- Technology
Business, premium eco flight tickets to cost more on higher GST rate from Sep 22
New Delhi: Travellers will have to shell out slightly more money for premium, business and first class flight tickets as higher GST rates will be applicable from September 22. In a major…
- India
If betrayed over Maratha quota, we will make them bite the dust in polls: Jarange
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Activist Manoj Jarange on Thursday warned that if Marathas face betrayal over quota, then the ruling parties in Maharashtra will be made to bite the dust in polls, and asserted…
- India
Govt notifies Unified Pension Scheme rules under NPS with switch provisions
New Delhi: The Centre has notified rules for regulating service matters relating to benefits under the Unified Pension Scheme (UPS) in respect of its employees, an official statement issued on Thursday said.…
- Telangana
Telangana BJP welcomes GST slab cut, to anoint PM Modi’s figure with milk
Hyderabad: Telangana state BJP President N Ramchander Rao on Thursday said the decision of the GST Council to simplify the tax system would be the biggest relief to people of the country…
- World
‘Colonial era is over, Mr Trump’: Putin chides US Prez for pressuring India, China
Beijing: Russian President Vladimir Putin has reprimanded his US counterpart Donald Trump for attempting to exert colonial-era pressure tactics on leaders of “powerful economies” like India and China, saying that is not…
- India
‘Secularism, communism will survive if…’: Union minister on minorities
Kolkata: Asserting that the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019, was a moral obligation towards minority communities in countries like Bangladesh and Pakistan, who had been “forgotten since Partition”, Union Minister of State for…
- India
GST on oil and gas exploration hiked to 18 pc
New Delhi: Oil and gas exploration and production will cost more after the GST Council approved raising the tax on services rendered for the same to 18 per cent from the current…
- India
Eid-e-Milad holiday in Mumbai shifted to Sep 8
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government on Thursday said the public holiday on account of Eid-e-Milad in Mumbai city and suburban district will be observed on September 8, instead of September 5. The decision…
- India
Shikhar Dhawan appears before ED in illegal betting app case
New Delhi: Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for questioning in an alleged illegal betting app-linked money laundering case, official sources said. He entered the…
- India
SC asks replies from Centre, NDMA, flood-affected states
New Delhi: Considering the unprecedented landslides and flooding in states like Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court on Thursday, September 4, sought the stand of the Centre, National Disaster Management Authority…
- India
Mayawati urges Centre, states to aid rain-hit families
Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Thursday expressed concern over the widespread devastation caused by incessant rains, floods and landslides in several states, saying governments must immediately come forward to…
- India
SC gives bail to 23-year-old influencer in rape case, says charges false
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday gave bail to a 23-year-old social medial influencer accused of raping a 40-year-old woman, noting that false and frivolous charges were imposed against him. A…
- Kashmir
Flood-like situation in Kashmir: Educational institutions remain shut for second
Srinagar: Educational institutions in Kashmir remained closed for the second day on Thursday in view of the flood-like situation following heavy rainfall in the valley over the past two days. “In view…
- India
SC notice to NIA on Kashmiri separatist leader’s plea for bail
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday sought response from the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Ahmed Shah’s plea challenging the Delhi High Court order denying him bail…
- India
Customs officials booked for facilitating exports of fake jewellery: CBI
New Delhi: The CBI has booked four customs officials for allegedly facilitating exports of fake gold jewellery valued at Rs 487 crore from the Chennai airport to claim customs duty refund and…
