Wednesday

Article 370: SC reserves verdict on pleas challenging curbs in J-K

9:04 pm November 27, 2019

New Delhi: The Supreme Court reserved on Wednesday its verdict on a batch of pleas including that of Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad challenging the restriction imposed in the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir following abrogation of provisions of Article 370. A bench of Justice N V Ramana, Justice R Subhash Reddy and Justice […]

China says it has met its carbon reduction goal early

8:38 pm November 27, 2019

Beijing: China has realised its 2020 target for reducing carbon emissions ahead of schedule, the ecology and environment ministry reported Wednesday. The ministry said China’s CO2 emissions per unit of GDP had fallen last year by 4 per cent from a year earlier to stand at 45.8 per cent less than in 2005. Vice Minister […]

Rupee slips 8 paise to 71.89 against USD in early trade

11:07 am November 21, 2019

Mumbai: The Indian rupee opened on a cautious note and fell 8 paise to 71.89 against the US dollar in early trade on Thursday tracking muted opening in domestic equities. At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 71.83 then fell to 71.89 against the US dollar, showing a decline of 8 paise over […]

Onion auctions to resume after Maha CM's assurance

Cabinet approves import of 1.2 lakh tonnes onion: FM

10:36 pm November 20, 2019

New Delhi: The Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval to the Food Ministry’s recent decision to import 1.2 lakh tonnes of onions in a bid to improve the domestic availability of the key kitchen staple and check prices. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman informed about the decision at a media briefing after the Cabinet meeting. On […]

GST Council leaves tax rate on vaccines unchanged

Return filing system is working fine: GSTN

9:52 pm November 20, 2019

New Delhi: GST Network on Wednesday said the return filing system is working fine. The statement comes a day after certain complaints made on the social media regarding the GSTN system not functioning. GSTN said that the GST return filing system is working within expected limits. “Had it not been so, how more than 11.52 […]