Chief of The Army Staff Interactes with Students from Udhampur, J&K

General Bipin Rawat, Chief of the Army Staff interacted with 25 Students from Udhampur, J&K at South Block, New Delhi on 14 December 17. Children are part of National Integration Tour being conducted by Indian Army. The tour was flagged off from Udhampur, J&K on 11 December 17 and during the course of the tour,

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Commonwealth Secretary General Rt. Hon. Patricia Janet Scotland Invites Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore to attend Commonwealth Sports Ministers’ Conference to be held in April 2018

The Commonwealth Secretary General, Rt. Hon. Patricia Janet Scotland called on Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports Col. Rajyavardhan Rathore here today

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Water Storage Level of 91 Major Reservoirs of the Country Goes Down by three Percent

The water storage available in 91 major reservoirs of the country for the week ending on December 14, 2017 was 94.053 BCM which is 58% of total storage capacity of these reservoirs. This percentage was at 61 for the week ending on December 07, 2017

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Archbishop right to call out tax avoidance – Peter Dowd

Peter Dowd MP, Labour’s Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury, responding to comments from The Archbishop of Canterbury on tax avoidance:

“The Archbishop of Canterbury is right to call out shocking levels of tax avoidance by large multinationals based here in the UK. While this behaviour may not be illegal, it is certainly questionable that companies should choose to act in this way. It is the duty of our Government to ensure that our tax system is robust enough to resist such abuses by closing loopholes and holding companies to account.

“We are still waiting for the Tories to deliver any decisive action on making sure everyone pays their fair share. A Labour Government would act to close the UK’s tax gap through our Tax Transparency and Enforcement Programme. The UK is strong enough to attract multinational businesses without tolerating convoluted avoidance schemes designed to avoid tax.”

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Comment on gender pay gap for special advisors – Jon Trickett

Jon Trickett MP, Shadow Minister for the Cabinet Office, commenting on the gender pay gap for special advisors, said:

“Theresa May promised a country that works for everyone, but is worsening gender inequality in her own backyard. Spads are personal political appointments made by or on behalf of the Prime Minister herself, so she cannot shake that her fingerprints are all over this injustice.

“These figures will be hard reading for women across the country who, at current rates, will have to wait for more than 100 years for the pay gap to close.”

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