Day: July 18, 2019

FM launches instant allotment of e-PAN based on Aadhaar

Finance Bill passed in LS; Cess on petrol, diesel stays

10:14 pm July 18, 2019

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday asserted her Budget proposals are aimed at improving ease of living and reducing pain of citizen, even as she did not accept the opposition demands of withdrawing cess on petrol-diesel and 2 per cent TDS on cash withdrawal. Replying to the discussion in Lok Sabha on Finance […]

Fake job consultancy firm busted in Noida, 5 held

10:11 pm July 18, 2019

Noida (UP): Five persons, including three women, were arrested Thursday for allegedly running a fake job consultancy firm in Noida that used people’s personal information to hack their bank accounts, police said Thursday. The case was cracked by a joint team of the Noida Cyber Cell and the Sector 58 police station, where at least […]

If you are secure, nothing can shake you: Anil Kapoor

I go by my instinct while signing films: Anil Kapoor

10:09 pm July 18, 2019

New Delhi: Anil Kapoor says it has become “cooler” for actors to work on one or two films a year, something that did not exist when he started out in Bollywood. The actor said he used to feel like a misfit as he preferred to “prepare” for his parts. “People used to say that I’m […]

Makkal Needhi Maiam not to contest Vellore LS election

10:02 pm July 18, 2019

Chennai: The Makkal Needhi Maiam, founded by actor-politician Kamal Haasan, Thursday said the party would not contest the Vellore Lok Sabha election scheduled to be held on August 5, saying it would be focusing on the Tamil Nadu assembly polls. The Election Commission of India had rescinded the election for the Vellore seat following complaints […]

Rains likely in TN, Kerala, coastal AP; low pressure to become depression soon

Rainfall in parts of Rajasthan

10:00 pm July 18, 2019

Jaipur: Parts of Rajasthan received rainfall ranging from 2 cm to 12 cm in the past 24 hours, a meteorological department official said Thursday. Khetri town in Jhunjhunu district recorded 12 cm rainfall, followed by 6 cm each in Rupbas town in Bharatpur district and Sujangarh city in Churu district, 5 cm each in Bhuhana […]