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The central government’s fiscal deficit soared to Rs 12.34 trillion, or 66.8 per cent, of the Revised Budget Estimates at the end of January of the current fiscal year, according to the data released by the Controller General of Accounts (CGA). The fiscal deficit at the end of January in the previous financial year was 128.5 per cent of the Revised Estimates (RE). In the current fiscal ending March 31, the fiscal deficit is likely to touch Rs 18.48 trillion, or 9.5 per cent, of the gross do...

Customs Apapa intercepts tramadol, used clothing, others worth N223m On Nigeria Customs Service The Customs Area Controller, Apapa Command, on Thursday disclosed the seizure of tramadol, used clothing and others with a Duty Paid Value of N223m. Comptroller Malanta Yusuf , Area Controller of Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service, in a news conference in Lagos noted that the tramadol was concealed with 1000 cartons of ceramic tiles. “Barely three weeks after I resumed duty, I came in with s...

TODAY February 25, 2021 The Customs Area Controller, Apapa Command, on Thursday disclosed the seizure of tramadol, used clothing and others with a Duty Paid Value of N223m. Comptroller Malanta Yusuf, Area Controller of Apapa Command of Nigeria Customs Service, in a news conference in Lagos noted that the tramadol was concealed with 1000 cartons of ceramic tiles. “Barely three weeks after I resumed duty, I came in with strong determination, zeal and commitment to ensure that the confidence a...

‘GMP certificate for coronil doesn’t guarantee its efficacy’ Patanjali’s Coronil certification doesn’t guarantee efficacy in Covid cure: Govt (PTI) Share Via Read Full Story New Delhi: The Ayush ministry on Monday said Patanjali’s good manufacturing practices (GMP) certificate does not vouch for the efficacy of the drug for any disease condition. The clarification comes a day after the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a tweet that it had not reviewed or certified any traditi...

Railways impetus a major boost for RuPay cards Updated: Updated: Employees of the largest workforce to migrate from Visa, MasterCard gateways Share Article AAA In a major thrust to RuPay’s increasing market share, the Ministry of Railways has advised its 12.54 lakh workforce to convert their Debit/ATM Cards to RuPay powered cards. File   | Photo Credit: Reuters Employees of the largest workforce to migrate from Visa, MasterCard gateways In a major thrust to RuPay’s increasing market sha...

Dr.Reddys gets authorisation to start rolling out Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine in India IANSFeb 19, 2021, 17:58 IST TOI Hyderabad, Feb Pharma major Dr. Reddys Laboratories Ltd on Friday announced that it has initiated the process with the Drugs Controller General of India ( DCGI) for Emergency Use Authorization ( EUA) of the well-studied human adenoviral vector-based platform vaccine candidate, Sputnik V. As part of the review process, Dr. Reddys will present the safety profile of the phase 2 s...

The Madras High Court has issued a notice to the central government over a petition to declare the Pune-based Serum Institute of India's "Covishield" unsafe.

Punch Newspapers Sections Patrick Odey, Uyo The Nigeria Immigration Service has thrown its weight behind the calls for the regulation of social media in the country. The Comptroller General of the NIS, Mohammad Babandede said social media is good, but criminals are now manipulating it for the wrong reasons. Babandede who spoke against the backdrop of fake recruitment in the Service warned the public to be wary of recruitment fraudsters who are manipulating social media to deceive people, warnin...

Why Indians are paying a bomb for fuel despite cheap crude prices As petrol and diesel prices continue to rise across the country, Indians are paying four times for a litre of petrol compared to its crude price. Heres why. advertisement UPDATED: February 18, 2021 01:39 IST India follows the dynamic fuel pricing system to determine the cost of petrol and diesel. (Image: DIU/India Today) Indians pay four times for a litre of petrol compared to its crude price, which is only around a litre of pack...

Union Budget 2021-22: Long on Promises, Short in Content | A Sunil Dharan Friday 12 February 2021 by A Sunil Dharan The Finance Minister’s budget speech gave us the impression that she has pulled off the impossible. She has, apparently, presented an expansionary budget with thrust on capital spending and increased expenditure on priority areas like health. At the same time, by projecting a fiscal deficit figure for 2021-22 which is much lower than the revised estimate for 2020-21 she has put ...