Day: September 20, 2019

Several hundred prisoners to be released on Gandhi Jayanti

Jaishankar unveils Mahatma Gandhi’s statue in Finland

11:55 pm September 20, 2019

Helsinki: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi in Helsinki. Created by renowned Indian sculptor Gautam Pal, the statue has been given to Finland by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. “Unveiled the statue of Mahatma Gandhi by Gautam Pal. Thank the city of Helsinki and the Finnish Foreign […]

Coast Guard apprehends Myanmarese vessel near Car Nicobar

11:53 pm September 20, 2019

New Delhi: The Indian Coast Guard has apprehended a Myanmarese vessel near Car Nicobar islands, the maritime security agency said on Friday. The vessel, which was held along with six crew members on Thursday, is being escorted to Port Blair and will be handed over to the police for investigation, the Coast Guard said. “@IndiaCoastGuard […]

GST Council leaves tax rate on vaccines unchanged

Hotel industry cheers the rate cuts on hotel room tariffs

11:48 pm September 20, 2019

New Delhi: Hotel industry on Friday welcomed the reduction in GST on hotel room tariffs that, it said, will provide a major fillip to the hospitality and tourism sector. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced nil tax for hotels room tariffs of up to Rs 1,000 per night. Hotels charging Rs 1,001 to Rs 7,500 per […]

Jaishankar holds ‘long discussion on terrorism’ with top Finnish leadership

11:39 pm September 20, 2019

Helsinki: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday held “long discussions” on terrorism with the top Finnish leadership, amidst Pakistan’s attempts to internationalise the Kashmir issue after India revoked Jammu and Kashmir’s special status. Jaishankar is on a three-day visit to Finland from Thursday. “A very good conversation with Finnish Prime Minister Antti Rinne. Appreciated […]

‘Helmet’ challan for bus driver in Noida

11:37 pm September 20, 2019

Noida: The owner of a private bus here claimed that he had been issued a fine of Rs 500 allegedly because the driver was “not wearing a helmet”. Nirankar Singh said the online challan was made on September 11 and one of his employees checked it on Friday. Singh said he would be contesting the […]

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