Global internet giants such as Google, Facebook, Amazon, LinkedIn and Netflix could face larger domestic tax liability in India after OECD (Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development) postponed a common tax framework for global companies. This move will allow countries like India to go ahead with their own plan to … Read more
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Akshay Kumar starts filming YRF’s ‘Prithviraj’ after wrapping up ‘Bell Bottom’ shooting in the UK
Superstar Akshay Kumar has started shooting for Yash Raj Film’s (YRF) biopic on Samrat Prithiviraj Chauhan. Titled “Prithviraj”, the movie will be directed by critically-acclaimed writer-director Chandraparaksh Dwivedi. YRF is producing the project. Dwivedi is best known for directing and starring in television epic “Chanakya” (1991). He also directed movie … Read more
Japan vows to boost missile defense after North Korea parade
Japan vowed Monday to bolster its missile deterrence capability to respond to threats by North Korean weapons that are becoming more diverse and complex, as displayed during Pyongyang’s military parade over the weekend. North Korea, marking the 75th anniversary of its ruling party, paraded a variety of weapons systems, unveiling … Read more
Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University to help boost business skills of youth.
Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, Education Minister Manish Sisodia and senior members of the university attended the meeting online. The Aam Aadmi Party government’s ambitious project — Delhi Skill and Entrepreneurship University (DSEU) held its first board meeting on Monday. The university was established through an Act of Delhi Legislative Assembly. … Read more
Assam will start ‘strict fight’ against ‘Love Jihad’ if BJP voted back to power in 2021: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Himanta Biswa Sarma said the state government will start a “strict fight” against ‘Love Jihad’ if the saffron party again comes to power in the 2021 assembly elections. Election to the 126-member Assam Assembly is due in March-April next year. Assamese people are losing five constituencies in every assembly election … Read more
Co-producer of PM Modi’s biopic Amit Wadhwani receives death threat on social media.
PM Modi’s biopic co-producer Amit Wadhwani receives online death threat, files complaint with cyber cell Industrialist Amit B Wadhwani, the co-producer of PM Narendra Modi, the biopic on the Prime Minister featuring Vivekanand Oberoi in the lead and directed and co-produced by Sandip Ssingh, has lodged a complaint with the … Read more
RBI to Move to Next Generation Treasury Application for Managing Forex, Gold Reserves
The Reserve Bank has decided to move to the Next Generation Treasury Application (NGTA) for managing the country’s foreign exchange and gold reserves. The NGTA, according to the RBI, would be a web-based application providing scalability, maneuverability and flexibility to introduce new products and securities, besides supporting multi-currency transactions and … Read more
Snapdeal on-boards over 5000 manufacturer-sellers in 9 months, exceeds target
Though it began on-boarding new manufacturers directly as sellers from January, majority of the sign-ups have taken place in the September quarter, the official said, thanks to the lockdowns and the resultant shift in consumer behaviour. It can be noted that every online seller/service provider has benefited from the lockdowns. … Read more
South Korea worries about missile shown in North Korea military parade
Seoul : South Korea on Sunday urged North Korea to commit to its past disarmament pledges while expressing concerns over the North’s unveiling of a suspected new long-range missile during a military parade. During celebrations marking the 75th birthday of its ruling party in Pyongyang on Saturday, North Korea paraded … Read more
Non-AC sleeper coaches to be replaced by AC coaches for trains running at 130/160 kmph: Railways
Indian Railways have decided that sleeper coaches of trains running at a speed of 130 kilometres per hour will be replaced with air-conditioned coaches in the near future as part of its plan to upgrade the network. Railway ministry spokesperson D.J. Narain said the ticket prices of such trains will … Read more