E-way bill for interstate goods movement from April 1
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The e-way bill, to be generated under the GST for all inter-state movement of goods valued at over Rs 50,000, may become mandatory from April 1, two months after it…
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PNB fraud: ED attaches Nirav Modi’s properties worth Rs 524 cr
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Saturday said it has attached diamond trader Nirav Modi’s 21 immovable properties worth Rs 523.72 crore in connection with an ongoing probe into Rs 11,300-crore…
ICSI to launch four auditing standards to maintain compliance and uniformity
Kolkata, Feb 24 (IANS) The Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) on Saturday said it is set to introduce four new auditing standards to be followed by Company Secretaries across the country, that would…
MP bypolls: Brisk polling for Mungaoli and Kolaras seats
Bhopal, Feb 24 (IANS) Brisk polling was witnessed in bypolls for Mungaoli and Kolaras assembly seats in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday with poll percentage of 69 per cent and 58.90 per cent, respectively, recorded by…
Papon steps down as judge on show
Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) Singer Angarag Mahanta, popular as Papon, has decided to step down as a judge on the singing reality show “The Voice India Kids” after a complaint was filed against him for…
Khandu rape accuser to approach PM, President for intervention
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) A woman, who has accused Arunachal Pradesh Chief Pradesh Pema Khandu of raping her in 2008, on Saturday said she will approach Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath…
Three fresh cases of banking fraud reported
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Three fresh incidences of financial fraud have come to light as the CBI filed cases against a jeweller, a businessman and a public servant on complaints by three different banks…
Kannur Congress worker murder: 3 more in custody
Kannur (Kerala) Feb 24 (IANS) Even as the Congress party continues to demand a CBI probe into the brutal murder of a Youth Congress worker that took place almost a fortnight back, the police on…
Jaitley rules out privatisation of state-run banks
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Following the Rs 11,300 crore Punjab National Bank fraud by accused diamond trader Nirav Modi, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Saturday ruled out privatisation of public sector banks (PSBs), saying…
Sonia’s Rae Bareli visit cancelled
Lucknow, Feb 24 (IANS) A last minute cancellation of a day-long visit of Rae Bareli MP and former Congress chief Sonia Gandhi to her parliamentary constituency on Saturday has triggered speculation about her health. Gandhi…
J&K Police foil Hurriyat meet in Srinagar
Srinagar, Feb 24 (IANS) The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Saturday foiled a scheduled executive body meeting of the separatist Hurriyat group called here by its senior leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani. Geelani, who is…
Rahul attacks PM over Rs 390-crore banking fraud by Delhi jeweller
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday attacked Prime Minister Narendra Modi over an alleged Rs 390-crore banking fraud, involving a Delhi-based jeweller, and said like Vijay Mallya and Nirav Modi,…
Equities recoup on value buying after 3 weeks of losses
By Porisma P. Gogoi Mumbai, Feb 24 (IANS) After three weeks of consecutive losses, the key Indian equity indices bounced back from their lows to close this week with humble gains on value buying by…
Meghalaya’s most wanted rebel killed in gunfight with police
Williamnagar (Meghalaya), Feb 24 (IANS) Special Force (SF-10) commandos in Meghalaya on Saturday killed in a gunfight a top Garo rebel leader wanted for his alleged involvement in several killings and bombings in the state….
Capital expenditure on infra tripled in 5 years: Minister
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Union Railway Minister Piyush Goyal on Saturday said investment for setting up infrastructure was not a constraint for the government and the capital expenditure has tripled in the last five…
GoAir flight returns to Leh after engine error, passengers safe
Srinagar, Feb 24 (IANS) A GoAir Delhi-Leh-Jammu flight with 112 passengers on board had to return to Leh on Saturday, minutes after it took off, as the pilot detected an engine error. “G8 205 (Leh-Jammu)…
11 arrested for Kerala tribal youth’s murder
Thrissur (Kerala), Feb 24 (IANS) The Kerala Police on Saturday said it has arrested nine more persons in connection with the murder of a 27-year-old “mentally unfit” tribal man, who was attacked in the forest…
Indians care more about phones than people they love: Study
New Delhi, Feb 24 (IANS) Nearly 33 per cent of people, specially the younger generation that has grown up in a digital world, care more for their smartphones over engaging with individuals they love and…
22 soldiers killed as Taliban hit Afghan Army camp
Kabul, Feb 24 (IANS) At least 22 Afghan Army soldiers were killed in a massive Taliban attack on a military camp in western Farah province overnight, an official said on Saturday. “Militants numbering hundreds attacked…
Adityanath visits Krishna Janmabhoomi
Mathura, Feb 24 (IANS) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visited the Krishna Janmabhoomi on Saturday and spent about 30 minutes in the sanctum sanctorum. Adityanath, who was accompanied by Power Minister Shrikant Sharma, said…