Centre may hike income-tax slabs
New Delhi, Jan. 16: In what would bring some cheer to the tax payer, the government could increase the personal income-tax exemption level in the forthcoming Union Budget. Rising prices over the past
MPs get another hike of `10K
New Delhi, Aug. 23: In a bid to placate the agitating MPs over hike in their salary, the government on Monday cleared a proposal to increase by another `10,000 in their monthly allowances, which they
Obama steps up outsourcing rhetoric
New Delhi, Aug. 10: India on Tuesday protested against the US proposal to increase visa fees under the Border Security Bill calling it “discriminatory”. The Bill seeks a hike in H1B and L1 visa fees t
MP salary hike likely to top House agenda
New Delhi, July 20: A bill seeking to increase the salary and allowances of members of Parliament is on the top priority list of the government in the Monsoon session of Parliament beginning Monday at
'India to surpass China in terms of population by 2050'
India's burgeoning population has seen a five-fold increase over the last 100 years and will surpass that of China by 2050.
Projections made by the Government show that while India's population grew