Hyderabad: Union Home Minister Amit Shah will visit Hyderabad on September 6 to participate in Ganesh immersion procession, Telangana BJP president N Ramchander Rao said on Thursday. Shah will address the gathering as part of the procession at Mozamjahi Market in the city, Rao told PTI Videos. “Ganesh immersion procession in Hyderabad is one of…
Actively writing in India and abroad, a literary couple of authors of 27 books selected for the Sahityanchal Samman” Bhilwara, Rajasthan: Important news has come from Bhilwara, which has become an industrial city as well as a land of literary pursuits. In the results declared by Sahityanchal Sanstha, the literary couple Dr. Priyanka Saurabh and…
New Delhi: Indian cricket fans, who love turning up for IPL matches across the country, will have to shell out more for tickets next season with the 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…
Amaravati: The Andhra Pradesh government has approved a Rs 856 crore incentive package for India’s largest printed circuit board plant being set up by electronics manufacturing company (EMS) Syrma SGS. The package was cleared by the state cabinet headed by Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Thursday, officials said. Syrma SGS will set up India’s…
New Delhi: The government’s move to cut GST on medicines and medical devices while exempting lifesaving drugs from the levy is a bold step that will bring direct relief to patients and families while significantly reducing financial strain on them, pharmaceuticals and healthcare industry players said on Thursday. The bold reforms will improve accessibility of…
New Delhi: India and Singapore on Thursday unveiled a roadmap to expand their comprehensive strategic partnership with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Singaporean counterpart Lawrence Wong underlining the need to bolster the ties to navigate the current geopolitical turbulence in the world. Modi and Wong, who arrived in New Delhi on Tuesday, held wide-ranging…
New Delhi: Considering the unprecedented landslides and flooding in states like Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court on Thursday sought the stand of the Centre, National Disaster Management Authority and others, and observed “illegal felling of trees led to the disasters”. Observing a balance ought to be struck between “development and environment”, a bench…
New Delhi: The GST rate reduction on cement will not only support domestic manufacturers but also accelerate the pace of infrastructure development and catalyse industrial expansion in India, industry players said on Thursday. A reduction in GST is expected to enhance the competitiveness of the Indian cement industry by creating a level playing field with…
New Delhi: Veteran India leg-spinner Amit Mishra on Thursday announced his retirement from all forms of cricket, ending a career spanning more than two decades. Having last played for India in 2017, the 42-year-old Haryana cricketer continued to feature in the IPL till the 2024 edition. Mishra confirmed his retirement to PTI over the phone….
New Delhi: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has summoned former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday for questioning in an alleged illegal betting app-linked money laundering case, official sources said. The federal probe agency will record his statement under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as part of this investigation linked to an “illegal” betting…
