India

GST council slashes rates on Covid items; Vaccine remains taxed at 5%

On Saturday, the GST Council resolved to reduce the rates of many Covid-relief items from 12 to 18 percent to 5%. The council agreed to follow the recommendations of the Group of Ministers, according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Jun 12, 2021

Sunflower Movie Review: Quirky but screenplay lacks focus

Sunflower, starring Sunil Grover, is a good film, although it could have had greater power as an entertainer if the screenplay had been more focused.

Jun 12, 2021

Karnataka court dismisses plea, allows CCI probe against Amazon, Flipkart

The Karnataka High Court on Friday dismissed the e-tailers' petitions and directed the Competition Commission of India (CCI) to investigate Amazon and Flipkart's alleged violations of competition law.

Jun 12, 2021

Double century in Sri Ganganagar: Both petrol and diesel cross Rs 100 per litre

Sri Ganganagar, a small hamlet in Rajasthan's far north, has become the country's first city where retail petrol and diesel prices have crossed the century mark.

Jun 12, 2021

Shaadisthan Movie Review: Shoddy storytelling fails to keep grip on plot

Shaadisthan starring Kriti Kulkarni is a film about women's empowerment, but it suffers from weak storytelling that simply fails to retain your attention.

Jun 12, 2021

Flipkart joins Telangana Govt's project to send "Medicines from Sky" using drones

Flipkart, India's homegrown e-commerce platform, revealed on Friday that it has formed a collaboration with the Telangana government to develop and implement the 'Medicines from the Sky' project.

Jun 12, 2021

Indian American Kevin Kishore Kaul readying for California Governor's race

Kevin Kishore Kaul, a Kashmiri Pandit who came to South Dakota on a student visa 30 years ago, is among a crowded field of candidates betting that California would be forced to hold a recall election in 202.

Jun 12, 2021

Two cops, two civilians killed in Sopore terror attack [Details]

Terrorists attack police party on COVID duty; deceased civilians are poor vendors

Jun 12, 2021

After Covid vaccination, Nashik man claims he developed magnetic powers; Memes surface on Twitter

The doctors from Nashik Municipal Corporation have said that they will take a closer look into the matter, while PIB clarified that vaccines do not make people magnetic

Jun 12, 2021

Survivors turning saviours: An inspiring story from Uttarakhand

Survivors turning saviours: Here's an inspiring story from Uttarakhand

For Dehradun-based social entrepreneur Sachin Upadhyay, a Covid-19 survivor, revealed that two weeks as a Covid patient were the worst in his life the isolation, loss of physical strength, constant inflow of distressing news of illness and deaths.

Jun 12, 2021

French Open: Tsitsipas in first Slam final after Zverev slugfest (Ld)

French Open: Tsitsipas in first Slam final after Zverev slugfest as Djokovic defeats Nadal to reach final

Stefanos Tsitsipas became the youngest man to make it to a Grand Slam title round since Briton Andy Murray at the 2010 Australian Open when the 22-year-old from Greece overcame a fighting Alexander Zverev of Germany 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 4-6, 6-3 at the French Open on Friday.

Jun 12, 2021

G7 leaders grapple with pandemic recovery as summit kicks off ( credit : DPA)

G7 leaders grapple with vaccine shortage, pandemic recovery as 3-day summit kicks off

Leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) economic powers opened a three-day summit in an English seaside village on Friday, focused on pandemic recovery, including plans for equitable access to vaccines and financial support to build vaccine production sites around the world.

Jun 12, 2021

Massive fire breaks out at Lajpat Nagar Market in Delhi, 16 fire tenders rushed to the spot

Although the cause of the fire could not be immediately ascertained, the fire broke out in the morning at a clothing showroom in the central market of the area

Jun 12, 2021

Indonesia's Mt. Merapi erupts, spews hot clouds up to 2 km into sky

Indonesia's most active volcano, Mount Merapi has emitted hot clouds three times up to 2 km into the sky from its peak, according to the Geological Disaster Technology Research and Development Centre.

Jun 12, 2021

Indian-origin journalist wins Pulitzer Prize for exposing China's Muslim detention camps

Indian-origin journalist Megha Rajagopalan has won the US' top journalism award, the Pulitzer Prize, for innovative investigative reports harnessing satellite technology that exposed China's mass detention camps for Muslim Uighurs and other minority ethnicites.

Jun 12, 2021

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India

GST council slashes rates on Covid items; Vaccine remains taxed at 5%

Sunflower Movie Review: Quirky but screenplay lacks focus

Karnataka court dismisses plea, allows CCI probe against Amazon, Flipkart

Double century in Sri Ganganagar: Both petrol and diesel cross Rs 100 per litre

Shaadisthan Movie Review: Shoddy storytelling fails to keep grip on plot

Flipkart joins Telangana Govt's project to send "Medicines from Sky" using drones

Indian American Kevin Kishore Kaul readying for California Governor's race

Two cops, two civilians killed in Sopore terror attack [Details]

After Covid vaccination, Nashik man claims he developed magnetic powers; Memes surface on Twitter

Survivors turning saviours: Here's an inspiring story from Uttarakhand

French Open: Tsitsipas in first Slam final after Zverev slugfest as Djokovic defeats Nadal to reach final

G7 leaders grapple with vaccine shortage, pandemic recovery as 3-day summit kicks off

Massive fire breaks out at Lajpat Nagar Market in Delhi, 16 fire tenders rushed to the spot

Indonesia's Mt. Merapi erupts, spews hot clouds up to 2 km into sky

Indian-origin journalist wins Pulitzer Prize for exposing China's Muslim detention camps

Ranveer Singh touches Sanjay Leela Bhansali's feet; Sara Ali Khan, Aditi Rao Hydari radiate in ethnic outfits at reception

Omar lambasts "arrogant" Congress after BJP's historic victory; Mehbooba reacts [details]

BJP leads in 53 seats, crosses majority mark in Chhattisgarh