Ludhiana: Manufacturers in the bicycle, sewing machine and allied sectors have expressed serious concerns over mounting working capital stress due to delayed GST refunds under the inverted duty structure. They warned that several small units are facing closure.Industry representatives said raw materials are purchased at 18% GST while finished products are sold at 5%, leaving…
Patiala: An IED blast killed a suspected bomber and damaged a section of the dedicated freight corridor railway track near Bathonia village between Rajpura and Shambhu in Patiala district late Monday night.Police said the man was planting the device when it detonated prematurely around 10pm. SSP Varun Sharma called it a low-intensity explosion. He identified…
Surat: The Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) will now function without an official leader of opposition (LoP) after the election results were declared, recreating a scenario last seen in 1995 when the BJP had nearly swept the house.In the current election, opposition parties have failed to secure the minimum 10% of seats required to claim the…
Dimapur: Gauhati high court judge and executive chairperson of the Nagaland State Legal Services Authority (NSLSA), Justice Kalyan Rai Surana, on Tuesday said as long as there are people in need of legal assistance and others striving to exercise their rights, the mission of legal services remains ongoing.Justice Surana made the remarks after flagging off…
Lucknow: An 85-year-old retired treasury official was allegedly duped of Rs 84.5 lakh by fraudsters posing as senior police and Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) officials, who kept him under a prolonged “digital arrest” through fear and intimidation.The victim, Badaruddin Ansari of Janakipuram Sector-G, told police that the ordeal began on March 7 when he received a…
Vadodara/Rajkot: It may sound like a cliché that every vote counts, but two nail-biting contests in Gujarat’s local body polls showed just how decisive a single ballot can be — with one Congress candidate winning by a vote and another losing by three.In the Bharuch taluka panchayat, Congress candidate Mohsin Pathan clinched the Palej seat…
Jaipur: Rajasthan High Court Tuesday directed police to trace a minor girl aged around 17 years who has been missing for the last two months and produce her before the court within two weeks.The court warned that if she is not traced within the stipulated time, the superintendent of police, Sawai Madhopur, will have to…
Birbhum: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee speaks during the inauguration of various development projects, in Birbhum. (PTI Photo) The second phase of vote to elect who will govern Bengal for the next five years has now got one extra unlikely parameter after the first phase’s stupendous voting percentage of more than 93%: how many…
The Cold War is often framed through leaders, treaties and nuclear arsenals, yet much of its direction emerged in quieter spaces. Intelligence officers met sources in anonymity, analysts pieced together fragments of intercepted signals, and reconnaissance flights captured images that could alter global decisions. The United States and the Soviet Union stood in opposition with…
Justin Baldoni’s legal team has hit back at Blake Lively for her claims of ‘financial and reputational damage’, linked to the alleged smear campaign.On failure of Blake Lively’s brandIn a pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, Baldoni’s attorneys alleged that the actress had a record of unsuccessful projects, including her drinks brand. They linked the brand’s failure…
