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Indian manufacturers hail 10% customs duty on mobile phones

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Domestic smartphone players on Saturday hailed the government's decision to impose 10 per cent basic customs duty (BCD) on cellular mobile phones and specified parts like charger, batte

/ 1st July 2017
Equity markets turn sluggish on GST caution, global cues

Mumbai, July 1 (IANS) Caution ahead of the launch of the country's biggest indirect tax reform -- the Goods and Services Tax (GST) -- tightened the bear grip over the Indian equity markets, which settled in the

/ 1st July 2017
Government notifies Goods and Services Tax Identification Number rules

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The government has notified the rules related to Registration and Composition Scheme of Goods and Services Tax Identification Number (GSTIN) that came into effect from June 22, 2017.

/ 1st July 2017
Chidambaram attacks GST in its present form, says it will lead to inflation

Karaikudi (Tamil Nadu), July 1 (IANS) In a scathing attack on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) in its current form, senior Congress leader and former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Saturday said it will put

/ 1st July 2017
Top LeT militant killed in Anantnag

Srinagar, July 1 (IANS) In a major success, security forces on Saturday used explosives to blast a house in Anantnag district in Kashmir Valley killing two holed-up LeT militants, including top commander Bashir

/ 1st July 2017
Trump Times: TruModi bromance blips in la-la land!

(Washington Diary) Washington, July 1 (IANS) He came, he saw, he hugged and hugged again, but he couldn't conquer the Russia obsessed Yankee media. Narendra Modi's budding bromance with Donald Trump

/ 1st July 2017
For Modi, the real test will be taming 'gau rakshaks'

By Amulya Ganguli IANS | July 1 A year ago, the Prime Minister had admonished the gau rakshaks (cow vigilantes) in no uncertain terms. He did so again last Thursday, but even as he was speaking a mob was ki

/ 1st July 2017
Automakers, retailers lure customers with discounts as GST kicks in

MUMBAI, July 1 (Reuters) - Some of India's biggest automakers and retailers announced price cuts on Saturday as Asia's third-largest economy switched to a new nationwide sales tax at the stroke of midnight, rep

/ 1st July 2017
Obama urges end to division in childhood home Indonesia

JAKARTA, July 1 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Barack Obama urged Indonesians on Saturday to resist divisive politics based on race and religion, saying the world's most populous Muslim nation has a long his

/ 1st July 2017
Trump calls for firm response to North Korea, targets Seoul on trade

WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump called for a determined response to North Korea after talks with South Korea's President Moon Jae-in on Friday where he stressed the importance of thei

/ 1st July 2017
Germany shock favourites Spain to win Euro Under-21 title

KRAKOW, Poland, July 1 (Reuters) - Germany stunned title favourites Spain 1-0 with a looping first-half header from Mitchell Weiser to win the European Under-21 championship on Friday and earn their second titl

/ 1st July 2017
Gunman kills doctor, wounds six others in Bronx hospital rampage

NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - A doctor who had lost his job at a New York City hospital opened fire with an assault rifle inside the building on Friday, killing another physician and wounding six other people be

/ 1st July 2017
Trump to Senate Republicans: kill Obamacare now, replace later

WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump urged Republican senators in a tweet on Friday to repeal Obamacare immediately if they cannot agree on a new plan to replace it, muddying the waters as

/ 1st July 2017
GST a tribute to maturity, wisdom of India's democracy: President

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said that introduction of GST was a "momentous event" for the nation and "a tribute to the maturity and wisdom of India's democracy" while pointing

/ 1st July 2017
GST will chart new course for nation: Modi

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the Goods and Services Tax (GST) would help chart out a new course for the country and its roll-out should not be seen as the achievement of

/ 1st July 2017
Lionel Messi marries childhood sweetheart

Buenos Aires, July 1 (IANS) Argentine football star Lionel Messi has married his childhood sweetheart in his hometown Rosario. A civil ceremony for Messi, 30, and Antonela Roccuzzo, 29, was held at

/ 1st July 2017
China's Xi warns Hong Kong to toe the line as he swears in new leader

HONG KONG, July 1 (Reuters) - Chinese President Xi Jinping swore in Hong Kong's new leader on Saturday with a stark warning that Beijing will not tolerate any challenge to its authority in the divided city as i

/ 1st July 2017
GST rolls out past midnight from Central Hall of Parliament

New Delhi, July 1 (IANS) The Goods and Services Tax (GST), India's biggest tax reform since Independence, rolled out past midnight Friday in the precincts of the hallowed Central Hall of Parliament to usher in

/ 1st July 2017
‘Tackling with disasters need collective effort’

Kohima, June 30 (MExN): The Training of Trainers programme for Community First Responders on Disaster Management conducted by District Disaster Management Authority, Kohima in collaboration with the Civil Defen

Nagaland / 1st July 2017
Dimapur Music Festival...

Polar Lights performing on day one of the Dimapur Music Festival, which was held at Urban Hatt Dimapur on June 30. Photo by Manen Aier

/ 30th June 2017