Move could delay FDI liberalisation in the sector.
Contrary to the income tax department's hopes, many taxpayers continue to attach annexures (documents like tax deducted at source certificates etc) with the so-called annexure-less tax return forms introduced from this year.
It is now almost certain that Najma Heptulla, lately from the Congress and now member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (Rajasthan) from the Bharatiya Janata Party, is not going to be elected vice-president.
The railway ministry has decided to sell a 20 per cent stake in RITES Ltd, an undertaking of the ministry which, among other activities, operates railway networks in some African countries, in an initial public offer.
This year's projected increase in per capita (in dollar terms) is nearly double the average 13 per cent growth between 2003-04 and 2006-07.
Tops the group in mobile voice usage volumes.
The whole order had included both 2G, the currently used technology, and third generation lines (used for high-speed mobile Internet access).
'Musharraf has no constituency but the Army.'
The real, frightening problem is that there is no one fighting communalism in Karnataka.
New Communications Minister A Raja is likely to opt for a global auction of third generation technology licences, a move that will allow virtually any global operator to bid for offering this service in India.
New winds are blowing in the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology offices at Sanchar Bhavan.
The deadline for compliance expired in December, 2005. Though new accounts are KYC-compliant, getting the old ones up to date is expected to take two or three years.
In a major bonanza, Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd is planning to offer its 36 million customers an accident insurance scheme free of cost.
Who controls the government in Punjab?
FIPB rejected the proposal on the grounds that it did not comply with the 26 per cent cap on foreign direct investment in insurance ventures, government sources said.
A ministerial group is mulling a proposal to increase the troubled Dabhol power plant's capacity to 5,000 Mw from the present 2,184 Mw to ensure its long-term viability.
Social sectors like health and education will get a leg up in the Eleventh Plan (2007-12), even as some other sectors may see a reduction in fund allocation.
The Presidential nomination drama has diminished the Congress' authority.
Public and private sector GSM operators in the country have demanded an additional 13.2 MHz of spectrum
Bail-out package for loss-making industry awaits Cabinet clearance.
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