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New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) As the Centre prepares to revamp GST rates, the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) has urged Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman to… Continue reading FHRAI seeks 5 pc GST with input tax credit for tourism sector
Chandigarh, Aug 21 (IANS) Punjab Revenue Minister Hardeep Singh Mundian said on Thursday that the Bhagwant Mann-led state government has ordered special ‘girdawari’ (inspection) to compensate for crop damage and… Continue reading Punjab CM orders special ‘girdawari’ to assess crop loss in floods
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21 (IANS) Veteran trade union leader and first-time legislator of the Communist Party of India (CPI), Vazhoor Soman, passed away here on Thursday after collapsing soon after taking… Continue reading Kerala CPI legislator Vazhoor Soman passes away after collapsing post party meeting
Mumbai, Aug 21 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW), in collaboration with the Maharashtra State Women Commission, will host a two-day Capacity Building and Training Programme for State Women… Continue reading NCW to hold capacity building programme in Mumbai; Maha CM to inaugurate
Patna, Aug 21 (IANS) Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on Thursday launched a scathing attack on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, calling him ‘shameless’, adding that the Leader of… Continue reading Cong spreading anarchy, Rahul a political villain: Vijay Sinha
Bhopal, Aug 21 (IANS) The Madhya Pradesh unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) paid rich tributes to late former Chief Minister Babulal Gaur on his death anniversary on Thursday.… Continue reading Mohan Yadav, BJP leaders pay tribute to ex-MP CM Babulal Gaur on death anniversary
Patna, Aug 21 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA), on Thursday, carried out major raids in Bihar’s East Champaran district in connection with the AK-47 case, creating a stir in… Continue reading NIA raids in Bihar’s East Champaran linked to AK-47 case; action against notorious land mafia
Chennai, Aug 21 (IANS) The Madras High Court has refused to interfere in disciplinary proceedings initiated by the Indian Institute of Technology–Madras (IIT-M) against one of its professors, who was… Continue reading Madras HC upholds IIT-M sexual harassment inquiry, dismisses professor’s plea
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The provisional payroll data of the Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) released on Friday showed that 19.37 lakh new employees were added in June. As… Continue reading 19.37 lakh new workers enrolled under ESI Scheme in June
Jamshedpur, Aug 21 (IANS) Two separate incidents of suicide have sent shockwaves across Jharkhand’s East Singhbhum district. The deceased include a young lecturer of Chaibasa College and a lathe machine… Continue reading Jharkhand: Two commit suicide in East Singhbhum; Chaibasa college lecturer among dead
Thiruvananthapuram, Aug 21 (IANS) Businessman Mohammed Shershad, on Thursday, claimed that he has received a lawyer’s notice from Kerala CPI-M Secretary M.V. Govindan in connection with the ongoing letter leak… Continue reading Leaked letter controversy continues to haunt Kerala CPI-M as businessman unrelenting
New Delhi, Aug 21 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested a Sub-area Manager of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), Rampur in Jharsuguda district, Odisha, along with a private… Continue reading Odisha: CBI nabs MCL manager, aide in Rs 20,000 bribery case
