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| Not approached by Olympic association yet: Rahman |
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Oscar-winning composer A R Rahman says he hasn't been personally approached by Indian Olympic Association to be the brand ambassador for the contingent going to Rio Olympics.There were reports that he is being considered for the position by the IOA."... |
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| Only 1 Per Cent Indians Pay Income Tax, Shows Government Data |
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Taxpayers account for just about one per cent of India's population, but tax outgo was over Rs. 1 crore for as many as 5,430 individuals, as per the latest data disclosed by the government for assessment year 2012-13.As part of a transparen... |
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| Panic Button Must For All New Mobile Phones From Next Year |
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Panic button will be mandatory for all mobile phones to be sold in India from January 1, 2017, on wards to enable users make emergency call easily.Besides, in-built GPS navigation system would be mandatory for all phones a year later with effect from... |
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| FinMin approves 8.7% interest on EPF for 2015-16: Dattatreya |
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The Finance Ministry has approved 8.7 per cent interest on PF deposits for over 5 crore subscribers of retirement body EPFO, lower than 8.8 per cent decided by the Central Board of Trustees (CBT)."The (EPFO's apex decision-making body) CBT, at its me... |
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| Raghuram Rajan Not Top Paid Executive At RBI: Report |
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Raghuram Rajan is the most powerful person at Reserve Bank of India, but he may not be the top paid executive at the central bank, according to data available on RBI's website.As per the latest details published by the RBI under the RTI Act, Dr Rajan... |
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| Govt rolls back decision on tightening PF withdrawal norms |
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Buckling under protests, the government revoked the order tightening rules for withdrawal of provident fund money, within hours of keeping it in abeyance for three more months."The notification issued on 10th February, 2016 is cancelled. Now the old ... |
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| Government's 'Twitter Seva' to Answer Startup Queries from April 21 |
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Government on April 21 will launch a new service, Twitter Seva, to address various queries of startups in a timebound manner.
"On April 21, we will be launching a 'Twitter Seva'. Any startup which wants to access government irrespective of any ... |
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| Home Cooked Local Food on Offer in Trains |
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Passengers can now look forward to enjoying home cooked local food supplied by self-help groups during their train journey.
According to Railways, a pilot project has been launched in the Konkan region of Maharashtra for supply of local cuisine by S... |
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| India's top woman motorcyclist Veenu Paliwal is no more |
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In a tragic incident, India's top woman motorcyclist Veenu Paliwal (44) died in a road accident in Madhya Pradesh's Vidisha district on Monday evening.
Sources said the incident took place at Gyaraspur when she lost control of her Harley Davidson an... |
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| WhatsApp Announces Full Encryption on All Platforms |
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WhatsApp, the world's most popular instant-message app with more than 1 billion users, is now fully encrypted on all platforms: Android, iPhone, Blackberry and others.
That's good news for users who care about security and privac... |
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