GST one of the most complex, and second highest tax rate in world: World Bank
New Delhi: The goods and services tax (GST) implemented by the Narendra Modi government from 1 July last year is one of the most complex with the second highest tax rate in the world among a sample of 115 countries...
Thundershowers likely in Mumbai this weekend
Mumbai: Mumbai is likely to experience thundershowers from tomorrow. The India Meteorological Department has predicted thundershowers in the state and some parts of the city starting Friday, media reports. "There is a depression over South West Bay of Bengal and this...
Media should be more responsible, says CJI as SC stays charges against Wire
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today asked a Gujarat trial court not to proceed till April 12 with the criminal defamation complaint filed by BJP president Amit Shah's son Jay Shah against the news portal The Wire and its journalists. A...
CBSE Denies Class 12 Board Accounts Paper Leak, Blames it on ‘Mischief’
New Delhi: In a major embarrassment for the CBSE, the Accountancy question paper for Class 12 examinations were allegedly leaked on WhatsApp and social media on Wednesday evening. As news of the leak broke on Thursday morning, the Board went...
CBSE class 12 accountancy paper leaked on WhatsApp
Representational Pic New Delhi: The Class XII accountancy paper of the Central Board of Secodary Education (CBSE) has allegedly been leaked. Education Minister Manish Sisodia confirmed that the questions which have been exchanged on social media since last evening, match...
UP Bypoll Results 2018: Akhilesh Yadav Meets Mayawati After SP Stuns BJP in Gorakhpur, Phulpur
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav met Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) supremo Mayawati at her residence on Wednesday after the SP registered huge victory in the Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha bye-elections 2018. Notably, the BSP had extended support to the...
BJP blighted in bypolls, loses all 3 Lok Sabha seats in UP, Bihar
New Delhi: In a stunning blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party ahead of the 2019 general elections, the party on Wednesday lost bypolls to all three Lok Sabha seats it contested, including its bastion Gorakhpur, and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh,...
Video shows Navy pilots close encounter with an UFO
Washington: For the third time in three months, a declassified Defense Department video shows U.S. Navy F-18 fighters seemingly encountering UFOs. "Oh my gosh, dude,' said one pilot in the video of their F/A-18 Super Hornet military jet's 2015 encounter with...
Maran brothers discharged in telephone exchange case
Chennai: A special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Chennai today discharged former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran, his brother Kalanithi and other accused in the 'illegal' telephone exchange case. Special judge S Natarajan allowed the petitions filed by the Maran brothers...
Yogi’s shame: UP had maximum instances of communal violence in 2017
File Pic Gorakhpur: After a huge prestige loss for Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath as he seems set to lose the Gorakhpur seat to the SP-BSP combine, here's a reason he should really be ashamed. Uttar Pradesh topped the list...
Behenji smiles as she sniffs victory
Lucknow: Leader of the opposition and Samajwadi Party member Ram Govind Choudhury met Bahujan Samaj Party Chief Mayawati in Lucknow. Candidates of the Samajwadi Party consolidated their leads over nearest BJP rivals in Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats in Uttar...
IndiGo, GoAir cancel 50 flights on March 14
New Delhi: In other news, domestic carriers IndiGo and GoAir cancelled around 50 flights today as almost one-third of their A320 Neo aircraft fleet remained grounded for the third day following a safety directive by aviation watchdog DGCA. Of the 48...
After Shiv Sena and TDP’s revolt, NDA loses its only ally in Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram: Bharat Dharma Jana Sena, the only Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ally in Kerala, on Wednesday walked out of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The BDJS is the political arm of the SNDP, an organisation that works predominantly for the...
Ayodhya verdict : Supreme Court dismisses intervention applications; Swamy’s plea to be heard by separate bench
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday began the hearing on Ram Mandir-Babri Masjid land dispute case. While hearing the issue, Supreme Court told Subramanian Swamy that he is not a party to the core issue of Ayodhya matter. Replying...
Bihar By Election Results 2018: RJD Surges Ahead in Araria & Jehanabad, BJP Leads in Bhabua
Bhabua: After completion of the 20th round, BJP's Rinky Rani is leading by 13,130 votes with 55,838 votes in Bhabua. This is the first electoral battle in the state since Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who also heads the JD(U), walked...
Chants of Bua-Bhatija Zindabad ring out in Gorakhpur
Gorakhpur: SP's Praveen Kumar Nishad leading with 2,12,061 votes, BJP's Upendra Dutt Shukla second with 1,92,860 votes after 14th round of counting. Termed by Yogi Adityanath as a "rehearsal" for the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the by-elections are witnessing a triangular...
Sonia’s dinner with Opposition: Tejashwi, Pawar among attendees
New Delhi: UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhis dinner with leaders of the Opposition parties, on Tuesday, is being attended by the likes of Tejashwi Yadav, Sharad Pawar, Omar Abdullah and Kanimozhi. The dinner is expected to set the tone of a united...
Mumbai cops book Sri Lankan citizen for forgery, links with terror groups suspected
Mumbai: The Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) of Mumbai has registered a case of cheating, forgery and other cases against a Sri Lankan citizen named Mohd Khizar Hussain Tuhan alias Kaizar Khan (50). Based on the complaint of ATS, the Azad Maidan...
State to pay Rs 9.45 cr compensation, withdraw cases against Bhima-Koregaon rioters: CM
Pune/Mumbai: After witnessing state-wide bandh and violence over January 1 Bhima-Koregaon caste riots in Pune, the State Government has decided to withdraw cases against the accused, Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis announced in the Assembly on Tuesday. Fadnavis also said that the...
60% of Narendra Modi’s 40.3 million followers are fake
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has many credentials to his name, but his most talked about credential of being the most followed Indian leader on Twitter with 41 million followers should be underplayed given that more than 60% of...
SC extends deadline for linking Aadhaar to bank accounts, phones
New Delhi: The Supreme Court extends the deadline for linking Aadhaar to bank accounts and telephone linking. The deadline was supposed to be March 31 for linking Aadhaar with both bank accounts and mobile phones. The deadline has been extended...
