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Indian-American Gets 9-year Jail For Multi-million Fraud
An Indian-American man has been sentenced to nine years in federal prison for a multi-million dollar fraud scheme.....
Delhi Massively Cuts Tax On Jet Fuel
Air travel from Delhi to remote places within the country is set to become cheaper as the Delhi government on Wednesday announced a massive reduction in VAT on Air Turbine Fuel (ATF) from the existing 25 per cent to a mere 1 per cent.....
Regional Connectivity Gets Boost, Government Awards 128 Air Routes
Giving flight to its 'Udan' policy for regional connectivity, the government on Thursday awarded contracts to five companies to operate flight services on 128 routes that will connect 70 airports, most of them either used partially or unused.....
Railways On Path To Modernise 1,253 Stations
A total of 1,253 stations have been identified for modernisation out of which 1,022 railway stations have been upgraded so far, Parliament was told on Wednesday.....
Rural Jobs Scheme: 3 Northeastern States On Top, Two At The Bottom
Three northeastern states -- Mizoram, Tripura and Sikkim -- topped the country in the just-concluded 2016-17 fiscal in providing work under a flagship rural jobs scheme while two others -- Manipur and Assam -- are at the very bottom in its execution, an official report has revealed.....
PMO Discusses Ways To Involve Private Players In Government Housing Schemes
Prime Minister's Principal Secretary Nripendra Misra on Saturday chaired a meet to discuss ways to involve private real estate developers in the government's ambitious 'Housing-for-all by 2022' scheme.....
Mamata Meets Modi, Seeks Funds Due To Bengal
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking release of funds over Rs 10,000 crore due to the state under various centrally sponsored schemes.....
Himachal CM Launches Unemployment Allowance Scheme
Fulfilling his election campaign promise to give doles to jobless youth ahead of the assembly elections, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on Saturday distributed cheques for Rs 1,000 each to 10 unemployed youth.....
Brazil Charges 63 Persons Over Meat Scandal
Brazil's Federal Police has charged 63 persons for taking part in a corruption scheme that sold expired or adulterated meat, a media report said on Monday.....
Sovereign Gold Bonds Issue To Open On Monday
The first tranche of the Sovereign Gold Bonds (SGB) scheme will open for public subscription on Monday, the government has announced. ....
