The Goods and Services Tax (GST), India’s biggest tax reform since Independence, rolled out past midnight Friday in the precincts of the hallowed Central Hall of Parliament to usher in a new indirect tax regime in an event that sought to evoke memories of the famous ‘Tryst with Destiny’ night the country got freedom in […]
The Jammu-Srinagar national highway on Friday was blocked due to landslides stalling the progress of the Amarnath pilgrims. No ‘yatri’ was allowed to move towards the Kashmir Valley from here, an official said. The landslides were triggered by incessant rains throughout the night. “No pilgrim movement has been allowed today (Friday) towards the Valley from […]
The first batch of Amarnath pilgrims left here for the cave shrine in the Kashmir Valley amid extraordinary security arrangements after intelligent inputs cautioned of militant attacks, police said. The Amarnath Yatra begins on Thursday. A total of 2,280 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas here for the Himalayan cave shrine in Anantnag district […]
The 30-scrip Sensitive Index (Sensex) on Wednesday opened on a negative note during the morning session of the trade. The Sensex of the BSE after opening at 30,988,87 points, touched a high of 31,000.48 points and a low of 30,899.41 points. On Tuesday the Sensex closed at 30,958.25 points. The Sensex is trading at 30,917.87 […]
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday invited Dutch businesses, particularly its pension funds, to invest in India “where doing business is being rapidly eased” through a series of economic reforms. Modi, who is on an official visit to the Netherlands, met the country’s leading chief executives, along with his Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte, here in […]
The Ministry of External Affairs of India has launched a portal for Know India Programme (KIP) for engagement with young overseas Indians. The portal www.kip.gov.in was inaugurated by the Hon’ble Minister for External Affairs on 17th June 2017 and it enables Indian origin youth to apply online for KIP programmes. During the year 2017-18 six […]
India on Monday said that the best of its benefits lies with a strong and successful America even as the two sides reiterated cooperation in the fight against terrorism. Asserting that the fight against terrorism is the top priority for him and US President Donald Trump, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that both the leaders […]
Opposition’s presidential candidate Meira Kumar, who will file her nomination papers on Wednesday, the last day for filing nominations, joined social networking site Twitter on Monday. “You can also follow me on Facebook for updates on the Presidential Poll,” Kumar said in Twitter. She extended her greetings on Eid, saying: “Eid Mubarak! Joy, peace and […]
Broadly positive global cues buoyed the Indian equity markets during the early morning trade session on Tuesday. However, gains were capped due to heavy selling pressure which was witnessed in banking, oil and gas, and automobile stocks. At 9.40 a.m., the wider Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) inched up by 3.45 points, or […]
India and the US on Monday reiterated their commitment to cooperate in the fight against international terrorism even as the two sides agreed to boost economic cooperation following the first ever meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Donald Trump. “Fighting against terrorism and destroying the hideouts of the terrorists will be an important […]