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Chidambaram wants to know why GST goals are changing

The former Union Minister's tweets came barely two days after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday hinted that the country might eventually have a single standard rate of GST, adding that the 28 per cent slab would soon be phased out, except on luxury and "sin goods".

Dec 26, 2018

Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel expands cabinet; 9 MLAs inducted

Governor Anandiben Patel administered the oath of office to the new ministers during a function held at the Police Parade Ground.

Dec 26, 2018

Rescue teams scramble to reach isolated tsunami-struck towns of Indonesia

Medical workers have warned that clean water and medicine supplies were running low -- stoking fears of a public health crisis -- as thousands of displaced survivors cram shelters and hospitals. Many were left homeless by the killer wave.

Dec 26, 2018

Hyderabad hospital vandalised after woman's death; kin alleges medical negligence [Video]

Gleneagles Global Hospital in Lakdikapul was ransacked by the family members of the deceased Shameen Begum alleging medical negligence. The violent mob destroyed the premises and damaged furniture of the hospital.

Dec 26, 2018

Chabahar deal: India formally takes over operations of strategic port

The move will heavily benefit landlocked Afghanistan for receiving aid from India after Pakistan denied access to the Indian supplies through its land.

Dec 25, 2018

Farmers issue and job creation for youth, Congress governments top agenda in Rajsthan: Pilot

Sachin Pilot, after the formation of the Rajasthan Cabinet, said work has begun and the government will start delivering on the promises made in the party's election manifesto.

Dec 25, 2018

Uttar Pradesh: 55-year-old mother shot dead by son

The incident occurred Monday night following an argument between accused Iqbal and his parents after he found out that his sister had been married off without informing him or his three siblings.

Dec 25, 2018

Nawaz Sharif shifted from Rawalpindi prison to Kot Lakhpat Jail in Lahore

At the same time, the judge found the former Pakistan PM innocent in another case of alleged corruption concerning the Flagship Investments firm in the UK for lack of evidence.

Dec 25, 2018

'Ninety percent farmers got benefit of loan waiver,' says Maharashtra BJP chief

Raosaheb Danve's statement came after Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray claimed at a rally in Pandharpur town of Solapur district on Monday that benefits of the government's crop insurance and debt waiver scheme have not reached cultivators.

Dec 25, 2018

IIMs to upgrade syllabus to help students have a 'hands-on' experience in industry

The IIMs wants the students to have a more hands-on learning experience. For this, the university is planning on incorporating role plays, experiential learning, live projects and interactive teaching sessions.

Dec 25, 2018

Indonesia tsunami: Death toll rises to 429 with 154 still missing as rain hampers rescue operations

According to the latest figures on Tuesday, 1,485 people were injured, 154 remained missing, while 16,082 people sought safety and shelter away from their houses.

Dec 25, 2018

25 guests, Rs 20,000 and a wedding to remember: Pakistan couple's low-key marriage wins hearts

A man from Karachi in Pakistan and his wife tied the knot on December 23, in the presence of just 25 guests on their terrace. Calling it "apni marzi ki shaadi," Rizwan, a photographer by profession, even made a thread about it on Twitter.

Dec 25, 2018

Harvard, Yale oppose Trump's new student visa rules

The period of unlawful presence will begin one day after the visa expires or one day after the individual's course is completed.

Dec 25, 2018

North Korea ordered to pay $500 million for wrongful death of US student Otto Warmbier

Otto died on June 19, 2017, after he was sent back to the US from North Korea in a state of coma. The American student had in 2016 visited Pyongyang as a tourist but was arrested and put in jail in the country.

Dec 25, 2018

Karnataka CM Kumaraswamy wants Mandya JD(S) leader's killers mercilessly shot dead [Video]

Honnalagere Prakash, a district-level member of the JD(S), was brutally murdered in Mandya on Monday evening.

Dec 25, 2018