Effective July 1, all stocks and mutual fund purchases will benefit from a 0.005% stamp tax and any transfer of securities (MF units) will be subject to a 0.015% stamp tax. Last year, the government made changes to the stamp tax law…
read moreZydus has received approval from Indian regulatory authorities to begin human studies for its Covid-19 vaccine, India’s approval for Zydus comes days after Bharat Biotech, a private company, obtained a similar green light for human studies for its vaccine. Zydus will begin…
read moreThese days the purchase of the SPICE 2000 bomb from Israel is in discussion, the same bomb used by the Indian Air Force in the Balakot strike for a distance of 60 kilometers ahead of the Line of Control between India and…
read moreManufacturing activity in India contracted for the third consecutive month in June, but at a much slower pace, as demand and production continued to suffer for three months from shutdowns to curb the spread of the coronavirus. The virus has infected more…
read moreUNFPO World Population Report 2020 titled, ‘Against my will: defying the practices that harm women and girls and undermine equality’ has estimated that 142 million girls are missing globally and 46 million girls are missing in India due to gender-biased sex selection. …
read moreDelhi government will establish a plasma bank to fight the coronavirus and also urging those who have recovered from the infection to donate plasma to help other patients; The state government will arrange transportation to the plasma bank for those wishing to…
read moreOn 27th June our nation remembered Field Marshal Gen. Sam Manekshaw on his 12th death anniversary, Manekshaw was born on April 3, 1914 in Amritsar, son of Hormusji Manekshaw, doctor and Heerabai. The fifth of six children, he was educated at Sherwood…
read morePamulaparti Venkata Narasimha Rao was Prime Minister of India from 1991 to 1996 and was the country’s first non-Hindi belt Prime Minister. He was the eighth Indian PM. He oversaw one of the most turbulent phases in India in recent memory with…
read moreThe use of dexamethasone, which is used to reduce inflammation in other diseases such as arthritis, has been approved for patients who require oxygen and those who have an excessive inflammatory response. The government on Saturday authorized the use of dexamethasone, a…
read moreRussia held its annual Victory Day parade in Moscow to mark the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany during the Second World War. In addition to a national day of celebration, the parade allows Russia to show the world the…
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