Eastbourne (UK), July 1 (IANS) Czech tennis player Karolina Pliskova defeated Danish Caroline Wozniacki in straight sets to win the Eastbourne title here on Saturday. The 25-year-old Czech scripted a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Wozniacki…
North Sound (Antigua), July 1 (IANS) India will aim to grab an unassailable 3-0 lead when they take on West Indies in the fourth match of the ongoing five-ODI series at the Sir Vivian Richards…
Kochi, July 1 (IANS) Kerala Finance Minister Thomas Issac, who had won applause during discussions with the Centre to formulate the GST regime of taxes that rolled out in the country, on Saturday said GST…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called chartered accountants a “big pillar” of the Indian economy and urged them to bring technological innovations to meet global standards. Addressing CAs at…
Dharamsala, July 1 (IANS) Tibetan Prime Minister Lobsang Sangay on Saturday expressed concern over the deteriorating health of Nobel Peace Prize-winning Chinese dissident Liu Xiaobo, who has been diagnosed with cancer. “I am saddened to…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Finance Minister Arun Jaitley has said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) that was rolled-out from Saturday across the nation is a modern, efficient tax system and the country will…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has said that the people should not take the law into their hands in the name of cow protection and the government will not…
Shimla, July 1 (IANS) The southwest monsoon on Saturday lashed Himachal Pradesh, with many areas witnessing moderate rainfall in the past 24 hours, the weather bureau said here. “The monsoon advanced in Kinnaur, Lahaul and…
Guwahati, July 1 (IANS) The Assam government is going to raise a new Special Rhino Protection Force (SRPF) for better protection of the one-horned rhinos in Assam, a Minister said on Saturday. Assam Forest Minister…
Jakarta, July 1 (IANS) Former US President Barack Obama on Saturday praised Indonesia for setting an example for other Muslim countries through its commitment to diversity and tolerance, but warned of the risk of increasing…
Rio de Janeiro, July 1 (IANS) Brazil’s coach Luiz Felipe Scolari said Rivaldo was the most important player in Brazil’s 2002 FIFA World Cup triumph instead of Ronaldo. Ronaldo is widely remembered for his eight…
Islamabad, July 1 (IANS) Hizbul Mujahideen chief Syed Salahuddin on Saturday said the “idiotic” US decision to designate him a global terrorist will not make any difference to the “legitimate” struggle for “freedom” of Jammu…
Chandigarh, July 1 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Saturday sanctioned Rs 3,56,700 from the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund, on humanitarian grounds, to facilitate the return of a Gurdaspur resident from a ship he…
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Miss India 2017 second runner-up Priyanka Kumari, from Bihar, says her parents were quite surprised when they got to know about her wish to pursue modelling. How did she convince her…
By Porisma P. Gogoi New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) With the country’s much-awaited the Goods and Services Tax (GST) reform in action, e-commerce players are optimistic that more tax benefits will come in within the…
Bengaluru, July 1 (IANS) India will set up 20 world class institutions across the country to promote research and innovation, said Union Human Resources Development Minister Prakash Javadekar on Saturday. “The government has decided to…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Stating that the number of voters in India is increasing, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi on Saturday said a compulsory voting regime is not feasible to improve it further. “India…
New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Union Minister Ramdas Athawale has accused Indian cricketers Virat Kohli, Yuvraj Singh and others in the Indian team of “fixing” the ICC Champions Trophy final match with Pakistan and demanded…
Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Leading SUV manufacturer Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Saturday reported a decline of eight per cent in its overall sales for June. According to M&M, its total sales for the month…
Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) On the first day of business under the GST regime on Saturday, there was mixed reaction from traders — iconic outlets to the small roadside shops — in Kolkata but many…