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GST Council approves 28 pc tax on online gaming; clarifies on taxation of utility vehicle

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:45:50 S O Correspondent

Himachal Pradesh: Incessant rain, flash floods ravage Manali

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 11:29:33 S O Correspondent

Raging Yamuna nears all-time record level in Delhi

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 10:14:33 S O Correspondent

Allahabad HC sets up board to examine 25-week pregnant minor rape victim for abortion

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 10:02:01 S O Correspondent

The Allahabad High Court has said that a female cannot be forced to give birth to a child conceived as a result of a sexual assault as it would lead to "unexplainable miseries."

TMC resides in hearts of people: West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee on panchayat poll win

Wed, 12 Jul 2023 10:00:55 S O Correspondent

Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday thanked the people of West Bengal for the TMC's huge win in the panchayat elections. The counting for the election to the three-tier panchayat system, comprising zilla parishad, panchayat samiti and gram panchayat, was still underway.

Rain-battered north India counts its losses, rescue efforts gather pace

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 20:25:23 S O Correspondent

The rain ebbed in some places in north India and pelted down in others on Tuesday with at least seven more people dead and hundreds stranded as raging waters gushed through villages, towns and fields – from the desert state of Rajasthan to the hills of Himachal Pradesh.

"We hope Supreme Court decision comes soon": Omar Abdullah on pleas challenging abrogation of Article 370

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:53:22 S O Correspondent

National Conference leader Omar Abdullah on Tuesday hoped for early decision from Supreme Court on petitions challenging abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.

WB panchayat polls: TMC wins 8,232 seats, BJP secures 1,714 so far

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:48:48 S O Correspondent

As the counting progresses in West Bengal, Trinamool Congress maintained its early leads in the results of panchayat polls.

ISRO completes 'launch rehearsal' of Chandrayaan-3

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:41:45 S O Correspondent

The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Tuesday completed the 'launch rehearsal' for Chandrayaan-3 which will be launched on July 14 from Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota.

SC stays NGT order asking Delhi LG to head high-level committee on river Yamuna

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:39:34 S O Correspondent

The Supreme Court on Tuesday stayed a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order asking Delhi’s Lieutenant Governor to head a high-level committee constituted to deal with issues concerning rejuvenation of Yamuna river.

Bilkis Bano Case: SC Adjourns To July 17 Hearing Of Pleas Against Remission To Convicts

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 18:38:34 S O Correspondent

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned to July 17 the hearing of a batch of pleas challenging the remission granted last year to all the 11 convicts in the gang-rape case of Bilkis Bano and murder of seven of her family members during the 2002 post-Godhra Gujarat riots.

Such imposed uniformity...: AIMPLB writes to Telangana CM KCR on UCC

Tue, 11 Jul 2023 11:48:30 S O Correspondent

The political fallout to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong advocacy of the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) continued on Monday, as the All Indian Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) on Monday penned a letter to Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao saying that the central government's move to bring the legislation would be an "imposed uniformity" that will destroy the constitution and replace i