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Bitcoins: Income tax department to issue notices to 4-5 lakh HNIs

Suspected conversion of black money into white, post demonetisation, through the use of bitcoins was also under income tax department’s scanner

India, China likely to suggest new steps to boost border peace

India and China are likely to hold talks between their special representatives Ajit Doval and Yang Jiechi around 20-22 December to find a solution to their border dispute

India, neighbours agree to conduct joint tiger census

Wildlife experts feel a joint census by India, Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh will lead to not only more verified numbers but also greater tiger conservation efforts.

What Gives Cryptocurrencies (like Bitcoins) Their Value

What Drives the bitcoin prices is the ongoing Speculative bubble like any other bubble. It has no intrinsic value to become global reserve currency. It doesn’t mean that the bitcoin prices do not go further high

UIDAI Suspends Airtel, Airtel Payments Bank's eKYC Licence

Aadhaar body (UIDAI) cracked down upon Airtel after allegations of using the Aadhaar-eKYC based SIM verification process to open payments bank accounts of its subscribers without their informed consent

Failure on food security agreement may damage WTO’s credibility, says India

India says an imminent failure to agree to a permanent solution on public stockholding for food security purposes at MC11 may irreversibly damage the credibility of WTO.

Centre proposes 12 special courts to hear criminal cases against lawmakers

Ticked off by the Supreme Court for its lackadaisical approach on the issue of weeding out criminals from politics, the Centre has proposed to set up 12 Special Courts to expeditiously decide criminal cases pending against lawmakers in terms of its March 10, 2014 order.

Gadkari says 24 firms to invest Rs60,000crore in Jawaharlal Nehru Port SEZ

NitinGadkari on Saturday said 24 companies have offered to invest over Rs60,000crore in a SEZ adjoining Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT).

India wants workable solution on public stockholding for food security at WTO meet

India will not accept an inferior permanent solution on public stockholding for food security purposes at the Buenos Aires ministerial conference (MC11) of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), Indian commerce ministry officials said on Saturday.

Japan ‘cautious’ about investing in Chabahar port

Once thought to be keen on investing in the strategic Chabahar port development project in Iran, Japan now seems to be hedging its bets.

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