India

New Delhi, Nov 10: A Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student was fined Rs.6000 on Friday for cooking Biryani near the administrative building. The university notice said, "He was involved in cooking Biryani near the stairs in front of administrative building on 27th June, and eating it thereafter along with other students. This act is serious in nature." The notice was issued on November 8

Guwahati, Nov 10: In a major relief to consumers and industry, the Goods & Services Tax (GST) Council on Friday decided to lower the rates for 177 items in the highest tax slab of 28 per cent. In the first half of the meeting taking place in Guwahati, the Council decided to trim the 28 per cent slab to just 50 items, as against 227 items currently. High-end items, including automobiles, washing

New Delhi, Nov 10: Demonetisation has crippled the unorganised sector and is responsible for suicides and unemployment, BJP MP and beedi baron Shyama Charan Gupta said at a parliamentary panel meeting on Thursday. Mr. Gupta’s comments came during a meeting of the standing committee on finance, headed by Congress MP M. Veerappa Moily, which was discussing demonetisation. Importantly, it comes a day

Thiruvananthapuram, Nov 9: Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Thursday tabled the judicial commission report on solar scam and said it has found that his predecessor Oommen Chandy and his staff provided all help to accused Saritha S Nair and her company to dupe people. Vijayan presented the four-volume report by Justice G Sivarajan and a Memorandum of Action taken by the government in this regard

New Delhi, Nov 9: The odd-even car rationing scheme will be enforced in Delhi for a five-day period from November 13, city Transport Minister Kailash Gahlot said today. The decision comes as air pollution levels spiked in the national capital. Under the policy, private vehicles are allowed to run based on the last number of their licence plates. Odd-numbered cars are allowed to run on odd dates

Hyderabad, Nov 9: Union minister Ananth Kumar on Wednesday challenged Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for an open debate on the issue of black money and alleged that scams worth Rs 12 lakh crore had taken place during the UPA rule. "The Congress is synonymous with black money, corruption and scams," the Union Chemicals and Fertilisers Minister alleged while talking to reporters on Wednesday

Chennai, Nov 9: A team of income tax officials on Wednesday morning began raids at Jaya TV office in Chennai, former Tamil Nadu chief minister J Jayalalithaa's Kodand estate and several premises belonging to the family members of jailed AIADMK leader V K Sasikala and her supporters. I-T officials were searching the residence of Sasikala's husband M Natarajan in Thanjavur. The residence of

Shimla, Nov 8: Over Rs 1.3 crore cash and more than 2.35 litres of liquor have been seized ahead of the Himachal Pradesh Assembly elections since July, state Chief Electoral Officer Pushpinder Rajput said on Wednesday. "Over Rs 1.3 crore cash and more than 2.35 litres of liquor are seized till now. Our efforts have always been that electoral process be free, fair, transparent and inclusive where

Hyderabad, Nov 8: The Hyderabad Police has prohibited begging on the city's roads, saying it causes nuisance and danger to vehicular traffic and pedestrians. The order comes ahead of the three-day eighth annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit (GES) 2017, to be held here from November 28, which is likely to be attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Donald Trump's daughter Ivanka

New Delhi, Nov 8: The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has reportedly decided to nominate former Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Raghuram Rajan to the Rajya Sabha. His name is being considered for one of the three Rajya Sabha seats from Delhi, which will fall vacant in January 2018. According to reports, Rajan’s name was discussed in a meeting of top AAP leaders, including Delhi Chief Minister Arvind