Haryana, Maharashtra to go to polls on Oct 21; counting on Oct 24

New Delhi (IANS) Assembly elections for the 288-member Maharashtra and 90-member Haryana assembly will be held on October 21, the Election Commission said on Saturday. The results will be declared on October 24.

Announcing the schedule of the…

Supply shortage sends onion prices soaring to 4-yr high

New Delhi (IANS) The spiralling onion prices due to supply shortage are proving difficult for the government to control.

Onion was quoted 25 per cent higher on Friday at Delhi's Azadpur Mandi, a major market of the Agriculture…

US to send troops to Saudi Arabia after attacks on oil sites

Washington (IANS) The US has announced plans to send military forces to Saudi Arabia in the wake of attacks against the country's oil infrastructure.

Secretary of Defence Mark Esper told reporters the deployment would be "defensive…

Centre-State showdown over hefty traffic fines, matter reaches the desk of Attorney General

New Delhi (IANS) Hefty fines imposed on traffic violations under the new Motor Vehicle (MV) Act has finally snowballed into a major showdown between state governments and the Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MORTH). The disagreement…

Fire breaks out at BSNL office in Cuttack

Cuttack (IANS) A fire broke out at Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited's (BSNL) office building in Odisha's Cuttack city on Friday affecting telecom services in the city and some other parts of the state.

No casualty was reported.…

Historic trade session ends with Sensex gaining 1,921 pts

Mumbai (IANS) Sensex closed Friday's session with an unprecedented 5.32 per cent advance as Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced yet another big ticket announcement to kickstart the economy.

Indian benchmark indices logged the…

Sensex surges over 1,500 pts after corporate tax cut announcement

Mumbai (IANS) BSE Sensex surged over 1,500 points on Friday after the government slashed corporate tax for domestic companies and new domestic manufacturing companies among other measures.

The Nifty50 on the National Stock Exchange also crossed…

Rising onion prices bring tears to eyes

New Delhi (IANS) Rising onion prices are once again bringing tears to the eyes of the people. In the last one week, the price of this vegetable has increased by 40-50 per cent.

In Delhi's Azadpur Mandi, the wholesale price…

FM announces tax bonanza for corporates, exchequer to take Rs 1.45L cr hit

New Delhi (IANS) In a major bonanza for corporates as part of measures to promote growth and investment, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday announced to slash corporate tax rate to 22 per cent for domestic companies and 15 per…

Rape accused BJP leader Chinmayanand arrested from UP ashram

Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh) (IANS) Former Union minister and senior BJP leader Chinmayanand was arrested on Friday morning from his Mumuksha Ashram here by the Special Investigating Team (SIT) probing the rape charges against him.
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