GST Council likely to take up Infosys case on September 9
New Delhi: The government is trying its best to address the issue of goods and services tax (GST) under the reverse charge mechanism for import of services in the upcoming GST Council meet to be held on September 9, sources privy to the…
‘India to miss 15% natural gas target’
NEW DELHI: India may not meet its target of increasing the share of natural gas in the country’s energy mix to 15% by 2030, according to Spencer Dale, group chief economist at BP plc.
Dale, speaking to the press on Wednesday, also…
Bangladesh has revoked diplomatic passport of ex-PM Hasina
DHAKA: Bangladesh's interim government revoked the diplomatic passport of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina on Thursday, after she fled a student-led uprising earlier this month.
The interior ministry said in a statement that Hasina's…
Six-year-old Vietnamese boy rescued alive after five days
Yen Bai province: six-year-old boy who was missing for five days has been found deep in a forest in Vietnam.
Dang Tien Lam, a resident of Van Yen district in Yen Bai province, disappeared on August 17 while playing in a stream with his…
Botswana unveils historic 2,492-carat diamond
Gaborone: Botswana has recently made headlines with the discovery of an extraordinary 2,492-carat diamond, one of the largest ever unearthed globally. The monumental find was made at one of the country’s mines, reinforcing Botswana’s status…
Gunmen open fire on a school van in Pakistan’s Punjab province
LAHORE, Pakistan: Gunmen opened fire on a school van in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province Thursday, killing two children and wounding six other people, police and officials said.
Authorities said the driver, who was among the wounded,…
PM Modi holds security and trade talks with Poland’s leaders
WARSAW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi was greeted on Thursday by his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk before heading to Kyiv for top-level meetings. The two leaders are expected to sign bilateral strategic cooperation agreements covering…
Sicily divers seek last missing from UK tycoon shipwreck
PORTICELLO: Searches resumed Thursday for the last person missing after a superyacht carrying UK tech tycoon Mike Lynch sank off Sicily, with divers recovering a fifth body from the wreck.
Specialist divers working with an underwater…
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Medicare has Immersed in the Swamp of Corruption!
Our expert contributor on Community Health Services * Dr. Naresh Purohit, fathoms the deapth of corruption in Medicine and Healthcare system in India and suggests some steps for rectification
PM Modi’s landmark visit to Ukraine set for Aug. 23
New Delhi/Warsaw: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Ukraine and discuss bilateral relations and multilateral cooperation with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Aug 23, confirmed the Ukrainian presidential office on Monday.…
Three dead, one missing after cloudburst in Tehri, Uttarakhand
DEHRADUN: Three dead and one missing in flash floods as heavy rainfall continues to batter Uttarakhand.
The aftermath of a cloudburst in Tehri has left several villages struggling to cope with the fury of the monsoon. Rescue operations…
Won’t quit politics, may form new outfit: Champai Soren
RANCHI: Former Jharkhand chief minister Champai Soren on Wednesday said he would not quit politics, asserting that an option to float a new political outfit was always open to him.
Soren said he was firm on his plans after "facing…
Docs refuse to relent, say will continue strike to push for Protection Act
NEW DELHI: Agitated resident and junior doctors will continue their nationwide indefinite strike, which has entered its 10th day on Wednesday, to push the Central government to enact a law to protect healthcare professionals.
The…
Candidates to get security cover amid intelligence threats in J&K
NEW DELHI: With intelligence inputs suggesting attacks on candidates contesting the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu & Kashmir (J&K), the Election Commission of India (ECI) has decided to provide personal security to them by…
Call to expand scope of Manipur’s STAR Education programme
GUWAHATI: The grassroots impact and confidence of parents in a programme for the development of education in Manipur have made education department officers seek its expansion.
The Manipur government had tied up with NewGlobe, an…
SC asks CBI to probe ‘abduction’ of dentist by Chandigarh Police
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has ordered the CBI to conduct a preliminary enquiry to probe the alleged abduction of a dentist by Chandigarh Police personnel to prevent him from appearing in a court.
A bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia…
Gujarat govt reveals 134 teachers absent without authorised leaves
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat government, during the opening day of the monsoon session, acknowledged that 134 teachers in the state are absent without authorised leave.
Ten teachers have already been dismissed and action is pending against the…
Upendra Kushwaha, Manan Mishra file nomination for Bihar RS polls
PATNA: Former Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha and Bar Council of India (BCI) Chairman Manan Mishra filed their nomination papers as Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidates for the by-election to two Rajya Sabha seats on Wednesday.
Both…
