place in the state as the minimum there settled at a low of minus 16 degrees Celsius, down from yesterday’s minus 15.5 degrees Celsius, a MeT official said here. The night temperature in nearby Leh town rose nearly four degrees from a low of minus 12.4 degrees Celsius yesterday to settle at a low of minus 8.7 degrees Celsius last…

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