Day: August 1, 2019

GST Council leaves tax rate on vaccines unchanged

GST refund to be blocked if `80 pc local employees’ rule breached: Maha govt

9:44 pm August 1, 2019

Mumbai: The Maharashtra government would soon issue an order whereby GST refunds would be blocked if an industrial unit fails to submit proof that 80 per cent of its employees are `sons of the soil’ as required by rules, it said Thursday. Industries Minister Subhash Desai said a new Government Resolution (GR) would be brought […]

Man, girl found hanging from tree in Rajasthan

9:42 pm August 1, 2019

Barmer: The bodies of a man and a girl were found hanging from a tree in Rajasthan’s Barmer district on Thursday, police said. Jogaram Bhil (20) and the 14-year-old girl were found hanging in Setrau village. Prima facie, it appears a case of suicide, SHO, Ramsar, Vikram Sandhu said. The bodies were handed over to […]

Not just outdoor, indoor air in Delhi polluted too: Study

Hot and humid day in Delhi; light rains likely on Friday

9:39 pm August 1, 2019

New Delhi: It was a hot and humid day in the national capital with the mercury settling at 36.9 degrees Celsius, three notches above the normal. The minimum temperature settled at 27.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, a meteorological (MeT) department official said. The humidity levels oscillated between 88 and 57 per cent. The […]

Parliament approves bill providing death penalty for sexual assault

8:32 pm August 1, 2019

New Delhi: A bill seeking to provide death penalty for aggravated sexual assault on children and greater punishments for other crimes against minors was approved by Parliament, after it was passed by the Lok Sabha on Thursday. Piloting the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill, 2019, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani […]

Climate change real; govt, businesses, individuals must fight it together: Env Secy

8:30 pm August 1, 2019

New Delhi: Climate change is real and it is the collective responsibility of government, industries and people to fight it, Environment Secretary C K Mishra said on Thursday. “Climate change is real. If India says something on climate change on global platform, it is on your (industries) behalf. I believe climate change and global warming should not […]