Over 100 dead as 7.3 magnitude earthquake hits Iran-Iraq border
At least 129 people were killed when a 7.3 magnitude earthquake shook the mountainous Iran-Iraq border on Sunday. More than hundreds injured in the earthquake which triggered landslides in the region hindering the rescue effort, officials said. The earthquake jolted Iraq...
Watch: Maharashtra MLC Jayant Patil heckles Shah Rukh Khan in Alibaug
Mumbai: Maharashtra MLC from Alibaug Jayant Patil heckled Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan for not coming out of his yacht at Alibaug Jetty near Gateway of India in Mumbai. The incident reportedly happened during actor’s visit to Alibaug, with his...
Amul boards Indian Railways via Twitter
New Delhi: Nearly a month after dairy giant Amul approached the Indian Railways on its official Twitter handle with a business proposition to use refrigerated parcel vans to transport butter across India, the first shipment is on its way. "First refrigerator...
Small businesses, seemingly most hurt by GST, may end up as big gainers: Morgan Stanley
New Delhi: Amid the clamour about GST hurting the prospects of small businesses and traders, a Morgan Stanley research report says that GST will actually help the MSMEs (Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises) to get access to formal credit, thereby...
BJP may defer Winter Session to prevent Congress raking up Jay Shah, DeMo issues amid Guj polls
New Delhi: The suspense over the winter session of Parliament may be over on November 17 when the Cabinet Committee on Parliamentary Affairs (CCPA), headed by home minister Rajnath Singh, is expected to meet. But speculation is rife that the delay...
After Decade Of Stagnation Under Congress, Fadnavis Govt Gets Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link Back On Track
Mumbai: In a major step in the development of the 22 km long Mumbai Trans-Harbour Link (MTHL), the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) has appointed three contractors for undertaking the project worth Rs 17,843 crore in three packages. The...
New GST Rates: Chocolates, washing powder to become cheaper after tax rate cut
Guwahati: Commodities of daily use like washing powder, aftershave cream, detergent, chocolate are likely to get cheaper as the GST Council has decided to keep only 50 items in the top tax bracket of 28 per cent. The decision was taken...
CBI probes role of 2nd student in Pradhyumn murder
Gurugram: The Central Bureau of Investigations is probing the role of a second student who accompanied the arrested Ryan Insternational school student, who is accused of murdering seven-year-old Pradhyumn Thakur. The CBI is also verifying the veracity of a gardener and...
SC rejects plea seeking stay on Padmavati release
New Delhi: Supreme Court has dismissed a petition filed against release of the film Padmavati. The plea was seeking a stay on the release of the film directed by Sanjay Leela Bhansali. While dismissing the petition, the Supreme Court said that the...
BCCI rejects NADA demand of testing Indian cricketers
New Delhi: In a stern response to India's anti-doping body NADA, the BCCI has said that a government body has no jurisdiction to conduct dopes tests on Indian cricketers. In a letter written on November 8 to NADA chief Navin Agarwal,...
RBI urges doorstep banking for senior citizens, differently-abled
In a bid to facilitate seamless banking for all sections of the society, the Reserve Bank of India directed all banks to implement doorstep banking facilities for differently-abled citizens and those above 70 years of age by December this year. In...
Thane: Three held for Rs 6.92 cr fraud in cooperative bank
Thane: The Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Thane police has arrested three persons in connection with the alleged fraud worth over Rs 6 crore in a cooperative bank here, police said on Friday. Based on a complaint by one of the...
Tipu Jayanti: Protests turn violent; Sec 144 imposed in Kodagu
Kodagu: Prohibitory orders have been imposed and security has been tightened in Karnataka's Kodagu in view of Tipu Jayanti celebrations on Friday. Kodagu district administration said that Section 144 CrPC has been imposed. Meanwhile, stones were thrown at a Karnataka State Road...
Oh shed! In Kannur, RSS worker blows up roof while making bomb
Kannur: An explosion took place on the property of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) worker Valayangadan Raghu in Kannur's Koothuparamba area, allegedly while he was making a bomb in his shed. The explosive that went off was a country-made bomb. Koothuparamba police...
Thanks to Gujarat elections to make changes in GST: P Chidambaram
Hours ahead of the 23rd meeting of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council meeting in Guwahati, the Congress has hit out at the Narendra Modi government. Former finance minister and senior Congress leader P Chidambaram has tweeted that they...
Gujarat CM Vijay Rupani’s HUF found guilty of manipulative trading through a listed firm
Ahmedabad: The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on October 27 imposed penalties on 22 entities including Gujarat Chief Minister Vijay Ramniklal Rupani’s Hindu Undivided Family (HUF). According to the Sebi order, the regulator has imposed penalties of Rs...
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Elections Updates : 74 Per Cent Voting Turnout Recorded
7:18 PM IST 74 per cent voting turnout was recorded in Himachal Pradesh. With this final update.
4:48 PM IST Voting in different constituencies till 4 pm: 65% in Manali, 71.2 % in Kullu, 60% in Mandi and 64% in Lahaul Spiti
SC to hear plea against Rakesh Asthana’s appointment as CBI Special Director
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear on November 13 a plea challenging the appointment of Gujarat-cadre IPS officer Rakesh Asthana as a Special Director in the CBI. The matter was mentioned before a bench comprising Justices J...
Can’t forgive Nitish for his ‘lack of humanity’ towards elders: Jaya Jaitly
New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was prime ministerial material but was disappointing in “terms of his democratic behaviour” as a team person, his one-time colleague in the Samata Party Jaya Jaitly has said. The activist-turned-author also lashed out at...
Green body bans construction in Delhi
New Delhi: The National Green Tribunal bans construction and industrial activities in Delhi-NCR region till November 14. No trucks from outside or within Delhi will be permitted to transport any construction material, says NGT. NGT observed: "Even construction work taking place...
Fire in Mumbai monorail train; no casualties, but services shut
Mumbai: A monorail train caught fire at Mysore Colony station in Chembur on Thursday morning. Services have been shut down following the incident, and are likely to resume only in the afternoon. Disaster management officials said the fire broke out at...
