Tag: IS
Kejriwal Questions Credibility Of EC's 'open Challenge' To Hack EVMs
Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday questioned the credibility of the "open challenge" by the Election Commission (EC) to hack its electronic voting machines (EVMs).....
Enforcement Directorate Raids Tax Professionals, CAs In Delhi
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Thursday conducted massive searches against tax professionals and chartered accountants (CAs) here as part of its ongoing operation against shell companies, an official said.....
Service Tax To Move Up From 15% To 18% Under GST: Hasmukh Adhia
Services sector is likely to attract a higher tax rate of 18 per cent from the current 15 per cent under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, thus making services "slightly" more expensive, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has said.....
Lakhimpur: How Communalism Is Creeping Up On A Peaceful UP Town
Salim Siddiqui, 65, who fixes motorcycles in a Hindu majority area here, the headquarters of the state's largest district of Lakhimpur-Kheri, feels the town lost its innocence since it witnessed its first communal brawl about a month back -- which also spread to surrounding areas.....
RBI Comes Out With New Corrective Action Plan For Banks
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday said capital, asset quality and profitability would be the basis of the Prompt Corrective Action (PCA) framework on which the banks would be monitored and has defined three kinds of risk thresholds.....
US Drops 'mother Of All Bombs' To Hit IS In Afghanistan
The US military on Thursday dropped a massive GBU-43 bomb, also known as the "mother of all bombs", in eastern Afghanistan against a series of caves used by the Islamic State.....
Warship INS Chennai Makes Maiden Visit To Chennai
India's guided missile destroyer INS Chennai arrived in Chennai on Saturday on her maiden visit, the Defence Ministry said.....
2 Secret Service Officers Fired Over White House Breach
Two US Secret Service officers were fired over a March 10 security breach in which a man climbed over the White House fence and remained on the grounds undetected for over 15 minutes, security officials told. ....
Martin Scorsese Honours Late Cinematographer
Filmmaker Martin Scorsese has paid tribute to his longtime friend and collaborator Michael Ballhaus, who passed away at the age of 81 earlier this week after a short illness.....
UP To Train 6,005 Child Labourers In Lucknow
The Uttar Pradesh government is working on an ambitious scheme to train and make child labourers employment ready, an official said on Friday. ....
