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NEW DELHI: In a positive development days ahead of PM Narendra Modi’s visit to Manipur, the Centre, Manipur govt and Kuki-Zo insurgent groups are likely to reach an agreement on Thursday on extending the suspension of operations (SOO) among them. The SOO pact was signed in 2008 and renewed from time to time. However, it…

Harmeet Singh Pathan Majra (File Photo) PATIALA: Punjab Police’s Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) is leading the search for AAP MLA Harmeet Singh Pathanmajra, who released a video from an undisclosed location on Wednesday, denying any attack on the police team that had gone to arrest him at a relative’s home in Haryana’s Karnal district on…

Relentless rain across Himachal Pradesh, J&K, Punjab, and Haryana has killed at least 500 people this monsoon, with fresh landslides, flash floods, and collapsing houses claiming dozens more lives Tuesday night and Wednesday. Highways are blocked, rivers above danger mark, crops flattened, and thousands stranded as rain continued to pound the region.In Himachal, the toll…

MrBeast sparks frenzy with bold NFL takeover claim in YouTube video before Chargers vs Chiefs game (Image via Getty) MrBeast stars in a new fun video from YouTube. In it, he jokes about buying the NFL and giving each team a spot for YouTube creators. The video sets the stage for an exciting event: YouTube…

The GST Council has sanctioned the reduction to just two tax slabs of 5 per cent and 18 per cent, taking effect from September 22. (AI image) GST rates slashed for several items! Essential everyday items including roti/paratha, hair oil, ice creams and televisions are set to become cheaper, whilst personal health and life insurance…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi walk to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China. President Donald Trump last week doubled US tariffs on Indian goods to 50%, targeting New Delhi’s continued purchase of discounted Russian oil-a trade Washington says bankrolls Moscow’s war in Ukraine.But rather than isolating India…

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday said that he was open to a trilateral peace initiative involving US President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, but only if the talks were held in Moscow. Speaking in Beijing after attending a grand military parade alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping and North Korean leader Kim Jong…

NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday hailed the next-generation GST reforms, which he said would improve the lives of citizens and ensure ease of doing business for all, especially small traders and businesses.“During my Independence Day Speech, I had spoken about our intention to bring the Next-Generation reforms in GST. The Union Government…

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday announced sweeping Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cuts effective September 22. The GST revamp brings a majority of items in the 5% and 18% slabs, with several items now facing 0% or nil tax and some added to the 40% ‘sin tax’ slab.With GST cut on a lot…

The GST Council on Wednesday approved the creation of a new slab of 40% for sin and luxury goods, marking a significant change in the tax structure. While the date for its implementation will be announced later, the two other main slabs of 5% and 18% will come into effect from September 22.The highest slab…