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Mamata supports demand to withdraw GST on life, medical insurance premiums
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee supported the demand for withdrawing GST on life and medical insurance premiums, stating that it adversely affects people’s ability to take care of their vital…
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‘Had no intention of hurting anyone’: Hakim on controversy over his remarks
Kolkata: West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim claimed that his remarks at a religious event were “misinterpreted” and he had no intention to hurt anyone, amid protests by the opposition BJP. Hakim, the…
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51 out of 61 stranded pilgrims of MP airlifted from Kedarnath: CM Yadav
Bhopal: Madhya Pradesh government on Thursday airlifted 51 people of the state from Kedarnath Temple in Uttarakhand with the help of the hill state authorities and brought them to Rudraprayag, Chief Minister…
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July GST collections surge 10.3 pc to Rs 1.82 lakh crore
New Delhi: India’s Goods and Services Tax (GST) collections surged by a robust 10.3 per cent to Rs 1.82 lakh crore in July compared to the same month of the previous year,…
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Atiq-Ashraf: Judicial panel rules out ‘pre-planned conspiracy’, gives police clean chit
Lucknow: A judicial commission formed to investigate the murder of gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf in police custody has ruled out any “pre-planned conspiracy” or “police negligence”. The commission’s report…
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Kerala landslides: 40 teams of rescuers commence search operations
Wayanad: Braving rains and adverse terrain, 40 teams of rescuers began search operations in landslide-hit Wayanad district on the fourth day on Friday, officials said. The search and rescue operations that got…
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ED ‘insiders’ tell me raid being planned, waiting with open arms: Rahul
New Delhi: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Friday claimed that an Enforcement Directorate raid is being planned against him after his ‘chakravyuh’ speech in Parliament. Gandhi said…
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Golf at Olympics: Mixed start for Indians, Matsuyama leads with 8-under opening round
Paris: The Indian duo of Shubhankar Sharma and Gaganjeet Bhullar produced contrasting performances in a heavily disrupted opening round as the Olympic golf competition kicked off amid thunder and lightening at the…
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Kerala tragedy: Rescuers race against time to search for survivors; toll at 190
Wayanad: Rescuers raced against time under harsh conditions to search for survivors trapped in collapsed buildings, two days after massive landslides struck Kerala’s Wayanad district, with the death toll climbing to 190…
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SpiceJet passengers got stranded at Dubai after flight cancellations
Mumbai: Hundreds of SpiceJet passengers were stranded at the Dubai airport on Wednesday after flights were cancelled due to issues related to non-payment of dues to the airport authority, according to a…
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Govt asks BCCI to take steps to prevent surrogate tobacco ads by sportspersons
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry has urged the BCCI and the Sports Authority of India to take measures to prevent surrogate advertisements of tobacco and alcohol by sportspersons, saying they are…
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Kharge, Sonia call on Vietnamese PM
New Delhi: Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and former party chief Sonia Gandhi called on Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, who is on a visit here, and had a fruitful discussion about…
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Owaisi attacks govt on removal of Babri Masjid reference from NCERT textbooks
New Delhi: AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday sought to corner the government in the Lok Sabha on the removal of references to the Babri Masjid from NCERT textbooks. “The NCERT (National…
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Activists urge govt to cancel licenses of companies supplying military equipment to Israel
New Delhi: Citing an International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling which said Israel is in violation of obligations under the Genocide Convention, activists on Thursday demanded that government of India should cancel…
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Joe Biden expresses ‘deepest condolences’ over Wayanad landslides
Washington: US President Joe Biden on Thursday expressed his deepest condolences to those affected by the devastating landslides in Kerala’s Wayanad district. “Jill and I extend our deepest condolences to all those…
