Revival of gas power plants to boost consumption: Pradhan

New Delhi, Oct 10:  Oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said revival of 25 GW stranded gas-based capacity can push consumption of ...

Godhra verdict: Gujarat H C commutes death penalty of 11 convicts to life imprisonment

The Gujarat High Court today pronounced the verdict in 2002 Godhra train carnage. The High Court commuted the death penalty of 11 ...

Gap between popular and alternate cinema is reducing: Ajay

Mumbai, Oct 8:  Actor Ajay Devgn, who has dabbled in both commercial and alternative cinema, says the gap between the two is ...

GST Council to continue rationalising rates: Shukla

New Delhi, Oct 8: The GST Council will continue to rationalise rates going forward and the highest tax slab of 28 per cent would be ...

Merkel confirms ready to govern with liberals and Greens

Dresden (Germany), Oct 8: German Chancellor Angela Merkel confirmed today she would start talks with liberals and Greens to try to ...

GST relief for SMEs, exporters; tax rates on 27 items cut

New Delhi, Oct 7: Three months after the rollout of the new indirect tax regime, the GST Council today made sweeping changes to give ...

Experts hail SC collegium’s decision to publicise proceedings

New Delhi, Oct 7:  Legal experts  welcomed the Supreme Court collegium’s decision to make public its proceedings on ...

International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons awarded 2017 Nobel Prize in Peace

ICAN is a coalition of non-governmental organisations from nearly 100 different countries around the globe. The 2017 Nobel Peace ...

Opposition rejects simultaneous polls

Most Opposition parties responded negatively to Election Commissioner O.P. Rawat’s assertion on Wednesday that the Election ...