By Brajendra Nath Singh Gandhinagar, June 30 (IANS) Describing India as a bright spot in the global economy, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged global investors to invest in its textile industry and said…
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Singapore Airlines will introduce its new Airbus A350-900 services to India starting July 1, as part of the airlines’ 70th anniversary celebrations, a top official said here on Friday. The daily…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Communist Party of India Marxist (CPI-M) on Friday urged the central government to address several unresolved issues related to the GST, which it said is being “hastily implemented”. “The…
London, June 30 (IANS) In a climate of fake news in the post-truth world, characterised by increased individualism and decreased objectivity, immersive journalism — that puts the viewer at the heart of the action through…
Thiruvananthapuram, June 30 (IANS) Kerala Police chief T.P. Senkumar, who became Director General of Police on May 6 through a Supreme Court order, on Friday retired from service after a 34-year career. Loknath Behra, who…
Kabul, June 30 (IANS) At least seven civilians were killed in a roadside bomb blast in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar on Friday, officials said. Five persons were also injured in the bombing, Xinhua…
Beijing, June 30 (IANS) The Communist Party of China (CPC) had a total of 89.447 million members at the end of 2016, the party announced on Friday. CPC membership rose by 688,000 from 2015, up…
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) India’s total external debt for the end-March quarter 2017 rose to $471.9 billion, from $456.1 billion reported for the end-December period, official data showed on Friday. However, on a year-on-year (YoY)…
Madrid, June 30 (IANS) The number of foreign tourists who visited Spain in the first five months of this year nearly reached the 28-million mark, a figure that was 11.6 per cent higher than in…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The GST may not be perfect and may cause some inconvenience initially but the government will make amendments if that happened, Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. “I…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday granted bail to 89-year-old retired naval officer Captain Bhagmal, serving life term in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case here. A division bench of Justice…
Astana, June 30 (IANS) Kazakhstan’s national airline Air Astana is to inaugurate next week a direct flight between Astana and New Delhi, the Kazakh Ministry of Investment and Development announced on Friday. “The Astana-Delhi flight…
Eastbourne (UK), June 30 (IANS) British tennis player Johanna Konta withdrew from the semi-finals of the Eastbourne tournament due to an injury, where she was scheduled to play against Czech Karolina Pliskova on Friday. Konta,…
Gandhinagar, June 30 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the textiles sector acts as a bridge between agriculture and industry. “Textile is such a field which acts as a bridge between the agriculture…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Ek Haseena Thi Ek Deewana Tha”; Director: Suneel Darshan; Cast: Shiv Darshan, Natasha Fernandez, Upen Patel, Rumi Khan, Soni Kaur, Lalitmohan Tiwari; Rating: *1/2 Designed as a mystery thriller with doses…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) To create a workforce of GST-trained professionals, the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship (MSDE) on Friday announced a 100-hour certificate course to understand the new tax regime, officials said….
Mumbai, June 30 (IANS) Ranbir Kapoor and Katrina Kaif starrer “Jagga Jasoos” is inspired by Anurag Basu’s childhood memories. The director was an ardent lover of detective movies. Talking about the idea behind “Jagga Jasoos”,…
New Delhi, June 30 (IANS) Union Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari on Friday said the GST (Goods and Services Tax) will increase the revenue of states by up to 25 per cent and the central government…