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GST Bills Passage Fails To Cheer Indian Equities
The passage of a major tax reform in the country failed to cheer the Indian equity markets on Thursday. ....
22 Lakh Trucks To Stay Off Roads From Midnight
Around 22 lakh trucks are set to go off the roads after Thursday midnight in southern states. The truckers are protesting increase of insurance premium by 50 per cent. ....
Two Indians Kidnapped In South Sudan Released
Two Indian engineers abducted in South Sudan by rebels earlier this month have been released, following intervention by the Indian government.....
PM Reviews Progress Of 'Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana'
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday reviewed the progress of the "Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchai Yojana" (PMKSY), the flagship irrigation programme of the government, an official said.....
China Hopes New Delhi Will Cancel Dalai Lama's Activities In India: Envoy
China on Thursday expressed hope that India will take "effective measures" on the Dalai Lama's "activities" and cancel his proposed visit to Arunachal Pradesh next month.....
Security Heightened In J&K To Prevent Separatist Protests
Authorities made heavy deployments of security forces on Friday to prevent separatist-called protests here and in other parts of Jammu and Kashmir.....
Maoists Trigger Blast At Odisha Station Protesting PM's Visit
About 20 Maoists attacked a railway station in Odisha's Rayagada district protesting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the state on April 15, police said.....
Man Arrested For Selling 'artificial Eggs' In Kolkata
A shopkeeper was arrested here on Friday for allegedly selling "artificial eggs" to a woman, police said.....
Interest Rate On Small Saving Schemes Cut By 0.1%
The government on Friday lowered the interest rate on small saving schemes, including Public Provident Fund (PPF), by 0.1 per cent for the period between April 1 and June 30.....
Nearly 500 Arrested In Punjab's Crackdown On Drugs
Nearly 500 arrests have been made in the crackdown on drugs by the new government in Punjab in the past fortnight, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh said here on Friday.....
