GST Can Push Up GDP By 150-200 Bps: HDFC Chairman

HDFC Chairman Deepak Parekh on Friday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime can push up the country's growth by as much as 150-200 basis points (bps).....

 

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26 Somali Refugees Killed In Yemen Airstrike

At least 26 Somali refugees were killed, including women and children, as their boat was hit by an airstrike near Yemen's Mandeb Strait, security officials said on Friday.....

 

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Ex-cricketer Sidhu Takes Charge As Punjab Minister

Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday took charge as Cabinet Minister for Local Government, Tourism and Cultural Affairs in the new Congress government in Punjab.....

 

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Airbus Announces Pilot Training Centre At Delhi

Civil Aviation Minister P. Ashok Gajapathi Raju on Friday performed the ground breaking for a greenfield training facility being set up by the European aviation major Airbus. ....

 

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Pakistan Confirms Request About Two 'missing' Indian Clerics

The Pakistan Foreign Office on Friday confirmed that a request had been received from India seeking assistance in tracing two clerics who went missing after visiting Lahore's Data Darbar.....

 

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Bharti Airtel Seen Most Aggressive To Match Jio Prime Offer

As Reliance Jio moves to open up its prime membership from April 1, Bharti Airtel is seen to be the most aggressive rival to match its prices, a research report has said. ....

 

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Look Who Is Doing A Cameo In Ranbir Kapoor’s Biopic On Sanjay Dutt

Where Paresh Rawal and Dia Mirza are already confirmed for the project 'Grand Masti' actress Karishma Tanna will also do a cameo in Ranbir Kapoor’s biopic on Sanjay Dutt.....

 

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Mahesh Bhatt Looking For Reinvention With 'Begum Jaan'

Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt says producing Vidya Balan-starrer "Begum Jaan" is a conscious decision with a motive to reinvent.....

 

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Beijing To Expand Funding For Reducing Air Pollution

Beijing will expand funding to reduce air pollution in 2017, including phasing out thousands of automobiles and replacing coal furnaces in hundreds of villages, media report said on Saturday. ....

 

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Mukesh Ambani Lauds Modi's Demonetisation, Digital Drives

Reliance Industries Chairman Mukesh Ambani on Saturday lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his demonetisation move and digital drives.....

 

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