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Fifty houses were damaged due to the sinking of land in twin mountainous hamlets of Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district, prompting authorities to evacuate villagers to safer places, officials said.The administration is working round-the-clock with full commitment, prioritising the safety,...
22:45
Pilgrimage to the Mata Vaishno Devi shrine in Jammu and Kashmir's Reasi district remained suspended even 10 days after the cloudburst-induced landslide on one of its routes claimed 34 lives and left 20 injured.Officials said that although the debris on the track has been cleared, the pilgrimage...
22:19
Producers of The Bengal Files sought President Droupadi Murmu's intervention with the film, which is slated to release on Friday, failing to secure any screens in West Bengal.A petition was, meanwhile, moved before the Calcutta high court by the grandson of Gopal Chandra Mukherjee seeking a stay...
21:57
A 24-year-old IAS aspirant was shot dead allegedly by her differently abled brother with the connivance of their mother in a suspected case of honour killing, following which the two accused were arrested, police said in Hardoi on Thursday.While the two accused tried to pass off the...
21:44
Billionaire Mukesh Ambani on Thursday termed the second-generation GST reforms as a big booster to consumption-driven growth while his firm promised to pass on the benefit of the cut in tax rates to consumers.Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries Ltd, which owns the...
21:42
The rupee fell 10 paise to close at 88.12 against the US dollar on Thursday amid sustained foreign fund outflows and a stronger greenback.However, positive sentiment in the domestic equity markets -- which were buoyed by the GST rate revision -- and a drop in international crude oil prices...
21:30
A video has surfaced of Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister and Nationalist Congress Party president Ajit Pawar purportedly chiding a woman Indian Police Service (IPS) officer who was in the midst of taking action against illegal excavation of 'murrum' soil in Solapur district.NCP, however, claimed...
20:59
President Donald Trump had a very good personal relationship with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, but 'that's gone now', United States' former National Security Adviser John Bolton has said, cautioning that close ties with the American leader 'won't protect' world leaders from the 'worst'.Bolton's...
20:32
India's Consul General in Shanghai Pratik Mathur visited Tesla's factory in the city on Thursday amid growing speculation over the export of its China-made luxury electric vehicle models to India.India is emerging as a major market for Tesla and the EV (electric vehicle) revolution, the Indian...
19:35
GST 2.0 is a double dose of support and growth for the nation and the generation reforms have been done to support India's progress in the 21st century, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday.His comments came a day after the GST Council approved a complete overhaul of the tangled Goods...
19:16
Famed Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani has died at the age of 91, his company confirmed on Thursday. The Armani Group released a statement expressing infinite sorrow at the passing of its creator, founder, and tireless driving force.Known as King Giorgio, Armani was celebrated for his...
19:07
The government of Nepal on Thursday decided to block 26 social media platforms for operating without registration.The meeting held on Thursday, attended by Communication and Information Technology Minister Prithivi Subba Gurung, ministry officials, representatives from the Nepal Telecommunication...
18:54
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Amid speculation that Prime Minister Narendra Modi may visit Manipur later this month, a 'no drone zone' was declared in Churachandpur district on Thursday. According to an order issued by district magistrate Dharun Kumar S, the decision has been taken to strengthen security during the...
18:29
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reprimanded his United States counterpart Donald Trump for attempting to exert colonial-era pressure tactics on leaders of 'powerful economies' like India and China, saying that is not the way to deal with the 'partners'.'Powerful economies' like India and...
17:49
Poll authorities in Delhi issued a notice to Congress leader Pawan Khera's wife Kota Neelima on Thursday for allegedly registering in the electoral roll of more than one constituency, including one in Telangana.There was no immediate reaction from Neelima, who is also a party leader in Telangana,...
17:12
Footwear major Bata India on Thursday said it has introduced its Bata Price Promise initiative, extending the benefit of the upcoming GST rate cut on footwear priced below Rs 1,000 to customers ahead of the official September 22 rollout. Under the scheme, prices across Bata outlets reflect a...
16:43
The BJP on Thursday hailed the GST reforms as a historic measure which will benefit every section of society and hit back at the Congress over its claim that it had been pushing for tax rationalisation, saying nobody had stopped the party in its long tenure from rolling out the unified indirect...
16:41
Indian cricket fans, who love turning up for IPL matches across the country, will have to shell out more for tickets next season with government raising the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on admission to these games from 28 per cent to 40 per cent. According to a Ministry of Finance release...
