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Pakistan court suspends one-year jail sentence of 2 senior JuD leaders

LAHORE: A Pakistani court on Thursday suspended a one-year jail sentence of two senior leaders of the Jamaat-ud-Dawah and close aides of mastermind of...

Faceless scrutiny, appeals to ease taxpayers’ compliance burden, increase fairness in tax system: FM

New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the faceless tax scrutiny assessment and appeal would help ease compliance burden of taxpayers and...

I-T officers to be fair, courteous; taxpayers should be honest, compliant: Charter

New Delhi: The tax department has committed to treat every taxpayer as honest, unless proven otherwise, and provide fair, courteous and reasonable treatment, according...

Production down, Darjeeling tea industry in ‘bad shape’: Planters’ body

Kolkata: The Darjeeling tea industry is in "bad shape" as the production has been severely hit due to phases of lockdown and excessive rain...

Gold rises marginally by Rs 11, silver jumps Rs 1,554

New Delhi: Gold prices rose marginally by Rs 11 to Rs 53,132 per 10 gram in the national capital on Thursday following a rally...

SpiceJet offers automated customer service and check-in facility on WhatsApp

New Delhi: SpiceJet said on Thursday its automated customer service and check-in facility is available on WhatsApp in addition to its website and mobile...

30th anniversary of first ton Sialkot: sowed seeds of Manchester hundred, says Tendulkar

NEW DELHI: Test-saving hundreds have become extinct now but Sachin Tendulkar carved out one such innings exactly 30 years ago, the seeds of which...

NCA Injury Surveillance Report: Most cricketers suffered from shoulder and knee problems in 2019-20

NEW DELHI: A majority of India's domestic cricketers endured shoulder or knee injuries during the season gone by, says the first ever 'Injury Surveillance Report'...

Langer advises young sportspersons to stay away from social media

MELBOURNE: Australian head coach Justin Langer has one piece of advice for young sportspersons across the world: stay away from social media. With the...

President Trump says UAE to open diplomatic ties with Israel

Dubai: President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties as part of...

Security beefed up in Kashmir ahead of Independence Day

Srinagar: Security has been beefed up in Kashmir ahead of Independence Day as full dress rehearsal was held in Srinagar and various district headquarters...

Biden, Harris shred Trump’s White House record in first joint appearance as running mates

Washington: Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden made a maiden public appearance with his running mate Kamala Harris on Wednesday during which the Indian-American shredded...

Sonia, Rahul seek withdrawal of EIA 2020

New Delhi: Congress leaders Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi on Thursday accused the government of dismantling India's environment rules and demanded that the draft...

Chief of Ram temple trust Mahant Nritya Gopal Das tests positive for COVID-19

Lucknow:The head of the Ram temple trust, Mahant Nritya Gopal Das (80), has tested positive for COVID-19, officials said on Thursday. Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister...

PM unveils faceless tax scrutiny; faceless appeals to start from Sept 25

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled faceless tax scrutiny and appeal and urged people to pay their due taxes and contribute...

Record single-day spike of 66,999 cases pushes India’s COVID-19 tally to 23,96,637; death toll 47,033

New Delhi: With a record single-day increase of 66,999 cases, India's COVID-19 tally mounted to 23,96,637 on Thursday, while the number of patients who have...

Sans proper data Russian Covid-19 vaccine’s efficacy, safety unknown: CCMB chief

HYDERABAD: The efficacy and safety levels of the vaccine developed by Russia for treating Covid-19 patients is not predictable in the absence of data,...

Scientists sceptical about Russia’s vaccine, cite lack of evidence for efficacy

New Delhi: Responding with scepticism to Russia's approval of a COVID-19 vaccine, several scientists around the world, including in India, suggest it hasn't been...

Facilitate resolution of the Kashmir issue: Pak to US

Islamabad: Pakistan and the US have reviewed their bilateral relationship as top officials from the two countries took part in a virtual conference during...

3 killed after police open fire to quell mob in Bengaluru

Bengaluru: At least three people were killed after police opened fire to quell a mob that went on a rampage, irked over a social...

Myanmar bars Rohingya Muslim candidate from election

DHAKA: A Rohingya Muslim has been barred from standing in Myanmar’s upcoming election, in a decision decried by rights groups as discriminatory and a...

Covid-19: 60,963 fresh cases take India’s tally to 23,29,638

NEW DELHI: India's Covid-19 tally went past 23 lakh on Wednesday, with a single day increase of 60,963 cases, while the recoveries surged to...

Plea in SC seeks commission for inquiry into mismanagement of Covid-19 pandemic

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Friday a plea which has sought a direction to the Centre to appoint a...

Covid-19: SC seeks response from Centre on plea to ban disinfection tunnels

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre on a PIL seeking an immediate ban on use, installation, production and advertisement...

PM to launch ‘transparent taxation’ platform

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday will unveil the next phase of direct tax reforms aimed at easing compliance and rewarding honest...

GST intelligence detects over Rs 17 cr tax evasion by cement manufacturer in MP

Bhopal: The GST intelligence officials have detected over Rs 17 crore tax evasion by a major cement manufacturer in Satna and arrested one of...

Gold plunges Rs 1,228, silver tanks Rs 5,172

New Delhi: Gold prices tanked Rs 1,228 to Rs 52,946 per 10 gram in the national capital on Wednesday due to recovery in dollar...

Rupee drops 5 paise to 74.83 against dollar on weak IIP data

Mumbai: The rupee declined by 5 paise to close at 74.83 against the US dollar on Wednesday due to losses in equity markets and...

Edu-tech company Unacademy picks bid papers, set to fight for IPL title sponsorship rights

NEW DELHI: Education technology company Unacademy, which is already one of IPL's sponsors, is eyeing the league's title sponsorship rights now and is set...

Expect Dhoni to be part of CSK in 2021 and 2022 IPLs: CEO Viswanathan

NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings CEO Kasi Vishwanathan feels their talisman Mahendra Singh Dhoni, who has not played any competitive cricket since last year's...

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