FM Nirmala Sitharaman chairs the 57th meeting of GST Council. Rate changes will now be an annual feature, says Sitharaman NEW DELHI: Finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday announced a faceless system for 2 lakh central GST payers operating in multiple states, following up on rate rationalisation and process reforms undertaken by the Centre and…
Govt allows registration of flex-fuel vehicles running on 85% to 100% ethanol-blended petrol NEW DELHI: Government on Monday notified a change in Central Motor Vehicles Rules, allowing flex-fuel vehicles that can run on upto 100% ethanol blended petrol. This comes barely months before some of the car manufacturers are set to launch their E100 models.An…
In a striking ocean experiment, scientists released 75 kilograms of rhodamine dye into the Atlantic Ocean south of Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, to watch how water moves and mixes beneath the surface. The experiment, conducted on August 16–17, 2018, showed that the dye spread readily within the ocean’s upper mixed layer but crossed into the denser…
Asian Games 2026 Day 5 Live Updates: India added two more medals to its Asian Games 2026 tally on Day 6 as Satnam Singh and Salman Khan secured bronze in the men’s double sculls, finishing third in 6:13.25 after a close battle with Uzbekistan. Roshibina Devi then claimed silver in the women’s 60kg wushu event…
India’s Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa Vinod Kochalumkal and Ashi Chouksey secured the silver medal in the women’s 50m rifle 3 positions team event at the Asian Games 2026. (Image: IANS) India’s shooters continued their medal-winning run at the Asian Games as Tilottama Sen, Vidarsa K. Vinod and Ashi Chouksey combined to clinch silver in the women’s…
Mayank Yadav finished with three wickets in three overs but conceded 36 runs at an economy rate of 12.00. (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Mayank Yadav’s fiery opening spell was one of the positives for India in their second T20I against the West Indies in Ranchi on Friday. The fast bowler regularly clocked speeds above…
The MDR will have to be borne by merchants. Larger retailers, online platforms and restaurants, among others, may choose to absorb the cost. The National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) on Tuesday announced a 0.4% merchant discount rate (MDR) on UPI transactions above Rs 2,000, subject to an overall cap of Rs 300. For utility…
The bench examined the additional evidence submitted by the man, including banking records and documents. (Image for representative purpose only) A man bought a residential property along with his wife and father. However, he did not file his income tax return for the year.The tax department opened his case for reassessment and adding Rs 55.2…
Raoni Barcelos has climbed to No. 8 in the latest Meta UFC rankings. Raoni Barcelos has been waiting almost nine years for a UFC main event. When he finally gets one on Saturday, the 39-year-old Brazilian will share the cage with a fighter 18 years younger than him and ranked alongside him in the bantamweight…
Zelenskyy has vowed to resume strikes on Russian oil refineries after Moscow continued attacking Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, despite pressure from Trump to halt attacks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said Kyiv will resume strikes on Russian oil refineries after Moscow targeted Kyiv infrastructure, declaring an end to its pause on energy attacks despite pressure from…
