Day: May 22, 2019

BJP questioned EVMs first: Siddaramiah

10:52 pm May 22, 2019

Bengaluru: As the debate over EVMs hotted up, former Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah Wednesday said it was BJP spokesperson G V L Narasimha Rao who has authored a book questioning about electronic voting machines 10 years ago and party veteran L K Advani had written the preface of it. In a tweet in Kannada, Siddaramaiah […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

American Center to host open house on Saturday

10:46 pm May 22, 2019

New Delhi: The American Center here will host a day-long open house session on Saturday to showcase its range of programmes and how it spurs innovation to new and long-time visitors, officials said. The American Center Mela will run from 10 am to 5:30 pm and is free to the public, the US Embassy here […]

Shooting academy employee arrested for molestation

10:11 pm May 22, 2019

Pune: An employee of a shooting academy run by ace shooter Gagan Narang here has been arrested for allegedly molesting a 12-year-old girl during a training camp, city police said Wednesday. The alleged incident took place between May 14 and 20. Rudra Gowda Patil (24), the accused, works as a player-manager at the Gun For […]

GST Council leaves tax rate on vaccines unchanged

Fake Invoice racket busted by GST Commissionerate

10:07 pm May 22, 2019

Hyderabad: A racket of procuring and supplying fake GST invoices by five firms without actual supply of goods has been busted with the arrest of three people, officials said Wednesday. The Medchal Central GST Commissionerate here also found that these firms allegedly availed ineligible Input Tax Credit (ITC) to the tune of Rs 22.64 crore. […]

Prefer native food, not pizzas and burgers: VP Naidu

9:59 pm May 22, 2019

Chennai: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu Wednesday pitched for consumption of seasonal and local food, even as he advised people not to be carried away by advertisements that promote pizzas and burgers. Expressing concern over extinction of varieties of food crops, Naidu said about 80 per cent of food supply is based on a few crops […]

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