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GST Council leaves tax rate on vaccines unchanged

Surcharge on cars, tobacco extended beyond June 2022; GST Council splits on state compensation

11:39 pm October 5, 2020

New Delhi: The GST Council on Monday decided to extend the surcharge on taxes over luxury goods such as cars, and tobacco products beyond June 2022, but failed to reach a consensus on ways to compensate states for loss of tax revenue. The panel, which decides on tax rates and structure after 17 central and […]

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

Ride in India – ‘Motorcycle Tourism’ Campaign Launched on World Tourism Day

7:41 pm September 28, 2020

Chennai: Incredible India on Motorcycles On the occasion of the World Tourism Day (27th September) India tourism, Chennai, and the Big Biking Commune organized the flag-off of the ‘Ride in India’ campaign, an initiative to promote Motorcycles as a safe and responsible way to promote and boost domestic tourism. The flag-off event was held during […]

Travellers from Dubai, UK contributed maximum COVID-19 importations into India: IIT study

1:12 pm September 27, 2020

New Delhi: Travellers from Dubai and the UK were primary sources of COVID-19 importations into India, according to an analytical study done by Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Mandi. According to the research, which has been published in the Journal of Travel Medicine, COVID-19 got induced into Indian states mainly due to international travels. The study has also found that infected cases […]

India’s COVID-19 recoveries close to 48 lakh

7:37 pm September 25, 2020

New Delhi: India’s total COVID-19 recoveries have surged to over 47.5 lakh with 10 states and union territories including Maharashtra, Delhi and West Bengal accounting for 73 per cent of the new recovered cases, the Union health ministry said on Friday. A total of 81,177 patients have recuperated from COVID-19 in a span of 24 […]

Four-member gang abducts TN minister’s PA at knife-point

7:00 pm September 23, 2020

Coimbatore: The personal assistant (PA) of a Tamil Nadu Minister was kidnapped at knife-point by a four-member gang in Udumalpet in nearby Tirupur district on Wednesday, police said. Karnan, the personal assistant of Animal Husbandry Minister Udumalai Radhakrishnan, was sitting in the latter’s office when the gang barged in, bundled the PA into a waiting […]