Day: December 24, 2020

Hotel, restaurant associations welcome Maha govt’s move to waive excise license fee

9:59 pm December 24, 2020

Mumbai : Hotel and restaurant associations on Thursday welcomed the Maharashtra government’s move to waive excise licence fee on a pro-rata basis and the rollback of 15 per cent annual hike. Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI), Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) and Indian Hotel and Restaurant Association (AHAR) […]

Coronavirus: Latest updates on COVID-19 crisis around the world

6:37 pm December 24, 2020

New Delhi: Here are the latest updates on the coronavirus crisis in India and other parts of the world on Thursday. 5:07 p.m. Passengers arriving from Europe, South Africa and the Middle-East will not be subjected to RT-PCR test for coronavirus immediately upon arrival, the Maharashtra government said. 4:09 p.m. 15 new cases take Mizoram’s […]

GST Council leaves tax rate on vaccines unchanged

GST collection should be highest in UP: CM Adityanath

6:33 pm December 24, 2020

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh, being the most populous state in the country, should register the highest collection of Goods and Services Tax (GST), Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said on Thursday and directed officials to make efforts to raise revenue receipts. He said at a review meeting that strict action should be taken against those involved in […]

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

20 migrants found dead off Tunisian coast, others missing

6:29 pm December 24, 2020

Tunis: Tunisian authorities say 20 African migrants were found dead Thursday after their boat, which was trying to reach Europe, sank in the Mediterranean Sea. Five survivors were rescued and authorities are searching for up to 20 others believed missing. Defense Ministry spokesman Mohamed Ben Zekri told The Associated Press that Tunisian coast guard boats and local fishermen found the bodies […]

Worried Morocco bans parties to stem holiday virus spread

6:24 pm December 24, 2020

Rabat: Morocco has imposed a curfew, closed restaurants in major cities and banned public and private gatherings for three weeks — including the usually festive New Year’s Eve — to curb the spread of the virus. The curfew between 9 pm and 6 am went into effect Wednesday night and is set to last until Jan. 13. […]