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File photo of an IPL ticket featuring match between Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Cricket fans will now have to pay more to watch IPL matches from stadiums as the government has increased GST rates from 28% to 40%. This steep hike puts IPL tickets in the highest tax bracket alongside casinos and…

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday once again doubled down on tariffs he imposed on India while huffing at a reporter in the Oval Office. Fuming over a Polish reporter, who accused him of lacking punitive actions against Russian President Putin, Trump said that secondary sanctions on India have cost “hundreds of billions of dollars…

NEW DELHI: Congress on Thursday called the latest cuts on GST approved by the Centre as “8 years too late.”In a social media pot on X, former Union minister P Chidambaram said that the prevailing taxes should not have been introduced in the first place.“The GST rationalisation and the reduction in rates on a range…

A strange event involving an old man urinating close to an airplane on the runway at Bihar’s Darbhanga Airport has gone viral. The concerning incident occurred when a man in traditional white kurta-pajama attire was spotted squatting dangerously close to an aircraft on an active runway. The event was captured on video by the pilot…

AGRA: Tormented physically and mentally for years over dowry, a panic-stricken woman flung herself from the roof of their second-floor house after her husband allegedly tortured her and menacingly ordered her to “jump”. Archana, 35, luckily survived the fall, but suffered several fractures and is recovering in hospital.Though the incident happened on Aug 1 at…

NEW DELHI: As heavy discharge from Hathnikund barrage continued to push water levels up, Yamuna crossed the 207-metre mark in Delhi at 1pm Wednesday. By 10pm, it had swelled to 207.43m – the third highest level reached since systematic record-keeping began in 1963 – inundating numerous villages and areas such as Ring Road, parts of…

HSBC has a buy on Glenmark Pharma with the target price at Rs 2,380. After analysing the company’s annual report, analysts said that IGI, the company’s innovation arm, is set to be a self-funding unit, but they feel a steady debt reduction path is the key to show improved management execution. They also said that…

Florida is moving to break with decades of public health practice, aiming to become the first state in the country to end all vaccine mandates, including those for schoolchildren. The announcement came Wednesday from Florida Surgeon General Dr. Joseph A. Ladapo, standing alongside Gov. Ron DeSantis at an event in Valrico, near Tampa. Ladapo and…

NEW DELHI: SpiceJet on Thursday issued a travel advisory as heavy rains disrupted flight operations in Delhi. The airline cautioned passengers that weather conditions could lead to delays and cancellations across its network. “Due to bad weather in Delhi (DEL), all departures/arrivals and their consequential flights may be affected. Passengers are requested to keep a…