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May 19, 2017 6:39 AM

Indian Army gets M777 howitzers 30 years after Bofors scandal

After a 30-year wait for new artillery guns since the Bofors scandal, the Indian Army has received the first two ultra light howitzers from the US yesterday. <br/><br/>This is a part of an order for 145 long-range guns which will be mostly deployed on borders. The M-777 A-2 ultra-light h...

May 18, 2017 9:13 PM

Swedish Minister Ann Linde holds talks with MoS Kiren Rijiju

Swedish Minister for EU Affairs and Trade Ann Linde today held delegation level talks with the Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju in New Delhi.<br/><br/>An official release said, during the meeting both the Ministers discussed various key issues including the threat of ISIS and radi...

May 18, 2017 9:03 PM

Indian Army takes delivery of two M777 A-2 Ultra Light Howitzers

The Army today took delivery of two M777 A-2 Ultra-Light Howitzers, ULH, which will be put through trails to prepare them for induction. <br/><br/>The ULH will have year long trails in preparation of firing tables - a calibration for target acquisition with various types of ammunition us...

May 18, 2017 8:37 PM

ED confiscates Rs 100-cr farm house of Mallya in Maharashtra

The ED today confiscated a Rs 100-crore worth beachside farm house in Maharashtra's Alibaug in Raigad district controlled by liquor businessman Vijay Mallya in connection with its money laundering probe against him.<br/><br/>The property, spread in 17 acres, was provisionally attach...

May 18, 2017 8:35 PM

Foodgrains to be cheaper under GST

Foodgrains will cost less from July 1 when the nation-wide Goods and Service Tax (GST) is rolled out as the GST Council today decided to exempt the daily-use commodities from the levy.<br/><br/>The GST rates for all 1,211 items but six were finalised at the first day of the two-day meeti...

May 18, 2017 8:19 PM

Can't give direction on liquor bottle warning, says HC

The Delhi High Court today refused to give a direction to increase the size of statutory warning on liquor bottles and packaging, saying it is in the realm of policy making.<br/><br/>A bench of Acting Chief Justice Gita Mittal and Justice Navin Chawla, however, directed the Food Safety a...

May 18, 2017 8:14 PM

Centre to open 94 new Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalyas

Centre will open 94 new Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalyas (KGBV) across the country for girl students belonging to minority and disadvantaged sections. <br/><br/>According to a senior HRD Ministry official, the new sanctioned schools are likely to start functioning by next<br/>year....

May 18, 2017 8:11 PM

GST Council approves 7 rules of GST: Jaitley

FM Arun Jaitley said the council approved seven rules of GST and that remaining two rules relating to transition and return are being vetted by a legal committee.<br/><br/>It was decided in meeting of the GST Council to fix tax rates for goods and services in Srinagar today. <br/>&...

May 18, 2017 7:35 PM

Supreme Court reserves verdict on triple talaq

The Supreme Court today asked Muslim bodies how can a practice like triple talaq be a matter of faith when they have been asserting that it is patriarchal, bad in theology and sinful.<br/><br/>A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Chief Justice J S Khehar also reserved its verdict on...

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