New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) Vodafone Idea on Thursday said it has received a GST penalty order of Rs 637.91 crore, passed under Section 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act (CGST), 2017.In an exchange filing, the telecom company said it received the penalty order from the Office of the Additional Commissioner, Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST), Ahmedabad South, on December 31.The order has been passed under Section 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017, “confirming a penal…
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New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The government on Thursday said that out of the cumulative target of 4.14 crore houses allotted to the states/UTs, 3.86 crore houses have been sanctioned and 2.92 crore houses have been completed (as on December 9, 2025).The Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana-Gramin (PMAY-G) is one of the flagship programmes of the government which aims to achieve the objective ‘Housing for All’ by providing 4.95 crore pucca houses with basic amenities by convergence with other schemes to all…
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday welcomed the Union Cabinet’s approval for the six-lane greenfield Nashik–Solapur–Akkalkot corridor, saying the project, aligned with the PM Gati Shakti National Master Plan, will significantly reduce travel time, strengthen west–east connectivity, boost logistics and generate large-scale employment, thereby giving a major push to economic development.In a post on X, the Chief Minister said: “Heartfelt grati…
Mumbai, Dec 31 (IANS) Vodafone Idea on Wednesday issued a clarification after media reports claimed that the Union Cabinet had approved a five-year moratorium and frozen the company’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues at Rs 87,695 crore.In a stock exchange filing, Vodafone Idea said the reports were speculative in nature and that it had not received any official communication confirming such a decision.“We have not received any communication from the Government in relation to the above repor…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved the widening and strengthening of the existing 2-lane to 2-lane with paved shoulder in Odisha — from “km 68.600 km to km 311.700 of NH-326” — on an EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) mode with Rs 1,526.21 crore outlay.The project lies in southern Odisha (Gajapati, Rayagada, and Koraput districts) and will significantly improve intra-state and inter-state connectivity by maki…
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) In a major relief for debt-hit Vodafone Idea, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a support package that freezes a large part of the telecom company’s adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues.As per the decision, Vodafone Idea’s AGR dues amounting to Rs 87,695 crore have been frozen as of December 31, according to reports.These dues will not have to be paid immediately and will instead be repaid over a long period of 10 years, starting from the financial year 2031–32 …
New Delhi, Dec 31 (IANS) The Ministry of Mines implemented comprehensive policy reforms to modernise India’s mining ecosystem and strengthen mineral security in 2025, an official statement said on Wednesday.Key measures included the enactment of the MMDR Amendment Act, 2025, expansion and renaming of the National Mineral Exploration Trust (NMET) to National Mineral Exploration and Development Trust (NMEDT), reflecting its expanded role to not just explore but also facilitate the development an…
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday, approved the expansion of Delhi Metro with three new corridors, adding more than 16 km to the existing network and further extending the metro services to Central Delhi, the domestic airport, and the southern suburbs. Three new corridors in Delhi Metro’s Phase-V (A) project includes connecting R.K. Ashram Marg to Indraprastha (9.913 km), Aerocity to Indira Gandhi Delhi Airport Terminal-1 (2.263 …
New Delhi, Dec 24 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Wednesday approved a Rs 12,015 crore project to expand Delhi Metro Phase V (A) to cover another 13 stations across three new corridors, spanning 16 kilometres.Three new corridors include R.K Ashram Marg to Indraprastha (9.913 Kms), Aerocity to IGD Airport T-1 (2.263 kms) and Tughlakabad to Kalindi Kunj (3.9 kms) as part of Delhi Metro’s Phase–V(A) project comprising 16.076 kms which will further enhance c…