21:25
Dismissing as untenable India's assertion that Beijing's construction of road in the disputed Doklam area poses serious security implications, China's official news agency on Sunday asked New Delhi not to deviate consensus on developing bilateral relations.Asking India to withdraw its troops from...
19:51
China's attempt to launch its second heavy-lift carrier rocket 'Long March-5 Y2' today failed after abnormity was detected during the flight, official media reported.Abnormity was detected during the flight of the rocket, which blasted off at 7:23 pm (local time) from Wenchang Space Launch Center...
19:01
Scotching rumour that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will not attend Rashtriya Janata Dal's proposed rally in Patna next month, the Janata Dal-United said its national president would attend the rally if he got an invitation.We will definitely participate in the rally if the RJD extends its...
18:37
Britain's Parliament has been hit by a new wave of cyber attack after hackers attempted to trick lawmakers into revealing their passwords, prompting officials to warn MPs and their aides to guard against such threats.Politicians have been warned that hackers were posing as parliamentary officials...
18:22
In a 'triumphant' day for the locals who relish the occasional peg or two, as many as 77 bars were reopened across the state after the liquor policy was renewed by the government led by the Left Democratic Front.As of Saturday, 81 liquor bars submitted applications to the excise department, out...
16:31
Implementation of the GST will be positive for India's rating as it will lead to higher GDP growth and increased tax revenues, Moody's Investors Service said. Over the medium term, we expect that the GST will contribute to productivity gains and higher GDP growth by improving...
16:06
India has slipped to 88th place in terms of money parked by its citizens with Swiss banks, while the United Kingdom remains on the top. Also, the money officially held by Indians with banks in Switzerland now accounts for a meagre 0.04 per cent of the total funds kept by all...
15:46
Pakistan Foreign Office on Sunday rejected India's demand for consular access to Indian citizen Kulbhushan Jadhav for the 18th time, saying New Delhi is trying to deny the facts by calling Jadhav an ordinary prisoner.Pakistan FO said that it was travesty of logic to link the case of Jadhav with...
15:40
Sunil Bharti Mittal, Chairman of India's largest telecom operator Bharti Airtel, took home an annual pay package of Rs 30.1 crore for 2016-17.The package was over 8 per cent higher than the previous year, when Mittal had drawn Rs 27.8 crore.Mittal, who was last year re-appointed as Chairman of...
15:30
Tech giant Apple has slashed prices of products, including iPhone, iPad and Mac, as it looks to pass on the benefits accrued from the recently rolled out GST to customers. The iPhone 7 Plus (256GB version) -- the most premium device in Apple's smartphone portfolio -- will be available at Rs...
15:10
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen president Asaduddin Owaisi today accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of reverting to its original agenda by raising issues like Ram temple and cow protection as it had failed to deliver on its poll promises of economic revival and job creation.The Lok Sabha...
14:50
An earthquake measuring 5.1 on the Richter scale jolted parts of eastern Nepal today, officials said. According to the National Seismological Centre, the epicentre was at Bitijor Bagaincha of south-eastern Nepal in Okhaldhunga district. The seismic event was recorded at 7:43 am.The NSC...
14:47
From the humble Maruti-800 to the Rs 2.62 crore BMW i8 hybrid, Sachin Tendulkar has seen, driven and owned them all.The cricket legend has now thrown his weight behind the government's plan to have an all electric car fleet by 2030 in India, saying the present generation has a responsibility to...
14:09
Prime Minister or Darth Vader -- this is a question posed in front of the nation currently, after the latter's theme song, The Imperial March, was played as Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his address during the 68th Chartered Accountants Day celebrations in New Delhi on Saturday.In his...
13:33
Ruling out any price rise post goods and services tax, former Revenue Secretary Shaktikanta Das has said such apprehensions are misplaced and initial hiccups in its implementation will be sorted out in the next 2-3 months.Das also said that the Centre and states are well prepared for smooth...
13:14
Train passengers will soon have option of travelling in a new class of 'Economy AC coaches' with fares less than normal 3AC tariff.The proposed fully AC train will have three-tier economy AC coaches besides AC-3, AC-2 and AC-1 classes as part of the transformation exercise. An added feature would...
12:57
When Manjula Shetye, a woman prisoner lodged in a Mumbai prison died in custody, the headlines were all about Indrani. Instead of getting to the bottom of the autopsy report, which claims that a lathi was not inserted into Manjula's private parts, we wondered whether Indrani Mukerjea is...
12:54
@RealHistoryPic I wanted to implement GST with 18% maximum rate compared to 28% Today, but people prefer an Echo-nomist over an Economist. ~ MMS (2017)
12:52
Jet Airways vice president for security, Colonel Avneet Singh Bedi was arrested on Sunday on charges of land grabbing, news agency ANI reported.He was taken into custody by Sahibabad Police early on Sunday morning for allegedly encroaching on Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation land...
12:27
The home ministry has started the process of recruiting more women to achieve the target of 33 per cent in the two paramilitary forces -- the Central Reserve Police Force and the Central Industrial Security Force -- and 15 per cent in the Border Security Force, the Sashastra Seema Bal and the...
11:28
Aadhaar-issuing authority Unique Identification Authority of India has asked states to ensure that all enrolments, even those by private agencies, shift to government or municipal premises from external sites by September this year.The move will have a bearing on 25,000 active enrolment centres...
10:09
An acid attack survivor who was attacked with acid again in Uttar Pradesh's Aliganj yesterday, has been admitted to the Lucknow Trauma Centre and is in a critical condition, the police said.The victim is admitted in the trauma centre and her condition is serious. We have informed her parents...
09:59
As many as 1,100 theatres will go on an indefinite strike, starting Monday, opposing the new goods and services tax that has been levied starting July 1.After the GST was rolled out on the midnight of June 30, theatre owners have been faced with a GST of 18 per cent, apart from the 30 per...
08:15
Four persons arrested in connection with the stabbing of a Muslim boy onboard a Mathura-bound train have been sent to judicial custody for 14 days by a court in Faridabad.Police said these accused were arrested on June 28 and were initially sent to two-day police remand. Junaid, 17, was...
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