New Delhi: Finance Minister P Chidambaram will inaugurate a two-day conference of top Income Tax department and CBDT officers later this month in the national capital and discuss efforts to maximise revenue collection. The annual conference of Chief Commissioners and Directors General of the I-T department will be held on May 28 and 29.
A host of challenges being faced by the department like illegal chit fund companies, ponzi schemes, issues of international taxation and non-intrusive and technology based surveillance are expected to be discussed during the meet.
Chidambaram, according to sources, is expected to deliver the inaugural speech at the conference which will also be attended by authorities from the Finance Ministry, Department of Revenue and the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), the apex body of the I-T department....
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09:55 AM, May 19, 2013
New Delhi: Against the backdrop of several alleged sex scandals in the force, Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday asked the Navy to take "sternest possible action" against its officers who are found involved in such "inappropriate behaviour". Referring to some isolated incidents of inappropriate behaviour by a few personnel, Antony urged top Commanders to take sternest possible action against those who tarnish the image and prestige of the armed...
07:50 PM, May 14, 2013
Srinagar: The hardline Hurriyat Conference on Saturday demanded strengthening of security apparatus inside Indian and Pakistani jails to stop murderous assaults on inmates. "It is the responsibility of both countries to ensure safety of prisoners in their jails. We appeal for strengthening of security in the jails across the border and an immediate end to murderous assaults by prisoners on each other," Hurriyat chairman Syed Ali Shah Geelani told reporters...
07:30 PM, May 04, 2013
New Delhi: India plans to double its renewable energy capacity to 55,000 MW by 2017 as part of efforts to increase efficiency of its energy use, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here on Wednesday. "It is proposed to double the renewable energy capacity in our country from 25000 MW in 2012 to 55000 MW by the year 2017," he said inaugurating the Fourth Clean Energy Ministerial conference here. He said...
03:40 PM, Apr 17, 2013
New Delhi: Most Chief Ministers on Monday chose to miss a high-level conference, convened to thrash out challenging issues on public order and policing, with only seven state leaders attending it. The conference of Chief Ministers, convened by the Home Ministry, saw attendance of only Chief Ministers of Odisha (Naveen Patnaik), Assam (Tarun Gogoi), Uttarakhand (Vijay Bahuguna), Tripura (Manik Sarkar), Arunachal Pradesh (Nabam Tuki), Meghalaya (Mukul Sangma) and Nagaland (Neiphiu...
03:00 PM, Apr 15, 2013
New Delhi: Congress on Friday sought to downplay the recent remarks of its ally National Conference (NC) in Jammu and Kashmir on AFSPA, autonomy and the hanging of Afzal Guru. Party spokesperson Rashid Alvi said the NC and Congress are running an alliance government in the state and "what will happen in next election, the leadership of Congress party will decide." He was asked how will Congress, which has a...
03:15 AM, Apr 13, 2013
Pulwama: Another sarpanch has been killed by suspected terrorists in the Pulwama district of Jammu and Kashmir. 45-year-old Ghulam Mohammad Lone was shot by the militants inside his residence at Kulpora village. Lone, who was associated with the ruling National Conference, died on the spot. No terrorist outfit has so far claimed responsibility. This is the 6th killing of a sarpanch since Panchayat elections in April 2011. While three sarpanches...
09:15 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Srinagar: Suspected militants on Monday night gunned down a sarpanch affiliated to the ruling National Conference (NC) in Pulwama district of south Kashmir, police said. Ghulam Mohammad Lone, 45, was shot by the militants inside his residence at Kulpora village, 35 km from Srinagar, they said. Lone, who was associated with ruling NC, died on the spot, they said. No militant outfit has so far claimed responsibility for Lone's killing....
11:11 PM, Apr 08, 2013
Following is the text of the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh's address at the CII National Conference and Annual General Meeting, in New Delhi on Wednesday. ...
01:02 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) on Sunday accused the the National Conference (NC)-Congress coalition of plunging the state into "political instability" and said the "prevailing uncertainty" was the result of the government's wrong policies. "From day one when this government was formed, there is instability and uncertainty in the state. The state has been plunged into morass and political instability due to the wrong policies of the present National Conference-Congress regime,"...
02:00 AM, Apr 01, 2013
The moderate faction of Hurriyat Conference on Saturday expressed concern over what it claimed 'increasing confrontation' between India and Pakistan and said it will intensify efforts to bring together the two countries to resolve the Kashmir issue. ...
07:24 PM, Mar 30, 2013
At a time when the UPA government is struggling to keep its allies together, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has given a vote of confidence to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In an interview to CNN IBN's Suhasini Haider, he said that the National Conference won't abandon the UPA government just because it is going through a rough patch. ...
06:57 PM, Mar 29, 2013
At a time when the UPA government is struggling to keep its allies together, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah has given a vote of confidence to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. In an interview to CNN IBN's Suhasini Haider, he said that the National Conference won't abandon the UPA government just because it is going through a rough patch. ...
06:57 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Relenting to the Jammu and Kashmir government's pressure, Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde has handed over Hizbul terrorist Liaqat Shah's case to the National Investigation Agency (NIA). National Conference chief Farooq Abdullah has welcomed the decision and said that the probe will clear everything. ...
04:56 PM, Mar 25, 2013
After the Wharton snub, Gujarat Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party leader Narendra Modi addressed the Indian diaspora in the US via video conference. Modi addressed the Indian diaspora in Edison, New Jersey, Chicago and Illinois on March 9 at 8.00 pm (local time in US). Modi in a his charming manner stated that Gujarat has become a symbol of development. ...
07:16 AM, Mar 10, 2013
The Manchester United manager missed a mandatory news conference after his team lost to Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday night. ...
11:26 PM, Mar 06, 2013
An annual conference of printing industry, which ran into controversy after some of the participants pulled out protesting against an invite to Narendra Modi, was held here today, without the Gujarat Chief Minister. A Gujarat Government official said Modi, who is in the national capital for BJP's National Executive Meeting, had not accepted the invitation to be the chief guest and a keynote speaker at the day-long conference. ...
01:26 PM, Mar 03, 2013
CNN-IBN sports editor Gaurav Kalra recalls his 2013 NBA All-Star weekend in Houston last month. ...
04:53 PM, Mar 02, 2013
A printers' conference, which will begin in New Delhi later this week, has got into a controversy with several participants pulling out to protest participation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the Chief Guest. ...
10:24 AM, Feb 26, 2013
A printers' conference, which will begin here later this week, has got into a controversy with several participants pulling out to protest participation of Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi as the Chief Guest. Scheduled to be held on March 2 in Delhi, the conference "Romancing Print 2013" is the third edition of an annual, professional conference of the printing industry. ...
07:24 PM, Feb 25, 2013
