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August 18, 2017 2:00 PM

SC directs Karti Chidambaram to appear before CBI on August 23

The Supreme Court today directed Karti Chidambaram, son of former Union minister P Chidambaram, to appear before investigators at the CBI headquarters in New Delhi on the coming wednesday for questioning in a corruption case. The bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice DY Chandrachud a...

August 18, 2017 1:58 PM

Vice President Naidu condemns terrorist attack in Barcelona

Vice President M. Venkaiah Naidu has condemned the terrorist attack in Barcelona, Spain. In a message, he said, there can be no justification for such barbaric and reprehensible acts and terrorism is the biggest menace humanity is facing today. He said, international terrorism can only be defeated b...

August 18, 2017 1:57 PM

TRAI raises penalty on telecom operators to Rs 5 lakh for poor mobile service

Tightening regulations, telecom regulator TRAI today raised the penalty on telecom operators to 5 lakh rupees for poor mobile service quality, including call drops. The regulator will also now measure call drops on the basis of data collected on the performance of telecom towers and not from area of...

August 18, 2017 1:51 PM

India's relation with ASEAN is of love: Sushma Swaraj

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said that India&apos;s relation with ASEAN is of love. Addressing the concluding session of the India ASEAN Youth Summit in Bhopal, she said that Ramayana and Buddhism connect India and ASEAN countries. <br/><br/>Ms Swaraj said that the messa...

August 18, 2017 1:18 PM

FM Jaitley urges states CM to reduce VAT on petroleum products

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has written to state chief ministers urging the States to reduce burden of Value Added Tax (VAT) on Petroleum Products used as inputs in making of goods after the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST).<br/><br/>The letter by Finance Minister highlight...

August 18, 2017 1:07 PM

FM Jaitley urges states CMs to reduce VAT on petroleum products

Finance minister Arun Jaitley has written to state chief ministers urging the States to reduce burden of Value Added Tax (VAT) on Petroleum Products used as inputs in making of goods after the introduction of Goods and Services Tax (GST).<br/><br/>The letter by Finance Minister highlight...

August 18, 2017 12:35 PM

Infosys CEO, Managing Director Vishal Sikka resigns

CEO and managing director of India&apos;s second largest software export firm Infosys, Vishal Sikka, has resigned. UB Pravin Rao, chief operating officer of the company, will step in as interim CEO and managing director. Sikka has been retained as the executive vice-chairman.<br/><br/>In...

August 18, 2017 11:45 AM

Amit Shah arrives in Bhopal on 3 day visit to Madhya Pradesh

BJP president Amit Shah arrived in Bhopal today on a three-day visit to Madhya Pradesh. He was received by Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan and party leaders at Bhopal's Raja Bhoj Airport.<br/><br/>Mr Shah will attend a series of meetings with party leaders during his three-day ...

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