Guwahati, Nov 6 (IANS) The forthcoming meeting of the GST council meeting scheduled to be held here on Friday is extremely important as it will review the new tax regime, introduced in July this year,…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Two men were arrested on Monday on the charge of peddling drugs online, Delhi Police Crime Branch said. A total of 62 gm ecstasy, a psychotropic substance, was seized from…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Delhi has so far recorded 3,829 cases of dengue and 502 cases of chikungunya, according to civic agencies on Monday. While the national capital has witnessed a total of four…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) With over 18,000 cases pending in various consumer forums across the city, Consumer Affairs Minister Imran Hussain on Monday directed officials to come up with a plan to clear the…
Ahmedabad, Nov 6 (IANS) Gujarat BJP MP Dinubhai Boghabhai Solanki surrendered on Monday at a special CBI jail here on the Supreme Courts order after he was accused by the father of slain RTI activist…
Hyderabad, Nov 6 (IANS) Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Monday visited the company’s India Development Centre (IDC) here and interacted with employees. During his brief visit to the city, Nadella spent couple of hours at…
Bhubaneswar, Nov 6 (IANS) The Odisha government on Monday announced a relief package for farmers whose crops have been affected by pest attack. The cabinet meeting on agriculture chaired by Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik approved…
Srinagar, Nov 6 (IANS) An Indian soldier was killed and a civilian injured on Monday in an ongoing gunfight between the security forces and militants in Jammu and Kashmir. According to police a soldier identified…
Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Latvian Prime Minister Maris Kucinskis said that his visit would be a turning point in the relationship between the two countries, an official statement said on Monday. He added that Latvia…
Agartala, Nov 6 (IANS) India has limited freedom, with women and Dalits still discriminated against, and people are being punished for criticising “big and powerful personalities”, historian Ramachandra Guha said here on Monday. “India has…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Children’s Day this year will be a holiday for all schools and government offices, and cultural programmes and other activities will be organised for children on the day at over…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia was on Monday appointed the new Finance Secretary by the Union government, an official announcement said. “The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has approved designating Hasmukh…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday said it will examine confidential documents submitted in sealed cover by the CBI on its probe against Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union Minister P…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) A court here has allowed the plea seeking extradition of an Uzbek woman, accused of human trafficking. “I, hereby recommend to Union of India the extradition of the fugitive criminal…
Raigad (Maharashtra), Nov 6 (IANS) NCP leader Praful Patel on Monday said party chief Sharad Pawar could be the Prime Minister after the 2019 Lok Sabha election. Patel also said the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP)…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) The air quality in Delhi and NCR got more toxic on Monday, with winds coming from Punjab and Haryana where stubble burning continues unabated. According to the Central Pollution Control…
Panaji, Nov 6 (IANS) The administration in Goa’s North Goa district on Monday issued prohibitory orders near a controversial Shivaji statue in Valpoi town, following differences over the illegally installed statue between two communities. “The…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) A highway robber has been arrested for the murder of a Haryana businessman during a robbery attempt in west Delhi, police said on Monday. Police said Vijay, a resident of…
New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has called demonetisation a “catastrophic economic policy” that may aggravate inequalities and prove to be a “far greater social malaise” in a diverse country like…
Panaji, Nov 6 (IANS) With an eye on cleaning up popular beaches of the state, a 150-day beach awareness campaign will roll out in mid-November featuring musical performances and art-from-waste installations on Goa beaches, organisers…