- India
GST Council slashes tax rates: Know what becomes cheaper
New Delhi: Common use items from roti/paratha to hair oil, ice creams and TVs will cost less, while tax incidence on personal health and life insurance will be brought down to nil…
- India
Bail granted to 32 people convicted in 35 yr old caste violence case in Agra
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to 32 people convicted in a 35-year-old caste violence case in Agra. In an order passed on August 28, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav granted…
- India
GST Council begins work to rejig tax rates; Oppn states seek revenue protection
New Delhi: The work to overhaul the tangled goods and services tax (GST) began on Wednesday, September 3, as the government looks to cut the tax rate on common-use items, ranging from…
- India
Army recues over 5K civilians in flood-hit J&K, Punjab
Chandigarh: Army’s Western Command has been conducting large-scale Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief operations round the clock for more than two weeks under ‘Operation Rahat’ across the flood-affected areas of Jammu and…
- India
Banu Mushtaq invited to inaugurate Mysuru Dasara by district administration
Hassan: Mysuru district administration on Wednesday formally invited International Booker Prize winner Banu Mushtaq to inaugurate this year’s ‘Mysuru Dasara’, despite objections from some sections, including the opposition BJP. A team of…
- Telangana
Tale of two sisters: The fall of Sharmila and Kavitha amid family feud
Hyderabad: Barely three months after she described her father, BRS president and former Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao (KCR), as the “God” surrounded by “demons,” the party suspended K Kavitha for alleged…
- Hyderabad
Tripura MLA accuses Telangana Guv’s son of death threat; BJP distances itself
Agartala: Tipra Motha Party (TMP) MLA Philip Reang on Tuesday lodged a police complaint against the son of Telangana Governor Jishnu Dev Varma and three others for threatening to kill him and…
- India
Maratha quota protest: Nine cases registered in south Mumbai police stations
Mumbai: As many as nine cases have been registered against Maratha quota protesters in six police stations in south Mumbai for alleged unlawful assembly and violation of prohibitory orders, an official said…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra minister lays foundation for Potti Sriramulu memorial in Guntur
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh IT Minister Nara Lokesh on Wednesday laid the foundation stone for a bronze statue and memorial park dedicated to freedom fighter Potti Sriramulu in Sakhamuru, Guntur district. Sriramulu, a…
- India
Elgar Parishad case: SC defers Surendra Gadling bail plea to Sep 17
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred to September 17 the bail plea of advocate Surendra Gadling, accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case. A bench comprising Justices J K Maheshwari…
- Kashmir
CM Abdullah reviews rain situation in Jammu and Kashmir
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday reviewed the situation arising from incessant rains that have swelled rivers and streams across the Union Territory, officials said. Authorities announced the…
- Business
GST Council meet on rate reform begins
New Delhi: The 56th meeting of the GST Council, chaired by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and comprising state ministers, on Wednesday started deliberations on ‘next-gen GST’ reforms, which will lower tax rates…
- Kashmir
Jammu witnesses heavy rains; major roads closed
Jammu: A woman and her daughter were killed in a house collapse, while 40 persons were trapped in a flooded village as torrential rains pounded Jammu region for the second day on…
- India
Three foreigners got Indian citizenship in Assam under CAA: Himanta
Guwahati: Only three foreigners have received citizenship of India in Assam under the CAA against 12 applications, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of…
- India
Bengal BJP leader held for ‘vandalising’ Congress’ state headquarters
Kolkata: BJP leader Rakesh Singh was arrested for allegedly being involved in vandalising the Congress’ West Bengal unit headquarters here, police said on Wednesday. Singh, who had been absconding since the attack…
