Tag: in India
Tax Regime GST Comes Into Effect
At the stroke of midnight hour of July 1, President Pranab Mukherjee and Prime Minister Narendra Modi touched a button together and launched the "historic" Goods and Services Tax (GST).....
US Expects Pakistan To Counter Militants: Diplomat
US expects Islamabad to take quick action to show support in countering militants in Afghanistan and bring the Taliban to the negotiating table, a senior American diplomat has said.....
Crimes In India In 2016 Increased 2.6 Per Cent: NCRB
Major crimes like rape, kidnappings and abduction, crime against women and crime against children increased across the country by 2.6 per cent in 2016 over the previous year, the National Crime Record Bureau (NCRB) said in its latest report on Thursday. ....
Court Holds Pandher, Koli Guilty In Rape-murder Case
A CBI court here on Thursday held businessman Maninder Singh Pandher and his aide Surendra Koli guilty in the rape and murder of housemaid Anjali in 2006. ....
Sachin Tendulkar Bats For Sports On Social Media
A day after being forced to leave the Rajya Sabha without making his debut speech, batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar on Friday took to social media to speak on the overall environment of sports in India.....
Apple Joins Malala Fund To Empower Girls In India, World
Aiming to empower girl education in India and other countries, Apple on Monday announced support for the Malala Fund -- led by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai -- which is focused on advocating every girl's right to 12 years of free, safe and quality education.....
Muslim Board Rules Out Compromise On Babri Masjid
The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), the apex body of Indian Muslims, on Friday ruled out any compromise on Babri Masjid, rejecting a proposal by one of its members Maulana Salman Nadvi reportedly supporting construction of Ram temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya.....
Campaign Against Terror Not Aimed At Any Religion: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the campaign against terrorism and extremism was not aimed at any religion but against a mindset that was misleading the youth to harm innocent people.....
Our Aim Is Social Justice: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday set the goal to achieve social justice in India. He said the nation already has manpower, skill and resources, all it needs is to work on mission mode to bring about the positive change.....
NGOs Working Among Muslims Filling State's Space, Yet Isolated: Ansari
NGOs working among the Muslims in India are filling the space left vacant by the state but they remain isolated despite the dream of a new India by 2022 held out by the Narendra Modi government, former Vice President Hamid Ansari said on Tuesday.....
