- Andhra Pradesh
Chandrababu Naidu hails GST reforms
Amaravati: Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday welcomed the GST reforms, describing the changes as a “pro-poor and growth-oriented decision” that would benefit all sections of the society. On…
- India
HC grants bail to 32 people convicted in 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
DGCA releases draft Guidelines for fatigue risk management in airlines
Mumbai: Aviation safety watchdog Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has released draft guidelines for a fatigue risk management system for airlines, with the proposed framework set to complement the existing flight…
- 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…
