Tag: EC
Council Likely To Meet To Approve UTGST
The Goods and Service Tax (GST) Council will meet on Thursday to discuss the remaining two draft laws -- UTGST (Union Territory GST) and sGST (state GST) -- to enable a likely rollout of the new indirect tax regime by July 1. ....
WhatsApp Brings Back Text 'Status' Feature
Soon after attracting backlash over its Snapchat-like 'Stories' feature, WhatsApp has revived its text 'Status' option while keeping its image-based replacement, a media report said. ....
Shivraj Not Being Shifted To Delhi: BJP
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will not be taking up any ministerial post in the Modi government, BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya has said.....
Two IS Suspects Arrested In Manipur
Assam Rifles have arrested two Islamic State suspects from a border town in Manipur, police sources said on Thursday.....
New Policy To Prioritise Health Investments, Says Nadda
Union Health Minister J.P. Nadda on Thursday said the new Health Policy 2017 prioritises investments and financing of health services. ....
SpaceX Launches EchoStar Communication Satellite
SpaceX on Thursday launched the EchoStar 23 communications satellite after high winds delayed a previous attempt.....
130 Chinese Agricultural Traders Evince Interest In India
Over 130 traders of agricultural products from China met Indian business representatives and have evinced interest in doing business here. ....
'India Strong Enough To Absorb US Fed Rate Hike'
The Indian economy is strong enough to absorb the impact of the US Federal Reserve's interest rate hike, the government said on Thursday.....
Resignation Has Nothing To Do With ICC-BCCI Functioning, Says Manohar
A day after stepping down as independent chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC), Shashank Manohar on Thursday said his resignation had nothing to do with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) as speculated in various sections of media.....
12 Top Bureaucrats Transferred; Punjab Gets New Chief Secretary
Within hours of assuming office, the Congress government in Punjab on Thursday ordered transfers and postings of 12 top bureaucrats, appointing 1984-batch IAS officer Karan Avtar Singh as the new Chief Secretary.....
