JAISALMER: With several states still not on board to waive goods and services tax (GST) on term insurance and slash the rate from 18% to 5% on health insurance, the all powerful GST Council may have to defer a call on the issue, which is of tremendous interest to the middle class.It is, however, likely…
BENGALURU: The e-commerce landscape in India is witnessing a convergence where quick commerce delivery services meet online retailers in their distinct ways. Major players such as Flipkart and Amazon ventured into 10-minute deliveries via small-format dark stores. At the same time, rapid-delivery specialists Swiggy, Blinkit, and Zepto are enlarging their warehouses to stock larger products,…
JAIPUR: An 800-metre stretch of the Jaipur-Ajmer National Highway near Bhankrota in the Rajasthan capital turned into a scene of unmitigated tragedy and devastation at dawn Friday after a collision between an LPG tanker and a truck set off a chain of explosions, killing 12 people, critically injuring at least 33, and leaving a row…
NEW DELHI: For a rich man, both marriage and divorce are costly affairs. An India-born American citizen, running a successful IT consultancy service in the US, realised this as he had to cough up Rs 500 crore as alimony to his first wife in Nov 2020 and has now been ordered by SC to pay…
NEW DELHI: Parliament’s winter session, adjourned sine die on Friday, was one of the most tumultuous in recent memory, characterised by violence, protests and a significant drop in productivity.Despite the disruptions, the session introduced the one nation, one election bills and the two Houses held a two-day debate on 75 years of the Constitution. The…
At least two people are dead and almost 60 have been injured after a car drove into a crowded Christmas market in the German city of Magdeburg in a suspected attack, according to local authorities. The suspected driver of the car, a 50-year-old doctor from Saudi Arabia who holds permanent residency in Germany has been…
NEW DELHI: The decks for a parliamentary scrutiny of the twin bills to roll out the one nation, one election (ONOE) project have been cleared with the constitution of a joint parliamentary committee (JPC) which will be headed by former law minister P P Chaudhary.Just before being adjourned sine die Friday, Parliament passed the motion…
NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing political tussle between BJP-led NDA and the opposition bloc over Ambedkar’s legacy, Janata Dal (United) on Friday hit back at Aam Aadmi Party after its convener Arvind Kejriwal advised Bihar CM Nitish Kumar to reflect on home minister Amit Shah’s comments on the Dalit icon.JD(U) working president Sanjay Jha reminded…
Arjun Erigaisi (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s top-ranked chess star Arjun Erigaisi has issued a public plea to expedite the return of his passport ahead of the prestigious World Rapid & Blitz Championships, set to take place in New York City from December 26-31. Erigaisi, currently ranked number one in India for rapid chess, took…
The controversy over Amit Shah’s Ambedkar remarks once again united the Congress and other opposition parties. (Photo/PTI) NEW DELHI: The winter session of Parliament saw differences within the INDIA bloc come to the fore with some regional parties differing openly with the Congress and some even questioning its leadership of the opposition alliance. The session…
