Union finance and corporate affairs minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the chairs the 57th GST Council on Oct 8 Kolkata: Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s Oct 8 clarification that goods cannot be detained in a transit state has failed to resolve the crisis on the Bengal-Assam border, where 300 trucks from refineries in Assam going to…
Relative humidity was recorded at 59% in Panaji, 21 percentage points below normal. (File Photo) PANAJI: The state capital, Panaji, recorded maximum temperature of over 5°C on Monday after the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Goa, issued a yellow alert for heat on Oct 12.Keeping with the weather warning Goa experienced unusually high temperatures on Monday,…
Itanagar: The Upper Siang district administration has granted permission for a peaceful rally in Yingkiong on Oct 13 after the police issued a no-objection certificate.The rally is being organised by the SUMP Affected Area Youth Association (SAAYA) and the Siang Indigenous Farmers Forum (SIFF) Youth Wing. It will be represented by SAAYA president Geni Nangkar…
Mallikarjun Kharge who was sitting next to Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi. NEW DELHI: Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge was seen donning a Batman mask on Monday while marching towards the Supreme Court to file a plea against poll body chief Gyanesh Kumar.Kharge, who was sitting next to Lok Sabha leader of opposition Rahul…
Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. (AP Photo) Federal agents raided the Washington-area home of Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar early Monday as part of an ongoing federal investigation into her immigration paperwork.Homeland Security Investigations searched through a warrant authorised by a court and obtained by the Department of Justice, a DOJ spokesperson told Fox News Digital.“Today in…
Rajinikanth’s ‘Jailer 2’ is gaining momentum at the ticket counters as advance bookings open up ahead of its theatrical release this week. The sequel has drawn strong interest from audiences in India and overseas, raising hopes of one of the biggest Tamil film openings of the year. Directed by Nelson Dilipkumar, the film is set…
The protester claimed that the detainees were made to sit in rows and police personnel selectively demanded their mobile phones. NEW DELHI: A protester who purportedly participated in the demonstration against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar has alleged that Delhi Police personnel assaulted several detainees, accessed a person’s mobile phone without consent and deleted videos…
Hyderabad: Claiming the Congress govt has failed in handling a drought-like situation, power shortages and an irrigation crisis in Telangana, former minister T Harish Rao has said while there is a water shortage for drinking and irrigation purposes, govt is allocating water to liquor manufacturing units. He criticised the reported emphasis on ensuring adequate liquor…
Calcutta High Court (file picture) Kolkata: Ahead of elections in seven key civic bodies, Calcutta High Court on Monday sought a detailed report from the state election commission on shortage of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and voter verifiable paper audit trail (VVPAT) machines.A division bench of HC chief justice Ravindra Vithalrao Ghuge and justice Om…
The powerful blast reportedly took place in the Satwal-Naki area near the zero line while a group of people was moving along the Pakistani side of the LoC (Photo: AP). NEW DELHI: An explosion by a suspected improvised explosive device (IED) was heard in a forward village along the Line of Control in the Krishna…
