GST Launched: India Gets a New Tax Regime
New Delhi/Nagpur: At the stroke of the midnight hour, India launched its ambitious pan-India indirect tax regime, the Goods and Services Tax (GST) to bind the country into a regime of "one nation, one tax, one market". The roll-out was done...
UP Minister Ramapati Shastri embarrasses Yogi govt, doesn’t know GST full form
Lucknow: In a huge embarrassment for Yogi Adityanath-led UP Government, a Cabinet Minister failed to spell out the full form of GST, which is scheduled to be rolled out at midnight today. Social Welfare, Scheduled Castes and Tribal Affairs minister Ramapati...
Why so much fuss about GST launch, all parties passed it : NCP
New Delhi: Congress ally, NCP, hits out at the party over its decision to boycott the GST launch. The NCP has remained non-committal over its participation, but the party's senior leader Praful Patel's tweet could be read as its intent...
Govt calls Ramgarh lynching ‘barbaric’, but says no religious angle
Ramgarh: The government condemned on Friday the lynching of a 45-year-old Muslim meat trader in Jharkhand. The man was lynched for allegedly carrying beef and died as a result of his injuries. The government condemned the incident but said there was...
IndiGo expresses interest in buying stake in Air India
New Delhi: Private airline IndiGo has expressed interest in buying a stake in the national debt-laden carrier, Air India, TV reports say. The Union Cabinet yesterday gave an in-principle approval for disinvestment of Air India.Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, while addressing...
Man dies after being hit by rock enroute Amarnath yatra
Srinagar: A community kitchen operator died today after getting hit on the head by a rock at Brarimarg on Baltal route to the cave shrine of Amarnath, taking the death toll in this year's yatra to two. Bhushan Kotwal (47), a...
Know how to Link your Aadhar with Pan Card
New Delhi: The government has made it mandatory to link existing Aadhaar numbers with PAN of taxpayers with effect from July 1. Amending income tax rules and notifying the same, the government has made quoting of the 12-digit biometric Aadhaar or...
I am BJP’s item girl, they always talk about me: Azam Khan
New Delhi: Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan, who is facing criticism for his statement against the Indian Army, on Thursday said his comments were misconstrued by the media. Khan downplayed that his comments affected the Indian Army's morale and said, "My...
Union Cabinet approves 7th Pay Commission recommendations on allowances
New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved recommendations of the Seventh Pay Commission on allowances, with 34 modifications. “The cabinet has approved the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission on allowances with 34 modifications. It will be effective from...
#Notinmyname: Common citizens of 12 Indian cities protest against mob lynching
Bengaluru/Nagpur: Many young professionals, students, house wives, even retired people are braving monsoons and torrid rains - as in Mumbai - to gather in large numbers to protest the horrifying cases of lynching that have occured in India recently. Thousands of...
Seven-tier security as Amarnath yatra begins
Srinagar: Protected by multiple levels of security, the 40-day Amarnath pilgrimage began from here today with the first batch of 2,280 devotees leaving for the high altitude shrine. Minister of State for Tourism Priya Sethi and Jammu and Kashmir Deputy Chief...
PM can’t stop smiling at this unusual gift from Netherlands!
Amsterdam: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was gifted a bicycle by his Netherlands counterpart Mark Rutte during his visit to that country during the last leg of his 3-nation tour. The PM is now back in India. As the high profile...
Big blow to Opposition unity: Nitish-Lalu parting ways in Bihar?
File Pic Patna: Janata Dal-United general secretary KC Tyagi on Tuesday hinted that the days of the ruling grand alliance in Bihar may be numbered and said the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was much more comfortable when the party was...
3 activists of Yogi Adityanath’s Hindu Yuva Vahini arrested for gang rape
Bareilly: Three activists of the Hindu Yuva Vahini, an organisation floated by Yogi Adityanath, were arrested on charges of gang rape and thrashing a police officer in Bareilly. The incident took place last night following a dispute between one Deepak and...
Gulberg massacre: VHP leader Atul Vaidya gets bail
Gujarat: The Gujarat High Court on Tuesday granted bail to convicted Vishva Hindu Parishad leader Atul Vaidya in connection with the Gulberg Society massacre case. Earlier in the week, a special court had sentenced 11 convicts to life imprisonment, 12 to...
Aadhar a must for social benefits: Supreme Court
New Delhi: In other news: The Supreme Court today refused to pass any interim order against the Centre's notification making Aadhaar mandatory for availing benefits of various social welfare schemes. A vacation bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and Navin Sinha...
Rape-accused Gayatri Prasad Prajapati gets VIP visitor in jail: Mulayam
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav today visited the district jail here to meet former minister and close aide Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, lodged there in connection with a rape case, and described him as "innocent". Mulayam alleged that Prajapati was...
Prez candidate Meira Kumar says casteism bug should be buried
File Pic New Delhi: Opposition presidential candidate Meira Kumar on Tuesday categorically stated that there should not be one upmanship on caste for the post of President. "I don't think the caste identification should play a room," Kumar said while addressing...
Vishwa Hindu Parishad wants minority affairs ministry, commission scrapped
File Pic Vadtal (Gujarat): The Vishwa Hindu Parishad today demanded scrapping of the National Commission for Minorities and the minority affairs ministry, saying both the institutions give credence to a 'separatist mindset'. The VHP alleged that with the help of the...
India’s blocking of road building in Sikkim seriously damaged border peace: China
Sikkim: The Chinese military today accused the Indian Army of stopping the construction of a road along the Sino-Indian frontier in Sikkim and said the move has 'seriously damaged' border peace and tranquillity. 'After India's independence the Indian government repeatedly confirmed...
Ballabhgarh youth lynching: CM Manohar Lal Khattar announces Rs 10 lakh ex gratia
Ballabhgarh: In the wake of the train lynching incident that took place in Haryana's Palwal area, Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Monday said that one accused has been arrested and also announced ex gratia of Rs10 lakh to...
