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Entire top brass of CBIC-Chennai reshuffled overnight

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The government has affected a major overnight reshuffle of senior officers in the Chennai CGST office of Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC), transferring six seni... Read More


NCDC Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha amid din

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Lok Sabha on Tuesday passed the National Co-operative Development Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2026 without a debate amid continued protest by the Opposition parties seeking... Read More


FCRA amendment bill: Govt considers JPC route amid strong opposition stir

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- With two days left for parliament's monsoon session to get over, the government is unlikely to be in a position to initiate a discussion on the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) ... Read More


Plastic notes to be introduced along with paper currency, no time frame on launch yet: Govt

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday informed Parliament that the government has approved introduction of one billion polymer banknotes of Rs.10 and Rs.20 for field tri... Read More


NASA invites ISRO to join `Moon Base' programme

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) to join its `Moon Base' programme, marking an expansion of Indi... Read More


Centre reshuffles top bureaucracy; Deepti Gaur Mukerjee gets Higher Education charge

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Corporate Affairs Secretary Deepti Gaur Mukerjee, a 1993-batch Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Madhya Pradesh cadre, has been appointed as the new Higher Educa... Read More


Sugar industry seeks 100% exemption from mandatory jute packaging

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Millers have asked the government for a total exemption of sugar from compulsory jute packaging during Jute Year 2026-27, claiming serious public health risks, quality incompatib... Read More


Navy chief Admiral Swaminathan leaves for Mauritius

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Krishna Swaminathan has embarked on a four-day official visit to Mauritius from Monday to strengthen bilateral maritime cooperation and deepen defenc... Read More


Gov notifies 9 land ports and 2 more airports, enabling foreigners holding E-visas' entry into India

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- The government has notified nine land ports and two more airports, enabling foreigners holding E-visa to enter into India through them. The newly added land ports are at Agartal... Read More


Consumers & small merchants will not have to pay any charges on UPI transactions, says FM Sitharaman

New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman clarified on Monday that consumers and small merchants, including vegetable vendors and tea stall owners, will not incur any fees for UPI tran... Read More