Government announces GST sops
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Facing severe criticism over the implementation of Goods and Services Tax, the government on Friday night announced a slew of measures to ease the concerns of traders, exporters and small…
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Court seeks Tihar authorities’ response as Kashmiri leader claims threat
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) A Sessions court here on Friday asked Tihar jail authorities for their response on a plea by Kashmiri separatist leader Shabir Shah who claimed a threat to his life in…
CBI questions Tejashwi for seven hours in IRCTC case
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The CBI questioned RJD chief Lalu Prasad’s son Tejashwi Yadav for over seven hours on Friday in connection with its ongoing probe into alleged irregularities in the 2006 IRCTC hotels…
Status quo continues in Doklam, says India on new Chinese activity
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India on Friday said there are “no new developments” at the face-off site and its vicinity in Doklam along the India-China border and status quo continues, after reports that China…
BREAKING NEWS: E-wallet scheme for exporters to be introduced by April 1, 2018
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BREAKING NEWS: GST filing rules for SMEs with Rs 1.5 cr turnover eased
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Sushma Swaraj visiting Bangladesh on October 23 for JCC meet
Dhaka, Oct 6 (IANS) Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will visit Bangladesh on October 23 for the next bilateral Joint Consultative Commission (JCC) meeting to review the entire gamut of bilateral relations and take…
India to host Bimstec disaster management exercise
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India will host the First Annual Bimstec Disaster Management Exercise here from October 10 to 13, the External Affairs Ministry said on Friday. According to a statement issued by the…
Summit is fresh impetus to EU-India FTA talks: Juncker
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The latest India-European Union (EU) summit of leaders has given fresh impetus to the long drawn out negotiations on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) and increased hopes of concluding…
India, EU agree to combat terror, talk on free trade
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) India and the European Union on Friday agreed to cooperate in the fight against terrorism while deciding to resume talks on a free trade agreement. At the 14th India-EU Summit…
SC seeks Centre’s response on execution by hanging
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre to respond within three weeks on a plea that sought execution of death sentence by hanging to be declared ultra vires of…
BREAKING NEWS: GST composition scheme’s limit raised
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Not government’s business to tell tourists what to eat or drink: NITI Aayog CEO
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) It is just not the government’s business to tell the people what they should eat or drink because it would hurt the tourism industry, NITI Aayog CEO Amitabh Kant said…
Ruling AIADMK faction seeks defreezing of Two Leaves symbol
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) With the Supreme Court clearing the decks for the final hearing in the Two Leaves symbol case, the AIADMK faction headed by Chief Minister E. Palaniswami pleaded with the Election…
Fire engulfs Butcher Island oil terminal off Mumbai
Mumbai, Oct 6 (IANS) A fire engulfed Butcher Island which serves as an oil terminal, around 8.3 km off the Gateway of India in the Arabian Sea on Friday evening. There were no reports of…
Sasikala gets parole to meet ailing husband in Chennai
Bengaluru/Chennai, Oct 6 (IANS) Jailed AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala was on Friday granted five-day parole to meet her ailing husband M. Natarajan in Chennai. She has been directed to keep away from all political activity…
U-17 World Cup: Ghana beat Colombia in Group A opener
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) Two-time champions Ghana defeated Colombia 1-0 in the opening Match of Group A at the FIFA U-17 World Cup here on Friday. Sadiq Ibrahim scored the only goal of the…
BSF campaign to stop illegal immigrants’ influx; 140 locations on radar
New Delhi, Oct 6 (IANS) In view of the increasing influx of illegal immigrants, especially Rohingyas, the BSF has identified 140 “vulnerable” locations on India-Bangladesh border and initiated a campaign to prevent their influx by…
New TN Governor vows to adhere to Constitution
Chennai, Oct 6 (IANS) New Tamil Nadu Governor Banwarilal Purohit said on Friday after taking charge that he will strictly go by Constitutional provisions while discharging his duties and promised there will be no “political…
Honeypreet misleading investigation: Haryana Police
Panchkula (Haryana), Oct 6 (IANS) Haryana Police on Friday claimed that Honeypreet Insan, the closest aide of jailed Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, is misleading police in the investigation into her…