The heroin seizure in Gujarat that had its impact on a Chennai middle class apartment

Chennai (IANS) The residents of middle class Govardhan Giri Apartments in Chennai's Kolapakkam are now wary.

For they are seeing a lot of visitors these days - media, probe agency officials - after the seizure of huge heroin in Gujarat's…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

Rave party bust: SRK's son Aryan arrested, sent to 1 day NCB custody

Mumbai (IANS) Aryan Khan, the son of Bollywood mega-star Shah Rukh Khan, was on Sunday arrested by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on charges of consumption, sale, and purchase of narcotic drugs, and sent to one day custody of the anti-drug agency,…