Washington President Donald Trump’s temporary ban on refugees and travelers from six mainly Muslim countries came into effect late Thursday, after the Supreme Court allowed it following a five month battle with rights groups. The Trump administration says the ban is necessary to block terrorists from entering the country, but immigrant advocates charge that it illegally singles out Muslims. The […]
» Read moreWelcoming the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1, President Pranab Mukherjee on Thursday thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on the introduction of a single tax for the 130 crore people in the country. Mr. Mukherjee, who was addressing a Global Summit organised by The Institute of Cost Accountants of India in […]
» Read moreElection for the post of Vice President will be held on August 5, the Election Commission of India said on Thursday. Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi said notification for the election would be issued on July 4 and nominations could be submitted by July 18. The scrutiny would take place on July 19 and the last date for withdrawal of […]
» Read moreA day after Union Cabinet gave its nod for divestment of Air India, low-cost airline IndiGo formally showed interest in buying stakes in the national carrier. “We have received an unsolicited expression of interest from IndiGo on (buying stakes in) Air India,” Civil Aviation Secretary R.N. Choubey told reporters in New Delhi. IndiGo’s president and whole-time director Aditya Ghosh wrote […]
» Read moreStudents from Uttarakhand’s University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) have made India proud by winning the first position at the global aerospace competition CanSat held in Texas, US, this year. Team Astral, Indian team, has been participating in CanSat competition since 2013 and this year they left behind 39 teams from across the world to secure no. 1 ranking […]
» Read moreMumbai blasts convict Mustafa Dossa died in Mumbai on Wednesday, a day after the CBI sought the death penalty for him and another perpetrator. Dossa was admitted to Mumbai’s JJ Hospital on Tuesday after he complained of chest pain. He is also said to have suffered from hypertension and diabetes. “Dossa was admitted to the jail ward of the hospital […]
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