16:16
Indian stock benchmarks had a bumper opening bell Thursday, expectedly so, pushed by massive next-generation GST reforms brought in overnight, sparking investors' interest in the markets.As the day progressed, the indices, however, slid down and closed the day somehow marginally higher than the...
15:43
The White House posted this on X
US President Donald Trump took aim at China's show of power at the victory parade, arguing that Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un were plotting against the US. Trump said on Wednesday (local time) that the leaders were hoping I was watching their joint...
15:17
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday, while speaking in the state assembly, launched a scathing attack on the Bharatiya Janata Party, alleging that it is against the Bangla-speaking people.She further stated that the BJP will face a time when they will have no MLA from their...
15:12
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Intense rainfall on Wednesday evening has triggered five landslides near Jang town in Arunachal Pradesh, blocking Jang Bypass and the Balipara-Charduar-Tawang Road, as per PRO Defence of Guwahati. The landslides blocked the traffic and led to the temporary stranding of tourists and...
14:50
The Maharashtra government on Thursday said the public holiday on account of Eid-e-Milad in Mumbai city and suburban district will be observed on September 8, instead of September 5. The decision was taken after the Muslim community resolved to hold the Eid-e-Milad procession on September 8...
14:21
Modi, Putin in the car during the SCO in Tianjin, China.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that during a ride with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Russian leader's Aurus they discussed talks with the US in Alaska.This is no secret, I told him what we talked about in Alaska, the Russian president said, replying to a question by journalists...
14:10
Tripartite Suspension of Operations agreement signed between Centre, Manipur and Kuki-Zo groups, announces the MHA. Under the pact with Kuki-Zo groups, territorial integrity of Manipur will be maintained. Govts, Kuki groups agree for relocation of 7 designated camps of militants away from...
13:31
Global investment bank Morgan Stanley notes that the rationalisation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure, approved by the GST Council, is expected to significantly boost consumption in the coming months, coinciding with the onset of the festive season. In its latest research...
13:10
The Centre's decision to rationalise GST rates to two slabs - 5% and 18%, applicable from September 22, 2025, is expected to boost the country's GDP by 0.2-0.3% in the financial year 2025-26, according to Bank of Baroda economist Sonal Badhan. The BoB economist, in response to a...
13:02
The hunt for Punjab AAP MLA and rape accused Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra intensified on Thursday, two days after he escaped police custody amid high drama, officials said. A team of the Punjab Police's Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF), specially trained in carrying out operations against...
12:56
Director Vivek Agnihotri shared an open letter from Pallavi Joshi, the actress and producer of 'The Bengal Files', which appealed to the President of India, Droupadi Murmu, for the protection and support regarding the film's release in West Bengal. Set to release in theatres on September 5,...
12:33
Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras bagged the top spot in the Ministry of Education's NIRF rankings for the seventh year in a row, followed by Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bengaluru, according to officials.The rankings were announced by Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan...
12:22
Shinde, via Jarange Patil, is making his moves to become the sole leader of the oppressed, poor, backward Marathas in Maharashtra, says political analyst Vivek Bhavsar in an interview to Prasanna D Zore/Rediff.Read the interview here.
12:19
Amidst Punjab witnessing heavy rainfall, around 37 lives has been lost due to severe flood, announced state government on Thursday. According to government of Punjab, around 1,655 villages have been affected, with Gurdaspur most affected area of the lot, as 324 villages are impacted by...
12:08
Salon and fitness bills are likely to get cheaper as the GST rate on beauty and physical well-being services, including those at health clubs, salons, barbers, fitness centres, yoga, etc, has been slashed from 18 per cent with Input Tax Credit (ITC), to 5 per cent without tax credit. Also,...
11:56
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An Air India Express flight from Vijayawada to Bengaluru was cancelled after it suffered a bird hit, an airline official said on Thursday. An eagle struck the nose of the aircraft while taxiing on the runway for takeoff, he said. The airline had to cancel the flight and make alternate...
11:47
The central government's decision to reduce the Goods and Services Tax (GST) on cement and steel has been hailed as a game-changing move by leaders from the real estate industry. According to them, the reduction will ease input costs, improve project viability, and give a major push to the...
11:14
Yamuna floodwater caused massive traffic jams in several key stretches of the national capital on Thursday, bringing vehicular movement to a crawl at multiple points, including Kashmere Gate, Ring Road, Outer Ring Road and the Kalindi Kunj area. The sudden inundation disrupted morning...
