New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): In a significant verdict, the Supreme Court Thursday ruled that the recommendations of Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council are not binding on the Union and the states and only have a p
Chandigarh, May 19 (PTI): Soon after the Supreme Court imposed a one-year jail term on him in a 1988 road rage case, former Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu said on Thursday he "will submit to the
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): The knock-on effects of the Ukraine conflict have led to a sharp increase in costs of energy, food and commodities and it must be mitigated for the sake of developing countries, Externa
United Nations, May 19 (PTI): As the Ukraine conflict impacts the global GDP, India is projected to grow by 6.4 per cent in 2022, slower than the last year's 8.8 per cent but still the fastest-growing major
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): Calling out the West, India has said that food grains should not go the way of the Covid-19 vaccines as it voiced concern over hoarding, discrimination and the “unjustified increa
New Delhi, May 19 (PTI): The Supreme Court Thursday imposed a one-year sentence on cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu in a 1988 road rage case.
A bench of Justices A M Khanwilkar and S K Kaul all
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI): The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld several provisions of a statute under which the National Green Tribunal (NGT) was set up and ruled out a plea to have an NGT branch in every state
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI): Invoking its extraordinary power under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court Wednesday ordered the release of A G Perarivalan, who has served over 30 years in jail in the R
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI): The Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) on Wednesday suggested that the government should come out with a guaranteed employment scheme for the urban unemployed as w
Gandhinagar, May 18 (PTI): Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi on Wednesday said there is an attempt to reduce the number of entries of historical sites that a country can send to the UNESCO for inscription, and thi
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI): The Centre on Wednesday asked state governments to be better prepared during the monsoon so that losses due to natural disasters such as floods, cyclones, and landslides can be minimise
Bhubaneswar, May 17 (PTI): A sculpture of a lion was found during excavation for the controversial heritage corridor project in Puri, which could date back to the Ganga dynasty, the Archeological Survey of Indi
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI): India saw over 23.5 lakh premature deaths due to pollution of all types -- including 16.7 lakh fatalities caused by air pollution -- in 2019, the highest among all countries globally, a
Morbi (Guj), May 18 (PTI): At least 12 labourers were killed when a wall collapsed at a salt packaging factory in Gujarat's Morbi district on Wednesday, officials said.
The incident took place at Sagar S
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI): The Congress Wednesday expressed pain and disappointment over the release of Rajiv Gandhi assassination case convict A G Perarivalan, and slammed the government for creating "a sit
New delhi, May 17 (PTI): US Special Coordinator for Tibetan issues Uzra Zeya will travel to India and Nepal this week to deepen cooperation on human rights and democratic governance goals with the two nations,
New Delhi, May 17 (PTI): The Nationalist Congress Party's Pune city unit on Monday alleged an office-bearer of the party was assaulted by the Bharatiya Janata Party workers inside an auditorium during a fac
Lumbini, May 16 (PTI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday said he had an "excellent" meeting with Nepalese counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba in Lumbini - the birthplace of Gautam Buddha - and discuss
New Delhi, May 16 (PTI): The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Monday asked Rahul Gandhi to look at recent electoral history of regional parties putting up a strong fight against the BJP as it took a swipe at him for his
Srinagar, May 16 (PTI): Former Jammu and Kashmir chief ministers Farooq Abdullah and Mehbooba Mufti on Monday said an atmosphere of hate has been created in the country that is driving a wedge between various c