NEW DELHI: The government is working on a proposal to incentivise digital transactions by providing cashbacks to businesses and price benefits to consumers, a source said. As per the proposal being worked out by the Revenue Department, consumers paying through the digital mode would be offered a discount over the maximum retail price (MRP). The […]
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After signing nuclear deal Iran ‘brazenly lying’, says Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu
Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu, addressing the nation Monday night, April 30, revealed that proofs of Iran’s deceit were provided by Israeli intelligence which, in an amazing feat, got hold of Iran’s secret Atomic Archive. Revealing their content for the first time in public, Netanyahu said the Archive contained 100,000 incriminating Iranian documents, charts, presentations, photos and […]
Speak on Congress’ achievements for 15 minutes: PM Modi’s challenge to Rahul Gandhi
New Delhi With the Karnataka Assembly election 2018 fast approaching, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has launched a campaign blitzkrieg in the poll-bound southern state, to add heft to the Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP’s) efforts to unseat the Siddaramaiah-led Congress government. In the first of his three rallies scheduled for Tuesday, the prime minister addressed the public in the Chamarajanagara […]
Oil PSUs freeze petrol, diesel prices ahead of Karnataka polls
New Delhi A fortnight before Karnataka goes to polls, PSU oil firms have stopped revising petrol and diesel prices This is despite the benchmark international rate for petrol going up from USD 78.84 per barrel, which was used for raising the price to Rs 74.63 a litre on April 24, to USD 80.56 now, according […]
ICC World Cup 2019 all set, England will be hosting the world tournament
New Delhi The International Cricket Council on Thursday confirmed the full schedule of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019, which will be staged in England and Wales from May 30 to July 14. England will open the tournament at The Oval on May 30 when they will take on South Africa, while Australia will launch their title defence on […]
Raging – Indian Government To Rent Out Red Fort To Dalmia Group & Guess What?
Conservation of heritage monuments is a way too serious matter to be handed over to a corporate company or to a generalist bureaucrat. Recently, Government’s decision to hand over Red Fort maintenance to Bharat Dalmia Group and providing of basic facilities like drinking water, restaurant, tactile paths, clean toilets etc in exchange of Rs. 25 […]
Kabul Double suicide bombing kills 25, including eight journalists
Kabul A coordinated double suicide bombing by the Islamic State group hit central Kabul this morning, killing at least 25 people, including eight journalists, officials said. An AFP photographer and a cameraman for a local TV station were among the fatalities, the police said. At least 45 people were wounded in the twin attacks, according to Kabul police spokesman, Hashmat Stanekzai, who […]
Back in form Ajay Jayaram, Sourabh Verma looking forward to give their best at New Zealand Open
Auckland After recovering from their respective injuries, Indian shuttlers Ajay Jayaram and Sourabh Verma will look to regain touch and form when they compete at the USD 150,000 New Zealand Super 300 tournament starting on Tuesday. Jayaram, who returned to action at the China Masters early this month after recovering from a hamstring injury that […]
Markets open in green, Nifty crosses 10,700
New Delhi: Stock markets opened in green on Monday with the NSE Nifty crossing 10,700 amidst healthy buying in banking, auto and FMCG stocks. The broader Nifty50 of the NSE was trading 27.15 points or 0.25 per cent higher at 10,719.45 points minutes into the trading while the BSE Sensex traded at 35,116.33 points — […]
Blasts rock Kabul: Second blast hits same spot as first, as victims were getting help; 25 killed, 45 injured
Two blasts shook Afghanistan’s capital Kabul on Monday morning. Officiaos have said 25 have been killed in the blasts and 45 injured, which happened at the same spot. The second blast claimed more lives and caused more injuries as it happened about 20 minutes after the first one. Many of those who were injured or […]