Levy on unbranded jewellery to be withdrawn: Pranab (Lead)
May 7th, 2012 - 6:50 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday said the government had withdrawn the levy of one percent on the sale of unbranded jewellery initially proposed in ... Read more...
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Levy on unbranded jewellery to be withdrawn: Pranab
May 7th, 2012 - 5:27 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee Monday said the government had withdrawn the levy of one percent on the sale of unbranded jewellery initially proposed in ... Read more...
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Pranab, jewellers to discuss contentious new levies
April 5th, 2012 - 11:32 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 5 (IANS) In an effort to break the deadlock over the recent hike in duties affecting the gems and jewelery industry, Union Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee will ... Read more...
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Jewellers extend shutdown by two more days
March 19th, 2012 - 11:20 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 19 (IANS) The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation Monday extended by two more days their strike to protest the government's budget proposal to hike basic customs ... Read more...
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Hike in import duty on gold: Jewellers body calls for shutdown
March 16th, 2012 - 11:28 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 16 (IANS) The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation Friday called for a country-wide shutdown March 17 to protest against the government's budget proposal to increase ... Read more...
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Jewellers demand abolition of gold units
March 13th, 2012 - 11:07 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 13 (IANS) An apex body of jewellers Tuesday urged the government to do away with gold units in Exchange Traded Funds or impose 25 percent commodity transaction tax ... Read more...
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Rs.6.5 crore diamonds stolen at international jewellery expo
August 24th, 2010 - 12:45 am ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 23 (IANS) In a development straight out of a Bollywood movie, diamonds worth over Rs.6.5 crore were stolen from a stall at the India International Jewellery Trade Fair that concluded ... Read more...
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Indian jewellery and textile industries upset with General Budget
February 27th, 2010 - 1:57 pm ICT by ANI
Jaipur/Surat, Feb 27 (ANI): Finished jewellery makers of Jaipur and the workers working in the textile industries of Surat expressed their disappointment over the General Budget 2010-2011 presented by Union Finance ... Read more...
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Death for trio behind 2003 Mumbai bombings (Lead)
August 6th, 2009 - 2:33 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Aug 6 (IANS) A husband-wife pair and their close associate were Thursday given the death sentence by a special court for their involvement in the August 2003 twin blasts in Mumbai ... Read more...
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Gold glitters in India as prices zoom to record high
February 18th, 2009 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai/New Delhi, Feb 18 (IANS) The price of gold continued to surge in India, the largest market for the yellow metal in the world, triggered by a virtual halt in imports as ... Read more...
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Dubai to host first ever global pearl forum
September 24th, 2008 - 10:51 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Sep 24 (IANS) This metropolis on the Gulf coast will be the venue of the first ever global conference on pearls.The Dubai Pearl Exchange, a subsidiary of the Dubai Multi Commodities ... Read more...
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India among top diamond trading partners for Dubai in 2008
August 16th, 2008 - 4:50 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, Aug 16 (IANS) India, along with Angola, the European Commission (EC) and China, were the top diamond trading partners for Dubai in the first six months of 2008, jointly accounting for ... Read more...
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Fluctuating market leaves no takers for Gujarat jewellery
April 7th, 2008 - 10:20 pm ICT by admin
By Suresh Soni
Rajkot, April 7 (ANI): The jewellery trade in Gujarat appears to have suffered a major setback due to consistently fluctuating price that has resulted in loss of business in ... Read more...
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Tamil action hero Prashanth launches jewellery shopping centre
March 6th, 2008 - 9:59 pm ICT by admin
Chennai, March 6 (IANS) Tamil action hero Prashanth and his father Thiagarajan, also an actor, director and producer, are facilitating gold retail by constructing a shopping complex here. Touted as a the ... Read more...
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