Mamata secures CM's post, wins with a record margin

Kolkata (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the by-election in Bhabanipur assembly constituency in South Kolkata defeated her nearest rival Priyanka Tibrewal of BJP by a record margin of 58,832 votes. Previously Banerjee had the record…

Petroleum taxes to take govt's excise collections to historic high levels in FY22

New Delhi (IANS) Petroleum taxes are set to give big bonanza to the government in FY22 as the recovering economy and improved demand is set to increase its excise collections over the highest ever level reported in pandemic hit FY21.

As per…

NCB likely to arrest 8 including SRK's son Aryan in drug case

New Delhi (IANS) Eight people, including Aryan Khan -- the son of Bollywood megastar Shah Rukh Khan and producer Gauri Khan, who were detained from a rave party aboard a luxury cruise liner in Mumbai on Saturday, are likely to be arrested in a drug…

Cruise ship rave party bust: NCB probes mega-star SRK's son

Mumbai (IANS) In a sensational weekend development, Aryan Khan - the son of Bollywood mega-star Shah Rukh Khan and producer Gauri Khan - is among at least 8 youngsters being probed by the Narcotics Control Bureau on Sunday, a day afer it bust a rave…

Mamata heading towards huge victory in Bhabanipur

Kolkata (IANS) After the sixth round of counting, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is heading towards a huge victory from Bhabanipur assembly constituency in South Kolkata. In the other two constituencies - Jangipur and Samsergang- both…

AIADMK, DMK in close fight in TN rural local bodies elections

Chennai (IANS) With the nine districts of Tamil Nadu going for rural local body polls in two phases on October 6 and October 9, the state is witnessing a tough political battle between the AIADMK led front and the DMK led front.

The polls are…

Hope of breakthrough in decades old Naga peace talks before Christmas

Kohima (IANS) Involving the Chief Ministers of Assam and Nagaland, the renewed talks between the government and the NSCN (IM) would soon start in Delhi. All the stakeholders seem keen to achieve a breakthrough in the decades old Naga peace process…

Three-tier GST rate structure likely by next fiscal

New Delhi (IANS) The next few meetings of the GST Council would take the country's new indirect tax regime closer to the goal of providing a transparent tax system with minimal exemptions and fewer rates.

Sources working on the GST rate…

Worries mount over China's local govt debt bubble of $8.2tn

Beijing (IANS) The default troubles at the globes most indebted property development, Evergrande seem like small embers compared to the $8.2 trillion worth of China local government financing vehicles outstanding, Forbes reported.

Analysts…

Gen Rawat, Austin discuss expanding cooperation with regional partners

New York (IANS) India's Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat has met with US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin and discussed expanding multilateral cooperation with regional partners, according to Defence Department Spokesperson John Kirby.