India

FM Sitharaman's liquidity drive gives the economy a booster shot of demand rise

Credit fairs by public sector banks will bring early festival cheer to consumers as corporate tax bonanza will put on steroids PM Modi's FDI push after Howdy Modi.

Sep 20, 2019

Newly-elected TMC MPs Nusrat Jahan and Mimi Chakraborty's dance tribute to Maa Durga goes viral [Video]

The video, featuring the Trinamool Congress MP from Basirhat, Nusrat and Jadavpur MP Mimi, has garnered more than 1.5 million views on Facebook.

Sep 20, 2019

From 'Howdy, Modi!' to UN General Assembly: Here's PM Modi's US trip itinerary

Apart from official talks with President Donald Trump, the Indian Prime Minister will also meet CEOs from top foreign energy companies in a roundtable meeting at Houston on September 21.

Sep 20, 2019

WATCH | What happened in Jadavpur University after Babul Supriyo was heckled by protesting students?

Several students were injured after the ABVP supporters took advantage of the situation and started desecrating the campus.

Sep 20, 2019

AMC CEO teases a long future for The Walking Dead series

AMC CEO assured a long life span for the network's successful series The Walking Dead and hinted at the possibility of more spin-offs in future.

Sep 20, 2019

Virat Kohli to be sacked as RCB captain for IPL 2020? New team director explains

The 30-year-old cricketer has had a very bad time as the RCB captain as he has failed to win anything major for the Bengaluru-based team.

Sep 20, 2019

Vijayanagara district formation: Ballari bifurcation proposal sent to Karnataka cabinet

If the move gets cabinet approval, Karnataka will get its 31st district - Vijayanagara - with Hospet as its headquarters.

Sep 20, 2019

Sensex jumps over 1,800 points, Nifty goes past 11,000 after govt slashes corporate tax

The government has decided to not levy the enhanced surcharge introduced in the Budget on capital gain arising from the sale of equity shares in a company liable for securities transaction tax.

Sep 20, 2019

Nirmala Sitharaman slashes corporate tax rates in big boost to flagging economy

Nirmala Sitharaman said the new effective tax rate will be reduced from 30 percent to 25.17 percent, inclusive of all surcharges and cess.

Sep 20, 2019

Four-storey building collapses in Mumbai's Lokmanya Tilak road

Nobody is trapped in the building as it was evacuated before the collapse.

Sep 20, 2019

Friends 25th Anniversary: Jennifer Aniston's career and Rachel Green responsible for Friends ending?

Twenty-five years later, the show still hasn't lost its popularity, in fact it looks like the show is more popular than ever.

Sep 20, 2019

BJP leader Chinmayanand sent to jail for 14 days after arrest in rape case

Chinmayanand has been charged with "misusing authority for sexual intercourse" or "sexual intercourse not amounting to the offence of rape".

Sep 20, 2019

Mysterious gas smell leaves Mumbai residents in panic; 'leak' remains untraceable

A total of 29 complaints were received by the 1916 control room regarding an unknown odour in the Mumbai suburbs.

Sep 20, 2019

Pakistan fails to move resolution on Kashmir at UNHRC meet

Citing the restrictions imposed and detention of political leaders among other things, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Shah Mehmood Qureshi had called Kashmir the "largest prison".

Sep 20, 2019

DMK's Kanimozhi tweets displeasure at Chennai airport's poor maintenance

The DMK leader also tagged the Chennai airport's official twitter handle in her tweet.

Sep 19, 2019