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Ops like surgical strikes took place in past, MPs’ panel told

Ops like surgical strikes took place in past, MPs” panel told

IANS | October 18, 2016 9:45 pm

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Cities

Delhi CM warns officials of strict action in cases of fire

Two days after a hotel in Malviya Nagar here claimed 21 lives, Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday warned officials from all concerned departments of strict action in cases involving fire incidents, unauthorized constructions, violations of fire safety norms, and other lapses that endanger human lives.

Business

Centre makes foreign investment in government securities tax-free and removes three restrictions

Centre has announced rationalisation of the tax treatment on the investments by Foreign Portfolio Investors (FPIs) in Government Securities (G-Secs), by exempting such investments from income tax on any interest or capital gain to align with the taxation on G-Secs with many comparable jurisdictions.

India

Indian Army leads multi-agency disaster preparedness exercise in Rajouri ahead of monsoon

With the monsoon season approaching, the Indian Army joined hands with civil and disaster response agencies on Friday to conduct a large-scale flood preparedness exercise in Rajouri's Naushera sector, testing emergency response plans and rescue capabilities in realistic disaster scenarios.