Jayanta Roy Chowdhury reports on how the West Bengal elections are being fought by the BJP and Trinalool Congress amid COVID challenges, 'Bangaliana', and campaigns based on religion, region, and caste.
But commerce ministry works on rules for exemption to contractors.
The finance ministry has tightened the noose around developers of special economic zones by disallowing tax concessions to their contractors involved in the construction work.
Communications and Information Technology Minister A Raja on Wednesday warned that withdrawal of Income Tax holiday to Software Technology Parks (STP) in 2010-11 Budget will have 'devastating' effect. He said that the STP scheme should be modified to push growth in the IT sector.
They have been moved to a SAI empanelled hospital as a precautionary measure for further monitoring.
Even as Left parties have demanded a review of the tax concessions provided to SEZs, the DoT has sought extension of excise duty exemptions to industrial units set up in telecom-specific SEZs.
The government claims the existing safeguards under the law are adequate, lawful, towards a legitimate purpose and provide for a "proportionate interference" in citizens' right to privacy, reports Nitin Sethi.
The domestic animation and gaming industry has said that it may face a serious crisis if not given fiscal incentives in the coming Budget.
The vaccination can be held at workplaces that have around 100 eligible and willing beneficiaries.
Information technology firm Patni Computer Systems on Thursday said its earnings for a financial period could be affected
The polling will be held between 7 am and 2 pm in 34 constituencies -- 17 each in Kashmir and Jammu divisions. Besides DDC elections, polling will be held for panchayat bypolls in 50 vacant sarpanch seats and 216 vacant panch seats falling within the DDC constituencies, an official spokesman said.
Finance Minister P Chidambaram on Friday favoured 'a close hard look' at tax exemptions in a bid to bring fiscal prudence.
The Monopolies and Restrictive Trade Practices Commission on Friday issued a notice of inquiry to HDFC Bank for not preventing direct selling agents from making false promises to its credit card customers.
A group of 200 farmers will travel to Jantar Mantar from the Singhu border in buses with a police escort and hold protests there from 11 am to 5 pm, sources in the Delhi Police said.
