More healthcare services may come under GST net

New Delhi (IANS) The government may bring certain healthcare services under the GST net, touching upon a sensitive area, as it looks to give a leg up to revenue mobilisation hit hard in the ongoing economic slowdown.

Official sources said the…

Campaigning for fourth phase in Jharkhand ends

Ranchi (IANS) Campaigning for the fourth phase of polling for 15 assembly seats spread over four districts in Jharkhand drew to a close on Saturday evening.

In the fourth phase, there are a total of 221 candidates including 23 women in the…

BJP ready to 'compromise' with Shiv Sena for CAA

Nashik (Maharashtra) (IANS) The Maharashtra Bharatiya Janata Party is ready to make any "political compromise" with the Shiv Sena if the latter encountered problems with allies - the NCP and the Congress, in implementing the Citizenship Amendment…

I am not Rahul Savarkar, I won't apologise: Rahul

New Delhi (IANS) Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday refused to apologise over his "Rape in India" remark and mocked Sangh ideologue V.D. Savarkar and said, "I am not Rahul Savarkar and I will not apologise for speaking the truth".

PSA on Farooq Abdullah extended by 3 months

Srinagar (IANS) Public Safety Act (PSA) on former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Farooq Abdullah has been extended by three months till March 14, 2020.

The PSA was slapped on Abdullah, who continues to be in detention at his Gupkar residence…

Curfew relaxed in Guwahati as situation improves in Assam

Guwahati (IANS) The curfew, enforced in Guwahati due to the volatile protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, was relaxed for seven hours since 9 a.m. on Saturday, as the situation improved in Assam.

With the prohibitory orders relaxed…

Anti-CAA protesters torch railway stations, block roads in Bengal

Kolkata (IANS) Violence broke out in West Bengal on Friday against the Citizenship Amendment Act as also a possible NRC exercise as protesters vandalised and set fire to railway stations, and squatted on the tracks and highways, disrupting train services…

7th Economic Census expected to be complete by March 2020

New Delhi (IANS) The 7th Economic Census, which is being conducted nationwide through common services centres (CSCs), is expected to be completed by March 2020, Central Statistics Office Director General (Social Statistics) A.K. Sadhu said on Friday.…

Centre moots Article 371 in lieu of 370 for J&K

Srinagar (IANS) A new dispensation may be afoot in Jammu & Kashmir with the Centre proposing granting of Article 371 as compensation for the abrogation of Article 370.

Under Article 371, the Constitution provides special provisions for all…

Govt's stimulus report card says FDI inflow at record level

New Delhi (IANS) The Finance Ministry on Friday presented a status report on the impact of the recently announced stimulus measures and said that FDI inflows rose exponentially during the first half of the fiscal FY19-20.

According to the ministry,…