GST: jewellery set to turn cheaper
The Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has said that the Tax Collected at Source(TCS) amount would be excluded from the value of goods while computing the Goods …
Read MoreIndia asks Saudi to invest in strategic oil storage
India has been seeking investment from Saudi Arabia to build strategic crude oil reserves.It will act as a buffer against volatility in oil prices and supply disruptions. Strategic crude oil …
Read MoreMay’s Brexit deal faces another defeat
British Prime Minister is set to face another Brexit deal defeat after two major eurosceptic factions in UK parliament have said that they would vote against her deal.It was because …
Read MoreThe mysterious disappearance of tigress F03
The Assam Forest Department has been unable to trap a Royal Bengal Tigress, named as F03. The tigress had strayed out the Orang National Park more than a year ago. …
Read MoreCloud seeding to be back in Karnataka for two monsoons
The Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department of Karnataka has called tenders for cloud seeding operations to enhance rainfall during the monsoons of 2019 and 2020. This decision for cloud …
Read MoreIn Assam’s tea state, an uphill battle against a killer brew
Recently, 168 people died in Golaghat and Jorhat districts of Assam after consuming illicit alcohol. Illicit alcohol is produced under unregulated circumstances and is often adulterated with chemicals like methanol, …
Read MoreNorth Koreans vote for Parliament with ‘single-minded unity’
Elections for the Supreme People’s Assembly has been recently held in North Korea. The Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) is a rubber-stamp body with no power. It is the only legislative …
Read MoreElection Commission ducks issue of greater VVPAT usage
The Chief Election Commissioner has said that committee on feasible threshold for VVPAT counting would submit its report before the conclusion of the Lok Sabha election 2019. The Election Commission …
Read MoreIndia puts off Pak visit for Indus basin inspection
A visit by the Indian team to Pakistan for inspection of projects in the Indus River Basin has been postponed. The visit was scheduled in March 2019. The Pakistani team …
Read MoreSukhois hobbled by lack of blast pens near LoC
According to a report,Sukhois(Su-30) couldn’t be stationed in forward areas near Line of Control(LOC) during Aerial Combat between India and Pakistan.It was because of bureaucratic delay in constructing ‘hard shelter’s …
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