News Flash: Start-ups will be exempted from paying income tax for 3 yrs: Modi

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10: 32 pm: Rajasthan: Activist Aruna Roy's Jawabdehi Yatra attacked by goons allegedly associated with BJP MLA Kanwarlal Meena

8: 24 pm: Parliament panel meeting on Pathankot attack postponed for a week

8: 10 pm: PM Narendra Modi announces Rs 10,000 crore government fund, 80 per cent rebate on filing patent applications for startups

7: 49 pm: Start-ups will be exempted from paying income tax on their income for the first 3 years: PM

7: 19 pm: We need to bring in a psychological change in mindset of youths from that of a job-seeker to that of a job-creator: PM

7: 07 pm: But today when those people have become successful, everyone have started thinking about ways to start their own start ups: PM

7: 00 pm: In the beginning when someone would have shared their plan to start a start up, people around them would have discouraged them-PM Modi at Start up programmee

6: 30 pm: I had spoken about Start up India from the Red Fort and today we are seeing what this is all about: Modi

6.10 pm: Start up on strength of ideas & technology have given new solutions to the World: FM Jaitley.

6.05 pm: Startup India marks an important change in India's mindset: FM Arun Jaitley.

Start ups on the strength of ideas & technology have given new solutions to the World- FM Jaitley at #StartupIndia launch program

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 16, 2016

6.00 pm: PM Modi launches Startup India, Standup India programme.

5.58 pm: PM Modi and FM Jaitley at Startup India launch programme at Vigyan Bhawan.

PM Narendra Modi at the launch of Start-up India event in Delhi. pic.twitter.com/9n6FwONYDJ

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 16, 2016

5.45 pm: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley to leave tomorrow for London for two day official visit followed by four day official visit to Zurich.

5.40 pm: RTI filed by activist JS Walia shows cars of some Haryana ministers travel almost 900 km per day.

It is not possible to travel so much given the poor conditions of roads in Haryana. I will be writing to CM to probe into this- S Walia

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 16, 2016

5.30 pm: Burkina attack left at least 23 dead from 18 countries: security source - AFP.

5.25 pm: At least seven students die as their car rams into a tree in Tamil Nadu's Cuddalore District.

5.15 pm: Chennai: Shashi Tharoor evades media when asked about Sunanda Pushkar case

5.00 pm: CBI files its reply on Peter Mukerjea's bail plea in special CBI court, opposed bail to Peter Mukerjea.

Next hearing has been scheduled for 30th January. #SheenaBoraMurder case.

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 16, 2016

4.30 pm: It was a reckless demon of a driver,car owner has no connection with TMC-Derek O' Brien on IAF officer accident case.

Neither driver nor his father is related to TMC, law of the land will punish the culprit soon-Derek O Brien on IAF officer accident case

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 16, 2016

4.15 pm: Man accused of financing Jakarta Attacks with IS funds arrested says police: AFP.

3.25 pm: Congress party is for the poor, for farmers and labourers: Rahul Gandhi.

3.20 pm: Tell me Modi ji why dal prices have gone up, why prices of other commodities going up: Rahul Gandhi.

Tell me Modi ji why dal prices have gone up, why prices of other commodities going up: Rahul Gandhi

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 16, 2016

3.08 pm: India wants friendship but also want terror from Pakistan to stop: Farooq Abdullah.

3.00 pm: We just met President, submitted memorandum regarding Malda issue and IAF officer accident case: Kailash Vijayvargiya,BJP.

We just met President, submitted memorandum regarding Malda issue and IAF officer accident case-Kailash Vijayvargiya pic.twitter.com/87pUgpw73D

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 16, 2016

2.45 pm: HM Rajnath Singh held a review meeting with national intelligence and investigative agencies and law enforcement officers. HM discussed issues relating to ISIL or ISIS. Senior officials of the Union Home Ministry also participated: MHA

2.30 pm: Constable Shakoor, PSO of DSP Irshaad, has run away with 4 AK-47s from Anantnag.

