By Bhavana Akella Shanghai, Nov 11 (IANS) Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Saturday announced the sale of about $12 billion worth goods within two hours of launch of its 11.11 Global Shopping Festival. “Nearly $11.9…
Chennai, Nov 11 (IANS) The massive hunt for unaccounted wealth at premises of jailed AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala’s kin, their business associates and their organisations by tax officials entered third day, a senior tax official…
By Bhavana Akella Shanghai, Nov 11 (IANS) Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba on Saturday kicked off its ninth edition of the 11.11 Global Shopping Festival, its annual sales event. Held on China’s Singles’ Day, which falls…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) It was a foggy Saturday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 12.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. At least 64 trains were delayed, 14 rescheduled…
Beirut, Nov 11 (IANS) A Saudi Arabian national was kidnapped in Lebanon, a day after the Riyadh government had warned its citizens who were visiting or residing in Beirut to leave immediately, authorities said. Ali…
Jammu, Nov 11 (IANS) The Pakistani Army has violated ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) in Rajouri district, defence sources said. No casualty or damage was reported from the Indian side. Using mortars, automatics…
United Nations, Nov 11 (IANS) The United Nations and the Bangladeshi government are stepping up efforts to immunize Rohingya refugees living in overcrowded camps and makeshift shelters, as the number of suspected measles cases is…
Da Nang, Vietnam, Nov 11 (IANS) Chinese President Xi Jinping met here on Friday with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, on further strengthening bilateral ties and cooperation on regional and international affairs. The pair met…
Beirut, Nov 11 (IANS) The leader of Hezbollah on Friday accused Saudi Arabia of holding Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri captive in Riyadh. Hariri announced his resignation while on a visit to Saudi Arabia on…
Beirut, Nov 11 (IANS) A high-level official of US air forces affirmed on Friday his country’s support for a stable Lebanon. Deputy Under-Secretary of the US Air Force for International Affairs Heidi Grant made the…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) A Jet Airways flight carrying 150 passengers on Friday landed back in New Delhi after eight hours due to non availability of taxi way at Patna airport, police said on…
New Delhi, Nov 11 (IANS) The Delhi government on Friday said that it was in talks with state-owned helicopter service company Pawan Hans to aerially sprinkle water over the city to settle pollutants. Delhi Environment…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Union Home Ministry, as part of an administrative rejig, has formed two new divisions to exclusively deal with emerging security challenges such as radicalisation and cyber crime, an official…
Kolkata, Nov 10 (IANS) BJP’s new entrant Mukul Roy on Friday went all guns blazing at his former party Trinamool Congress, saying it was now more of a private limited company than a political outfit…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Friday said Congress is “vindicated” by reduction change in GST rates, and said that it was done because of the Gujarat elections. In a…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) India Inc. on Friday welcomed the decision of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council to reduce rates on 178 items of mass consumption and extension of tax filing timelines….
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Union Council of Ministers was on Friday given a detailed presentation on how various programmes and initiatives of the government had brought about “Ease of Living” in the lives…
New Delhi, Nov 10 (IANS) The Congress party on Friday said its opposition had forced the government to “relent” and slash tax slabs for 178 items to 18 per cent and remarked that the “populous…
Rajkot, Nov 10 (IANS) India top-order batsman Cheteshwar Pujara missed out on a successive double hundred but helped Saurashtra post a commendable 570 against Gujarat in the first innings of their Group B Ranji Trophy…
Guwahati, Nov 10 (IANS) In a major revamp of the GST tax structure, the GST Council on Friday removed 178 items from the highest 28 per cent category while cutting the tax on all restaurants…