Aadhaar For NRIs On Arrival Without Waiting: Nirmala Sitharaman In Budget
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said in the Union Budget that non-resident Indians (NRIs) may get Aadhaar cards on arrival, without the mandatory waiting period. NRIs currently need to have spent 180 days to be eligible for an Aadhaar card. The government plans to enable them to apply for an... read more »
Gujarat lawmakers vote for 2 Rajya Sabha seats today. BJP has an edge
By-polls for the two Rajya Sabha seats in Gujarat started on Friday with one candidate each from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress in the fray. The BJP has fielded external affairs minister S Jaishankar and OBC leader Juglaji Thakor and the Congress has nominated Chandrika Chudasama and... read more »
SpiceJet Plane Stuck On Mumbai Airport Runway Pulled Out After Two Days
A SpiceJet aircraft, which was stuck on the runway at Mumbai International Airport since Tuesday, was finally pulled out on runway surface on Thursday night. The flight overshot the main runway on July 2 while landing amid heavy rain and got stuck at the end of it. All passengers of the flight on... read more »
Budget 2019: Nirmala Sitharaman has her work cut out
Budget Speech @ 12:54 pm: Government proposes to make PAN and Aadhaar interchangeable for income tax return (ITR) filing. Budget Speech @ 12:52 pm: FM Nirmala Sitharaman to resolve angel tax issue, start-ups and investors who file declarations will not be subject to scrutiny on valuation... read more »
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