Constable Shakoor, who was a PSO of DSP Irshaad, has run away with 4 AK-47s from Anantnag. More details awaited. pic.twitter.com/CbWcMORmyA

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 16, 2016

2:14 pm: Siege over at Burkina's Splendid hotel and restaurant. 126 rescued from the hotel, three attackers killed, says interior minster

1:50 pm: Iran nuclear sanctions 'will be lifted today' says Iranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif

1.30 pm: BJP should concentrate on running state than protest where Rahulji was speaking: Priyanka Chaturvedi,Congress

1.15 pm: Nation's limit of patience is wearing off, some action definitely needs to be taken: Manohar Parrikar on terror attacks.

1.00 pm: Chhattisgarh ACB raids at 18 offices/ residences of nine officers including three Indian Forest Service (IFS) officials.

12.45 pm: Foreign Minister Sushma Swaraj leaves for Palestine and Israel.

12:35 pm: Wife and two children among the three found dead in Kolkata's Palm Avenue, husband admitted to hospital.

12.20 pm: Bar bribery case: Kerala court adjourns hearing till February 16.

12.10 pm: Rahul Gandhi pays tribute to former Congress leader and veteran actor Sunil Dutt in Mumbai, begins his foot march.

WATCH: Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhis padyatra from Bandra Bandstand to Dharavi #Mumbaihttps://t.co/kom5Miozb1

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 16, 2016

Rahul Gandhi begins his padyatra from Bandra Bandstand to Dharavi #Mumbai pic.twitter.com/rTiVfW5c6a

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 16, 2016

12.00 pm: Congress was given a lesson for its over confidence: Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi, Union Minister on Rahul Gandhi.

11.50 am: Just by empty acronyms like Startup India, Digital India etc. on ground deliverables won't change: AM Singhvi,Congress.

11.45 am: Aamir Khan collaborated with Pak's ISI to promote his film PK: Subramanian Swamy

Aamir Khan collaborated with Paks ISI to promote his film PK: Subramanian Swamy pic.twitter.com/0jnmJnwhWY

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 16, 2016

11.30 am: Two soldiers and a guard killed in two separate attacks in Mali.

11.10 am: Sadly our current govt has lost focus, they are not focussing on farmers, they are actually putting pressure on them: Rahul Gandhi.

11.05 am: Govt handles things like they are event based not strategy based: Rahul Gandhi

11.00 am: Sunanda Pushkar death: Its not a natural death,this has been said from the very beginning by Medical board-Sudhir Gupta, AIIMS forensic department.

10.40 am: Obama to present national medal of science to Indian-American

10.29 am: Rahul Gandhi addresses over 350 students at Narsee Monji Institute of Management Studies in Mumbai.

10.20 am: World universally recognizes us as probably fastest growing amongst the major economies, but then we are not without our own challenges-FM.

10.07 am: Delhi police arrested 5 people in connection to fake passport case.

10.00 am: Pakistan Cricket Board hopeful of Indo-Pak series

9.45 am: We will really make Maharashtra and Mumbai capital of 'startups' in the coming days, says CM Devendra Fadnavis.

9.40 am: 33 hostages freed by Burkina Faso's forces from Splendid Hotel attacked by Islamist militants.

9.15 am: PM Narendra Modi to launch 'Start-Up India' Programme today.

Kochi: German National Hartmut Schmidt performed Ottanthullal, Traditional dance of Kerala (15/1/16) pic.twitter.com/3FKl3w0OmW

— ANI (@ANI_news) January 16, 2016

8:30 am: Kochi: German National Hartmut Schmidt performed Ottanthullal, Traditional dance of Kerala

8:15 am: Rahul Gandhi to interact with NMIMS students in Mumbai today. The Congress Vice President will also hold a 'padyatra' from Bandra Bandstand.

8:00 am: Al-Qaeda attack on Burkina Faso (West Africa) hotel kills 20

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