Mumbai: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered an FIR against Reliance Communications Ltd (RCOM), its director Anil D. Ambani, and others following a complaint by the State Bank of India (SBI) over an alleged loan fraud of ₹2,929.05 crore. According to the FIR, RCOM engaged in inter-company loan transactions amounting to ₹2,219 crore,...
A criminal complaint has been lodged in Delhi’s Rouse Avenue Court against former Congress president Sonia Gandhi, accusing her of using forged documents to obtain voter status before acquiring Indian citizenship. The complaint, filed by advocate Vikas Tripathi, raises questions about how Gandhi’s name appeared in the New Delhi parliamentary constituency’s voter list in 1981–82,...
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday lauded the recent GST reforms announced by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. Speaking to National Awardee teachers at his official residence on 7, Lok Kalyan Marg, PM Modi highlighted that the Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been made simpler, with tax slabs reduced to just 5%...
Islamabad: Months after India conducted Operation Sindoor in May 2025, Pakistan has reportedly begun reconstruction at its Nur Khan Air Base. Satellite imagery captured by US-based Maxar Technologies and circulating on social media shows ongoing rebuilding activities at the heavily damaged airbase. The images, captured on Wednesday, reveal groundwork and structural work inside the airbase...
In its 56th meeting (September 3–4, 2025), the GST Council, led by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, rolled out a dramatic rationalisation of India’s GST structure. The existing four-tier system (5%, 12%, 18%, 28%) has been condensed into two core slabs — 5% and 18%, alongside a dedicated 40% “sin-and-luxury” tax for select demerit goods. These...
In a landmark move, the 56th GST Council—chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman—has approved a streamlined dual-slab Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure of 5% and 18%, effectively abolishing the existing 12% and 28% tax brackets. The decision, reached during the Council’s two-day meeting from September 3 to 4, has been hailed as one...
In a striking display of North Korea’s obsession with secrecy, a viral video has captured aides of Kim Jong Un meticulously scrubbing down every surface the leader touched after his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing. The footage, widely shared on social media, showed Kim’s staff wiping his chair, armrests, and even...
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s school education has undergone a major transformation under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, addressing decades of neglect and systemic challenges. Prior to 2017, many schools lacked basic facilities such as libraries, sports infrastructure, digital resources, and well-trained teachers, particularly in rural areas where children were deprived of even essential reading materials. Outdated supervision...
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Galaxy Hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after his health worsened during a five-day hunger strike in Mumbai. Patil had been fasting to demand quota benefits for the Maratha community. Late Tuesday night, he was rushed to the hospital after showing...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will engage with top global semiconductor CEOs on Wednesday during a high-level roundtable at the Semicon India 2025 conference, reinforcing India’s vision of becoming a global semiconductor manufacturing and innovation hub. The event is being held in New Delhi from September 2 to 4, attracting industry leaders from across the world....