India
Govt Hikes Duty on Solar Invertors, Lamps; Holds Back BCD on Equipment in Budget
According to the budget speech, exemption to all items of machinery, instruments, appliances, components or auxiliary equipment for setting up of solar power generation projects is being rescinded.
Global Shares Up After Vaccine Maker Boosts Europe Supplies
Global stock markets rose Monday after coronavirus vaccine maker AstraZeneca agreed to increase supplies to Europe amid rising worries about the disease.
News18 Afternoon Digest: Nirmala Sitharaman Carries 'Made in India' Tab for First-Ever Paperless Budget; Myanmar’s Aung San Suu Kyi Detained as Military Stages Coup and Other Stories
Here are the top stories we are covering this afternoon: Budgeting for New Normal: Nirmala Sitharaman Carries 'Made in India' Tab for First-Ever Paperless Budget; Budget 2021 Expectations: Health Insurance Benefits To Income Tax Deductions, What Middle Cl...
Housing Society Watchman Held for Stalking 14-year-old Girl in Mumbai
Police was approached by members of the housing society who had seen the 40-year-old watchman stalking the teen several times, an official said.
Govt May Postpone Census, Population Register to 2022 Due to Covid-19: Report
The central government had issued a notification last year stating that the first phase of the House Listing & Housing Census and the National Population Register (NPR) updation exercise will be completed under April 1 to September 30, 2020.
England Better Sub-continental Travellers But India Will Be Challenging - Ramiz Raja
Former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja believes that England have traditionally been a better travelling team to the sub-continent and their strategy to club the earlier-postponed Sri Lanka Test series with India is an impressive move.
RBI Likely to Maintain Status Quo on Interest Rate, Say Experts
The six-member MPC headed by RBI Governor is scheduled to meet for three days starting February 3. The resolution meeting would be announced on February 5.
News18 Afternoon Digest: Saw Tricolour Being Insulted on R-Day, Says PM Modi in 1st 'Mann ki Baat' of 2021, Rajib Banerjee and 4 Other Former TMC Leaders Join BJP
Here are the top stories we are covering this afternoon: Saw Tricolour Being Insulted on R-Day, Says PM Modi in 1st 'Mann ki Baat' of 2021; Wants India to Take Inspiration from Padma Awardees, Virat Kohli in Line to Surpass MS Dhoni as Most Successful Ski...
Energy Drink Can Used for Israel Embassy Blast, Probe Team Suspects; 'Odd' Explosives Mix Casts More Doubt
The NSG team had visited the spot for post-blast analysis, findings of which will be shared with the Delhi Police team investigating the case.
Relief for Serum Institute of India as Court Rejects Trademark-violation Plea Over 'Covishield'
On January 4, Cutis-Biotech, a pharmaceutical firm, filed a suit in the civil court claiming it was a prior user of the brand name Covishield, and sought to restrain SII from using the name.
Delhi HC Rejects Judicial Officer's Plea Challenging Removal From Office on Sexual Harassment Charges
The officer had been charged with sexually harassing a woman working at the Dwarka District court in 2016, where he was posted as an additional judge.
UP Govt Begins Preparations for 'Ganga Aarti' at 1,100 Places from Bijnor to Ballia
There will now be a 'Ganga Aarti' (ritual of offering prayers to the Ganges river) held at Kashi and Prayagraj, among nearly 1,100 places in Uttar Pradesh. For this, the Yogi government is going to build 1,038 new 'Aarti' platforms from Bijnor to Ballia.
Vacancy, Inadequate Infrastructure in Consumer Fora Deprive Citizens of Grievance Redressal: SC
The apex court said this while hearing a plea that has raised the issue of alleged inaction by governments in appointing the president, members and staff in the district and state consumer disputes redressal commissions and the lack of adequate infrastruc...
India vs England: Ravindra Jadeja's Absence Will Buoy Joe Root & Co - Mark Butcher
Mark Butcher believes that the absence of Ravindra Jadeja, who adds a 'different dimension' to India's bowling, will be something of a relief to the visitors.
India Slashes Base Import Price Of Crude Palm Oil By $36 Per Tonne
India slashed the base import price of crude palm oil by $36 to $1,013 per tonne, the government said in a statement late on Friday.
Allahabad HC Stays Arrest Of 'Mirzapur' Makers Farhan Akhtar, Ritesh Sidhwani
The Allahabad High Court on Friday stayed the arrest of producers of "Mirzapur" web series -- Farhan Akhtar and Ritesh Sidhwani -- in connection with a first information report that accused them of improper and indecent portrayal of the town Mirzapur and...