New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The government on Thursday invited suggestions and comments on the committee report on computation of book profit for levy of MAT (minimum alternate tax). “The stake holders and general public…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Days after the NSCN (Reformation) extended its ceasefire with the Indian government, one of its senior leaders has stressed the urgent need for unity among all NSCN factions for solving…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) India on Thursday said the recent 90-minute talks with Pakistan was just a courtesy meeting between foreign secretaries of the two countries, during which New Delhi insisted that a team…
Thiruvananthapuram, April 28 (IANS) Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy on Thursday filed a Rs.1 lakh defamation case against CPI-M leader V.S. Achuthanandan after he said there were 136 cases of corruption against Chandy and his…
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) Campaigning ended on Thursday for the fifth phase of the West Bengal assembly elections involving 53 seats in three districts where balloting will take place on April 30. With big rallies,…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The government on Thursday for the first time publicly commented on its revocation of visa to Germany-based dissident Chinese Uyghur activist Dolkun Isa, saying he suppressed facts while applying. Look,…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Congress on Thursday said the BJP just wanted to “keep the pot boiling” on AgustaWestland chopper deal to deflect public attention from the central government’s inaction. “You (Bharatiya Janata…
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) Two people were apprehended and gold worth over Rs.64 lakh seized from them on Thursday from near the Bangladesh border in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas district, the BSF said. The…
Panaji, April 28 (IANS) Accusing the BJP-led coalition government in Goa of being dictatorial, the state RSS chief on Thursday threatened to court arrest with other members of a regional language forum if they were…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Delhi Transport Minister Gopal Rai on Thursday said that recent incidents of fires have contributed to raising air pollution in the city. As the second phase of the odd-even traffic…
Kolkata, April 28 (IANS) Amid West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s constant attacks on the opposition for imposing Section 144 on poll dates, the Left Front on Thursday demanded the prohibitory orders be put in…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Rahuri Municipal Council in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar district on Thursday became the country’s first civic body to attain integration with the government’s ‘digital locker’ initiative for issuance of all essential documents…
Chandigarh, April 28 (IANS) Aiming to accelerate the pace of development works in the state, Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal on Thursday announced the government would spend Rs.3,500 crore on strengthening urban infrastructure….
Guwahati, April 28 (IANS) The Gauhati High Court on Thursday rejected the anticipatory bail plea of Assam Congress leader Pranjit Choudhury, who is missing and reportedly on the run for more than three weeks after…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Smartphone maker Huawei and its sub-brand Honor on Thursday welcomed government’s decision to make a panic button mandatory for all mobiles phones from next year. The move aims to help…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) JNU student leader Kanhaiya Kumar and 19 other students have begun an indefinite hunger strike to protest against the punishment handed out to them by a high-level committee. Kumar, Umar…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) In its first official statement on the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal, the defence ministry on Thursday said the primary issue is corruption and it will “leave no stone unturned” to…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Thursday said students aspiring for admission to under-graduate medical courses will have to appear in the National Eligibility Entrance Test (NEET) as it declined pleas for…
New Delhi, April 28 (IANS) Indicating the urgent need of strengthening country’s food policies, Natiional Human Rights Commission chairman Justice (retired) H.L. Dattu on Thursday said there was an improvement in food grain production but…
Mumbai, April 28 (IANS) A 62-year-old man from Navi Mumbai got a new lease of life on Thursday when he received a heart transplant from a brain dead woman. This was the second heart transplant…