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Patna: The controversy over remarks allegedly made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during the INDIA Bloc’s Voter Rights Yatra in Darbhanga has now reached the Jamui court. Local resident Satish Chandra Gupta has filed a criminal complaint in the Civil Court,...

Jaipur: The Border Security Force (BSF) has detained a 30-year-old man from West Bengal in Rajasthan's Jaisalmer who was allegedly trying to cross into Pakistan. Officials confirmed that the youth, identified as Lalchand Sheikh, a resident of West Bengal's Bardhaman district, was spotted, Wednesday evening...

Srinagar: Officials said here Thursday that at least seven Kashmiris are feared dead after a massive landslide hit Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. Officials said that the rescue operation is on in the landslide-hit area of the Kullu district. “All the feared dead Kashmiris are...

Patna: The NDA’s statewide bandh, called from 7 a.m. to noon Thursday, saw a significant impact across districts, with road blockades, closed markets, and traffic jams reported in several areas. The bandh has been called to protest against and demand an apology for what it...

New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras remained in the top spot in the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) 2025 for the seventh consecutive year, while the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, was ranked as the best university for the tenth year...

New Delhi: The Opposition parties Thursday hit out at the Centre over the new GST reforms, arguing that the changes will not provide real relief to the common man and urging the government to reconsider its decision on the revised tax slabs. The GST Council...

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Singaporean Prime Minister Lawrence Wong at Hyderabad House in New Delhi Thursday to discuss ways to further strengthen bilateral ties. The meeting is expected to see the signing of several high-level agreements across diverse sectors, including finance,...

New Delhi: After the GST Council approved historical changes to India's indirect tax structure, several daily-use goods will become cheaper from September 22. The new tax structure, adopted on Wednesday, has two major slabs now 5 per cent and 18 per cent, and a whopping...

Mumbai: The Indian benchmark indices opened higher Thursday, buoyed by transformative rate reductions announced by the GST Council across sectors. As of 9.25 am, the Sensex was up 554 points or 0.69 per cent, at 81,122, and the Nifty was up 159 points or 0.64...

New Delhi: GST tax rates on common use items ranging from hair oil to corn flakes, TVs, and personal health and life insurance policies were slashed after the all-powerful GST Council Wednesday approved a complete overhaul of the tangled Goods and Services Tax regime. The...