GST Council fixes 5%, 12%, 18% and 28% tax rates
New Delhi: The Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council has finalized a four-rate tax structure -- 5, 12, 18 and 28 percent, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today announced at a press conference. The FM said that the government has kept about...
NDTV India Taken Off Air For a Day Over Its Pathankot Coverage
File Photo New Delhi: An Inter-ministerial committee of the Information and Broadcasting (I&B) Ministry has recommended that a Hindi news channel be taken off air for a day after it concluded that the broadcaster had revealed "strategically-sensitive" details while covering...
Cleavage is passe, girls. Cheers!
It has a long and controversial history, gracing the covers of countless magazines and catching the eye of many a gentleman. But the cleavage has had its day, Vogue has declared. Vogue magazine, the fashion bible, has claimed "the cleavage is over"...
Akhilesh’s hi-tech Mercedes rath breaks down, CM takes the car
Uttar Pradesh: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav's hi-tech rath breaks down after barely a kilometre into the journey. Repair work has begun and the CM continues in a car. Akhilesh Yadav's new rath is a snazzy set of 10 wheels, a modified...
Rs 10 lakh compensation for family of army veteran who committed suicide
Haryana: Meanwhile, Haryana Transport Minister, Krishan Lal Panwar announces Rs 10 lakh compensation to family of Ram Kishan Grewal, the Army veteran who committed suicide, and a job to one family member. Congress VP Rahul Gandhi was among a series of...
Toxic Delhi: Chief Secy told to file status report by tomorrow
New Delhi: National Green Tribunal has directed the Delhi chief secretary to hold a meeting urgently with all concerned authorities today in connection with the extremely high toxic air levels. The chief secretary has been told to file a status report...
OROP: Security personnel stop Rahul Gandhi from entering RML Hospital to meet family of ex-serviceman
New Delhi: The Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi, on Wednesday, reached RML hospital to inquire about the entire matter related with the alleged suicide of an ex-serviceman over the issue of the One Rank One Pension scheme (OROP). However, he had to...
Amul takes potshot at Arnab Goswami in its latest ad
New Delhi: Now that popular journalist Arnab Goswami has resigned from his post of Editor-in-Chief in Times Now news channel, the world of social media is trending high on comments, jokes and many other serious talks on this man. However...
At least three dead, ten injured in fire at Shahdara
New Delhi: Three persons died and at least 10 were injured after a major fire broke out in one of the lanes of North East Delhi's Shahdara in the early hours of Wednesday. The cause of the fire is not yet...
Ex-Army jawan commits suicide at Jantar Mantar over delay in One Rank One Pension scheme
New Delhi/Nagpur: A retired Armyman allegedly committed suicide over the issue of One Rank One Pension shceme (OROP) in the capital today. Ram Kishan Grewal, who was protesting over the delay in the implementation of OROP scheme, committed suicide at the...
8 civilians killed in ceasefire violations, 2 Pakistan soldiers killed in retaliation
Srinagar: Eight people were killed and 22 injured when Pakistan troops heavily shelled border hamlets and posts with mortar bombs along the International Border (IB) and the LoC in Samba, Jammu, Poonch and Rajouri districts of Jammu and Kashmir Tuesday....
Arnab Goswami resigns as Editor-in Chief of Times Now
New Delhi: Arnab Goswami, Editor-in-Chief news channels Times Now and ET Now, has resigned. He reportedly announced his decision to resign at an editorial conference. Mr. Goswami started his career as a print journalist in The Telegraph, before joining NDTV in...
Mumbai woman out for house hunting with husband, gangraped by 8 men
Mumbai: A 28-year-old woman, who was hunting for an accommodation, was allegedly raped by eight persons in suburban Jogeshwari in Mumbai, police said. Seven of the accused were arrested Tuesday. They have been sent to police remand till November 4. The incident...
High levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in the air are extremely dangerous caution IMA & Heart Care Foundation of India
New Delhi/Nagpur: Air pollution has reached alarming levels in the light of recent Diwali celebrations coupled with changing weather conditions. The effects are also exacerbated by the cold weather to create poisonous smog. In light of this, IMA & HCFI have...
Bigg Boss 10 contestant Akansha Sharma alleges Yuvraj Singh used to smoke pot
Mumbai: Bigg Boss 10 contestant Akansha Sharma, who was evicted from the show late Sunday, has claimed that cricketer Yuvraj Singh “used” to smoke marijuana. In an interview after coming out of the house, Akansha, who was briefly married to...
Eight SIMI terrorists who escaped from Bhopal Jail killed in encounter
Bhopal: Eight terrorists of banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI), who managed to escape from the Bhopal Central Jail early Monday, were killed in an encounter on the outskirts of Madhya Pradesh's capital. The SIMI activists had escaped from the...
PM Narendra Modi celebrates Diwali with soldiers near China border
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday celebrated Diwali with soldiers in a remote and strategic area in Himachal Pradesh, adjoining the Chinese border. Modi also made an unscheduled trip to a village, Chango, and said he was "deeply touched by the...
Bihar road rage case: SC cancels Rocky Yadav’s bail
New Delhi: The Supreme Court today stayed the bail of Rocky Yadav, son of suspended JDU leader Manorama Devi, the prime accused in the Aditya Sachdeva road rage case. Rocky Yadav is accused of shooting Aditya Sachdeva, a class-XII student in...
Spotted! Shivpal Yadav with Cong strategist Prashant Kishor
Uttar Pradesh: In a major political development, Samajwadi Party president Shivpal Yadav met Congress poll strategist Prashant Kishor at senior Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi's residence in Delhi on Wednesday. The meeting has triggered strong speculation about a possible grand...
Ratan Tata keen to buy out Mistry’s stake in Tata Group
Mumbai: Ratan Tata is exploring options to buy out the 18.4 percent stake the Shapoorji Pallonji group has in Tata Sons, according to a report in Bloomberg. Tata Sons is the holding company for the Tata group and Tata Trusts...
Tata Group stocks bounce back after 3 days of fall
Mumbai/Nagpur: Tata group stocks on Friday bounced back after three days of continuous decline, rising up to 5.6 per cent, on value-buying at a lower level. Tata Motors jumped 2.89 per cent, Tata Steel rose 1.81 per cent and Tata Power...
