Day: August 22, 2019

BJP's 'Aar Noi Annay' campaign marred by sporadic violence, party demands President's Rule

BJP to launch “Cha Chakra” to counter TMC’s “Didi ke Bolo”

8:44 pm August 22, 2019

Kolkata: In a bid to counter TMC’s “Didi Ke Bolo” (Tell Didi) mass outreach programme, the West Bengal BJP unit is all set to launch “Cha Chakra” – get together over a cup of tea- to reach out to the people and spread party’s message with an eye on the next assembly polls. Although West […]

Investigators search sex offender Epstein's Paris flat

Epstein may have gamed the system from beyond the grave

8:41 pm August 22, 2019

Fort Lauderdale (US): The will that Jeffrey Epstein signed just two days before his jailhouse suicide puts more than USD 577 million in assets into a trust fund that could make it more difficult for his dozens of accusers to collect damages. Estate lawyers and other experts say prying open the trust and dividing up […]

Pakistani Parliament debates whether to expel French envoy

Pakistan will no longer seek talks with India: PM Khan

8:39 pm August 22, 2019

Islamabad/New York : Pakistan will no longer seek dialogue with India as it has repeatedly rebuffed peace overtures, Prime Minister Imran Khan said, a charge rejected by New Delhi which has repeatedly asked Islamabad to take “credible” action against terror groups to resume the talks. Stepping up his criticism of India after it revoked Jammu […]

GST Council leaves tax rate on vaccines unchanged

GST fraud of Rs 60 crore detected, trader held

8:36 pm August 22, 2019

Patiala (Pb): The Punjab Excise and Taxation department on Thursday claimed to have detected a GST fraud of Rs 60 crore. A local iron and scrap trader, Subhash Chander, was arrested in connection with the fraud, an official of the department said here. Chander used to procure fake GST invoices of iron and scrap from […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Delhi hospital ‘gives’ voice to Uzbek man after 15 years

7:55 pm August 22, 2019

New Delhi: A 35-year-old Uzbek man, who had lost his voice due to a surgery for treating hypothyroidism gone wrong, was able to speak after 15 years following a laser surgery at a hospital in here recently. Khusan Saidov, who suffered from enlargement of the thyroid gland due to hypothyroidism, had got himself operated at […]