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Liquor rates hiked by Delhi govt as much as 11%
Press Trust of India: New Delhi, May 20, 2013 at 1941 hrs ISTTipplers will have to shell out more to buy liquor in the capital now.
Govt gets power to arrest service tax defaulters
Press Trust of India: New Delhi, May 19, 2013 at 1432 hrs ISTWith the passage of Finance Bill 2013, the Revenue department officials can now arrest a person for non-payment of collected service tax.
Panel probing Walmart lobbying submits report to govt
PTI: New Delhi, May 19, 2013 at 0017 hrs ISTCommittee looking into US giant Walmart's lobbying activities submitted its report to Sachin Pilot.
Finance Ministry implements amnesty scheme for service tax defaulters
PTI: New Delhi, May 19, 2013 at 1516 hrs ISTOf the 17 lakh registered assesses under Service tax, only seven lakh were filing returns.
Rahul Gandhi slams opposition for 'stalling' Food Security Bill at Kerala rally
Press Trust of India: Thiruvananthapuram, May 18, 2013 at 1923 hrs ISTRahul Gandhi says UPA government was determined to enact the legislation for the benefit of people.
Oil Ministry proposes gas price hike to $6.7
PTI: New Delhi, May 20, 2013 at 1610 hrs ISTONGC/OIL and RIL currently get USD 4.2 per million British thermal unit as the price of natural gas.
US paves way for shale gas export to India, despite missing FTA
Press Trust of India: Washington, May 18, 2013 at 1612 hrs ISTUS granted authorization to export LNG to nations that do not have FTA with it.
India, other FTA members to share 'offshore leaks' tax info
PTI: New Delhi, May 19, 2013 at 1206 hrs ISTWorldwide media expose, described as offshore leaks claimed to have unearthed details of 2.5 lakh individuals.
Canada committed to Free Trade Agreement
PTI: Toronto, May 18, 2013 at 1250 hrs ISTTo date, the Canada-India trade negotiations have undergone seven official rounds.MEA to draw a road map to attract more investments
Huma Siddiqui: New Delhi, May 17, 2013 at 1614 hrs ISTTrade deficit during the fiscal touched an all time high of $ 190.91 billion.Mamata Banerjee's govt gives West Bengal 7.6 per cent GDP growth rate
Press Trust of India: Kolkata, May 17, 2013 at 1352 hrs ISTIn industry, growth rate was 6.24% against national average of 3.12%: Amit Mitra
Standard & Poor's negative outlook on India unfortunate: India Inc
PTI: New Delhi, May 18, 2013 at 1015 hrs ISTIndustry bodies have termed the global rating agency's negative outlook as unfortunate and harsh.Inflation in India likely to moderate, says Dun & Bradstreet economy forecast
Press Trust of India: New Delhi, May 16, 2013 at 1745 hrs ISTAccording to Dun and Bradstreet, subdued demand expected to slow down inflation, but risk persists from rupee.
Setback for India as Standard & Poor's affirms negative outlook
Reuters: May 17, 2013 at 1556 hrsStandard & Poor's threatens to cut India's sovereign rating to junk grade if govt fails on reforms.
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