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Muslims too don’t want mosque at Ayodhya site: RSS leader

India April 24, 2017 at 4:15 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Apr 24 Pitching for the construction of a Ram temple in Ayodhya, senior RSS leader Indresh Kumar today claimed that Muslims themselves do not want a mosque to be built at the disputed site as it will be “unholy” for them. “Muslims will never accept such a mosqueRead More

54% turnout in Delhi civic polls, AAP cries foul over ‘faulty EVMs’

54% turnout in Delhi civic polls, AAP cries foul over ‘faulty EVMs’

Breaking news, India, Latest headlines April 23, 2017 at 6:48 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, April 23 The national capital on Sunday recorded a turnout of around 54 per cent in the municipal polls amid complaints of faulty EVMs, with AAP convener and Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal leading the charge. AAP spokesperson Richa Pandey Mishra claimed people had to go back from manyRead More

GST Implementation Will Boost India’s Growth, Says FM Arun Jaitley

GST Implementation Will Boost India’s Growth, Says FM Arun Jaitley

India April 23, 2017 at 6:47 pm 0 comments

Washington: India continues to be the fastest growing major economy in the world and its growth will accelerate further due to factors like implementation of GST, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said. The minister also said the scrapping of old Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes will increase tax compliance andRead More

PM Modi Asks States to Make Speedy Arrangements for GST Rollout

India April 23, 2017 at 6:46 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the states should make legislative arrangements “without delay” for GST rollout from July 1. Delivering the closing remarks at the third meeting of the Governing Council of Niti Aayog, he also urged states, local governments and NGOs to decide goals forRead More

Tamil Nadu Farmers Call Off Delhi Protest Till May 25

India April 23, 2017 at 6:46 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: Farmers from Tamil Nadu who have been on protest sit-in here for the past 40 days, on Sunday announced suspension of their demonstration till May 25 after they met state Chief Minister K. Palaniswami. During the meeting, Palaniswami assured the farmers of his help and said that heRead More

Poll Panel to Buy 16,15,000 VVPATs From Central PSUs BEL and ECIL

India April 23, 2017 at 6:45 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has issued a letter of intent to purchase 16,15,000 Voter Verifiable Paper Audit Trails (VVPATs) at an estimated cost of Rs 3,173.47 crore during 2017-18 and 2018-19 from central PSUs BEL and ECIL, an official statement said on Sunday. According to theRead More

Government must be enabler, not regulator: Modi

Government must be enabler, not regulator: Modi

Breaking news, India, Latest headlines April 21, 2017 at 4:15 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Apr 21 Stressing the importance of competition, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that with changing dynamics, the government needs to change its role from being a regulator to an enabler. “Things have changed vastly in the last 15-20 years. Earlier, government was everything. General public dependedRead More

Service charge on hotel and restaurant bills; govt issues guidelines

Service charge on hotel and restaurant bills; govt issues guidelines

India April 21, 2017 at 4:14 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: Food and Consumer Affairs Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Friday said that service charge in restaurants is totally voluntary and not mandatory. Paswan in a series of tweets said that government has approved guidelines on Service Charge. Hotels, restaurants should not decide how much service charge is toRead More

Red, blue beacons removed from all EC vehicles

India April 21, 2017 at 4:13 pm 0 comments

New Delhi, Apr 21 Red and blue beacons were today removed from all vehicles of the Election Commission days after the Union Cabinet decided to end the practice, a perceived symbol of VIP culture. A commission spokesperson said all beacons have been removed from all poll panel vehicles. The UnionRead More

Govt Doesn’t Care For Widows of This Country, Says Supreme Court

Govt Doesn’t Care For Widows of This Country, Says Supreme Court

India April 21, 2017 at 4:11 pm 0 comments

New Delhi: In a stinging remark, the Supreme Court on Friday said when it passes some directions, it is claimed that the courts are “trying to run the government”, which does not want to act. “You (government) do not want to do it and when we say anything, you sayRead More