Goa Government Approves Major Relaxations for Junta House and St Inez Redevelopment | Goa News

Panaji: The state cabinet on Tuesday approved relaxations to National Buildings Construction Corporation (NBCC) (India) Ltd for the proposed redevelopment of govt quarters at St Inez for commercial use beyond 50% of the covered area. Similarly, for the redevelopment of Junta House, it permitted a stilt height of 6.6m to provide mandatory parking through a…

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Indians fill out every form without blinking: CEO says Americans are not lazy, they have low tolerance for meaningless paperwork

US CEO says Indians are good at unnecessary paperwork which Americans hate. Former US Merchant Marine captain John Konrad, the CEO of gCaptain, shared his experience of working in India and with Indians and said hardworking Indians or visa holders are not the problem. He said there is no doubt that Indians are hardworking but…

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TISS to launch global social science research body | Mumbai News

Mumbai: The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS) be launching a Global Social Science Research Body, which will be aimed at strengthening international collaboration, interdisciplinary research and global south knowledge partnerships in the field of social sciences. The announcement will come as part of its 90th anniversary celebrations. The institute will also announce three new…

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‘Change of face or change of character?’: BJP after deputy CM DK Shivakumar’s elevation as Karnataka CLP leader | Delhi News

NEW DELHI: The BJP on Saturday criticised the Congress after Karnataka deputy chief minister D K Shivakumar was elected as the leader of the Congress Legislature Party (CLP), questioning whether the change would alter what it described as the “character” of the government or amount only to a “change of face”.The remarks came after senior…

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Net direct tax collections rise nearly 15% to Rs 5.21 lakh crore; advance tax growth signals strong corporate earnings

Net direct tax collections rose 14.64% to over Rs 5.21 lakh crore as of June 17 in the current financial year, driven by robust advance tax payments from companies and higher securities transaction tax (STT) collections, according to government data released on Thursday, as reported PTI.The growth keeps the Centre on track to meet its…

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