LS passes bill to levy cess on pan masala units
New Delhi, Dec 5: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said the proposed Health and National Security Cess will be levied on pan masala...
Modi, Putin discuss ways to combat terrorism
New Delhi, Dec 5: India and Russia on Friday called for an "uncompromising" global fight against terrorism without "hidden agendas and double standards" with...
Tharoor introduces bill to criminalise marital rape
New Delhi, Dec 5: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor introduced a private member's bill in the Lok Sabha on Friday to criminalise marital rape and...
India, Russia unveil new measures to broaden trade, economic ties; PM Modi bats for bringing peace to Ukraine
New Delhi, Dec 5: India and Russia on Friday firmed up a five-year plan to bolster economic and trade partnership in the face of...
India not neutral, it is on the side of peace: PM Modi to Putin on Ukraine conflict
New Delhi, Dec 5: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday strongly backed the latest efforts to end the war in Ukraine and conveyed to...
Civic official arrested in Virar building collapse that killed 17
Palghar, Dec 5: An official from the Virar-Vasai Municipal Corporation (VVMC) has been arrested in connection with the building collapse in Maharashtra's Palghar district,...
Russian President Putin says India, Russia collaboration not directed against anyone
New Delhi, Dec 5: The India-Russia collaboration is not directed against any country and it is solely aimed at safeguarding the national interests of...
Parliament approves bill to levy excise duty on tobacco
New Delhi, Dec 4: Parliament on Thursday approved a bill to levy a higher excise duty on tobacco and related products once the GST...
SIR row: Electoral registration officers cannot determine citizenship of voters, SC told
New Delhi, Dec 4: The electoral registration officers have no power to determine citizenship of a voter and the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision...
Govt tells visiting dignitaries not to meet LoP, it’s insecurity: Rahul ahead of Putin’s visit
New Delhi, Dec 4 : Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the government tells visiting foreign dignitaries not to meet the Leader...
Health, National Security Cess not on essential goods; revenues to be shared with states: FM
New Delhi, Dec 4 : Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the proposed Health and National Security Cess will be levied only on...
SC asks all high courts to submit details of pending acid attack cases in 4 weeks
New Delhi, Dec 4 : Terming tardy trials in acid attack cases as a "mockery of the system", the Supreme Court on Thursday directed...
