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India-Australia holds inaugural 2+2 ministerial dialogue in New Delhi

India-Australia holds inaugural 2+2 ministerial dialogue in New Delhi

External Affairs Minister Dr. S Jaishankar today termed India-Australia 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue as productive. In his opening remarks during the Dialogue in New Delhi, Dr. Jaishankar said both the countries are meeting at a very crucial time when, along with a pandemic, the geopolitical environment is in rapid flux. India and Australia are undertaking their first-ever 2+2

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PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Sardardham Bhavan in Ahmedabad

PM Narendra Modi inaugurates Sardardham Bhavan in Ahmedabad

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday inaugurated via video conferencing the Ahmedabad-based Sardardham Bhavan and, in the same function, also performed the “Bhoomi Pujan” of the Sardardham Phase-II Kanya Chhatralaya (girls’ hostel). The two establishments, as their names suggest, are dedicated to the “Iron Man of India,” Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel. Sardardham Bhavan: The state-of-the-art Sardardham Bhavan

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Govt adds dairy products under TMA scheme for Specified Agriculture Products’

Govt adds dairy products under TMA scheme for Specified Agriculture Products’

The government has enhanced the scope of the Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for specified agriculture products scheme by including dairy products under its purview and increasing the rates of assistance. Department of Commerce (under Ministry of Commerce & Industry) had introduced ‘Transport and Marketing Assistance (TMA) for Specified Agriculture Products Scheme’ in 2019. The objective of TMA was

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Defence Minister

Defence Minister held a bilateral meeting with Australian counterpart in New Delhi

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday held wide-ranging talks with his Australian counterpart Peter Dutton to boost overall bilateral strategic ties. The talks took place a day ahead of the inaugural “two-plus-two” dialogue between foreign and defense ministers of India and Australia. Peter Dutton is on his first official visit to India along with a

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Co-WIN develops a new API called KYC

Co-WIN develops a new API called KYC-VS: Know Your Customer’s/Client’s Vaccination Status

Over 72 crore vaccine doses have been administered since the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 was flagged off on January 16 this year by Honorable Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. To provide proof of vaccination for each of these individuals, Co-WIN is already issuing a digitally verifiable certificate. This certificate can be saved on a digital

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Income Tax Returns filling deadline for FY21(AY 2021-22) extended till December 31

Income Tax Returns filing deadline for FY21(AY 2021-22) extended till December 31

In a major relief to thousands of taxpayers, the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) on Thursday has extended the income tax return (ITR) filing deadline for the financial year 2020-21 to December 31, 2021 from September 30. The decision to extend the deadline for filing Income Tax returns has been taken keeping in view the coronavirus

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ICICI Lombard ceases to be a subsidiary of ICICI Bank post-merger with Bharti AXA

ICICI Lombard ceases to be a subsidiary of ICICI Bank post-merger with Bharti AXA

ICICI Bank mentioned General Insurance has ceased to be its subsidiary, as shareholding of the financial institution has come down to 48 percent after the merger of Bharti AXA with the insurer. ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company (ICICI Lombard) had on September 8, 2021, allotted fairness shares of the corporation to the eligible shareholders of

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