11:13
The Supreme Court on Thursday took suo motu cognisance of a media report over lack of functional CCTVs in police stations. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta noted that as per the report, 11 deaths were reported in police custody in Rajasthan this year. PTI
10:49
A landslide on the Jammu-Srinagar NH
Kashmir Valley was cut off from the rest of the country as all surface links, including the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway, were closed for traffic on Thursday due to multiple landslides and the washing away of road patches due to rains. The closure of highways and other inter-regional...
10:42
The tweets by Rahul Gandhi on GST shared by Pawan Khera
Congress leader Pawan Khera on Thursday slammed the Centre over the next-generation GST reforms after eight years. In a post on X, Pawan Khera wrote, When they finally have to follow @RahulGandhi's advice, why do they take so much time in doing that? Notably, Leader of Opposition in Lok...
10:16
Russian President Vladimir Putin has sharply criticised Europe's plans for sanctions targeting Moscow's economic partners, particularly India and China, arguing that such punitive measures reflect an outdated colonial mindset and warning of the political repercussions for leaders in nations with...
10:00
Congress leader Priyank Kharge on Thursday criticised the Centre's recent GST reforms, and said that the One Nation, One Tax had turned into One Nation, 9 Taxes. Kharge also claimed that the Congress party had long pushed for a simpler GST system with lower rates to ease the burden on...
09:38
Congress MP Jairam Ramesh on Thursday questioned the role of the GST council, asking whether it has been reduced to formality by citing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's prior announcements regarding the tax reforms during his August 15 speech.The Congress MP said that Union Finance Minister made...
09:32
Sensex jumps 888.96 points to 81,456.67 in opening trade; Nifty surges 265.7 points to 24,980.75. This comes after the 56th GST council meeting decided to rationalise GST rates to two slabs of 5 per cent and 18 per cent by merging the 12 per cent and 28 per cent rates.
09:11
With the GST Council approving a complete overhaul of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, senior Congress leader and former finance minister P Chidambaram on Thursday described it as a U-turn and said one is left with the thought that these steps are eight years too late.Common use items...
09:03
The Union health ministry is planning to amend the New Drugs and Clinical Trials (NDCT) Rules, 2019 to reduce delays in drug development and approval timelines in the country, with the overall statutory processing time for test licence applications expected to be reduced from 90 to 45 days.In a...
09:02
Securities and Exchange Board of India Chairman Tuhin Kanta Pandey on Wednesday called for greater internal controls and strict confidentiality of price sensitive information by listed banks in order to prevent insider trading.The Sebi chair was addressing managing directors and other key...
08:58
Police have registered a case against six members of a woman's in-laws' family on charges of dowry harassment, while her husband has also been accused of marrying another woman, officials said on Thursday. According to police, Savita Pathak, a resident of Khajuri village, she married Ranjit...
08:45
Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton on Thursday (local time) lambasted US President Donald Trump for pushing Prime Minister Narendra Modi closer to Russia and China in the backdrop of 50% tariffs imposed on India, ruining decades of hard work by the previous US administration. In...
08:40
Two security personnel were killed and another was injured in a gunfight with members of the banned TSPC, a splinter group of CPI (Maoist), in Jharkhand's Palamu district on Thursday, police said.The encounter between security forces and members of the proscribed Tritiya Sammelan Prastuti...
08:30
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP P Chidambaram has welcomed the Centre's recent GST rationalisation and rate cuts but criticised the move as being 8 years too late. In a post on X, Chidambaram said the current GST design and rates should not have been introduced in the first...
00:23
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday met top executives of global semiconductor giants at SEMICON India 2025 and noted their confidence in India's potential as a hub for chip innovation and manufacturing. The interaction witnessed a gathering of prominent figures from the semiconductor...
00:19
A jewellery store was robbed at gunpoint in Jharkhand's Jamshedpur town on Wednesday afternoon, the police said.The incident happened near Gudri Bazar in the Sonari police station area, they said.Around six armed men entered the store as customers and looted gold jewellery worth Rs 6 lakh, after...
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TTV Dhinakaran-led AMMK on Wednesday announced walking out of the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance coalition, protesting against betrayal. Amma Makkal Munnetra Kazhagam is the second party to leave the opposition bloc, following expelled AIADMK leader O Panneerselvam...
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