Day: March 1, 2020

GST Council leaves tax rate on vaccines unchanged

GST collections at Rs 1.05 lakh cr in February

8:14 pm March 1, 2020

New Delhi: The government has collected Rs 1.05 lakh crore as GST revenue in February, up 8 per cent over the same month last year. The collection from Goods and Services Tax (GST) in February was, however, lower than the Rs 1.10 lakh crore collected in January 2020. “The gross GST revenue collected in the […]

COVID surge, vaccine shortages spread beyond India’s borders

Two Lashkar militants arrested in Srinagar: Police

8:11 pm March 1, 2020

Srinagar: Two Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT) militants were arrested in Srinagar and arms and ammunition seized from their possession, police said on Sunday. They have been identified as Vakeel Ahmed Bhat alias Abu Zarrar and Omar Ismail Das, both residents of Bijbehara, area of South Kashmir’s Anantnag district. On a credible input, security forces intercepted a car […]

Yog mahotsav begins in Rishikesh

8:06 pm March 1, 2020

Dehradun: An international yoga festival began in Rishikesh on Sunday with yoga teachers and practitioners from eleven countries taking part in the week-long event. Inaugurating the annual event known as “antar rashtriya yog mahotsav”, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath asked people to make yoga part of their daily routine to lead a disease-free life. […]

ASI assaulted in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh

Senior citizen kills teenage boy for playing prank; held

8:01 pm March 1, 2020

Mumbai: A 68-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly killing a 15-year-old boy from his chawl in suburban Ghatkopar in Mumbai for playing a prank, police said on Sunday. The accused Himmat Gyani Gohil allegedly strangulated the victim Shivshambhu Pawar at his residence on Saturday night, after the latter played some prank, an official said. […]

Amit Shah holds colourful roadshow in Bengal's Kharagpur

All refugees in India will be granted citizenship under CAA, says Amit Shah

7:53 pm March 1, 2020

Kolkata: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday asserted that the Narendra Modi government will not stop until and unless all refugees in the country are granted citizenship under the CAA. Shah, addressing a rally here, also exuded confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will form the next government in Bengal with two- third […]