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GST council slashes rates on Covid items; Vaccine remains taxed at 5%

On Saturday, the GST Council resolved to reduce the rates of many Covid-relief items from 12 to 18 percent to 5%. The council agreed to follow the recommendations of the Group of Ministers, according to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman

Jun 12, 2021

Six Filipino workers accuse Pakistani diplomats in Geneva of human rights abuse

Employees have petitioned Switzerland's Justice Minister Karin Keller-Sutter and Foreign Minister Ignazio Cassis through SIT.

Jun 12, 2021

PAK says it wants peace; then sets up terrorist training camps near LoC amid ceasefire [details]

Military exercise 'Taskheer-e-Jabal' aims at training terrorists for infiltration into the Indian side.

Jun 11, 2021

'Posthumous privacy not permissible': HC quashes plea against films on Sushant

The Delhi High Court refused on Thursday to halt the distribution of "Nyay: The Justice," a film apparently based on the life of late Bollywood actor Sushant Singh Rajput. Rajput's father argued that the late actor has a right to publicity and privacy after his death.

Jun 11, 2021

Saliva effective than nasal swabs for detecting COVID-19; new technique to help in mass testing [details]

According to a new study, the addition of a single step before testing saliva samples using RT-PCR tests can improve their sensitivity and give accurate results, thereby, providing new hope for mass testing and surveillance of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus.

Jun 11, 2021

Adopt J&K model of door-to-door vaccination; Bombay HC to Centre

Vaccination drive launched by J&K has yielded encouraging results; several districts have already achieved 100% target in vaccinating 45 years plus group

Jun 11, 2021

CISF imposters dupe people of thousands of rupees; take advance payment, go into hiding

EXPOSED: Moving out sale a fraud; beware of ads by CISF imposters on FB, Olx [details]

IBTimes has discovered a fraud after many complaints from people who've been duped of thousands of rupees by a CISF imposter trying to sell his household items.

Jun 11, 2021

Sasikala insists she cannot be separated from AIADMK, triggers new row in party

Indicating further trouble to the AIADMK, its former interim General Secretary V.K. Sasikala has said, in a leaked audio message to an AIADMK functionary, that she cannot be separated from the party.

Jun 11, 2021

Covid Third Wave: Another deadly outbreak to happen in India due to this reason [details]

Amid the slow down of the second Covid pandemic wave, statistics indicate that Indians are slowly becoming reluctant to use face masks and sanitizers

Jun 11, 2021

Baba Ramdev says people should do these things to get double Covid protection

Baba Ramdev had recently claimed that 10,000 doctors have died after receiving Covid vaccination

Jun 11, 2021

French President Emmanuel Macron slapped in the face

Macron's slapper gets four-month jail sentence; reveals reason for slapping French prez [details]

In addition to the jail time, Damien Tarel, the attacker, also gets a 14-month suspended sentence and is banned from ever holding public office in France. Tarel is also not allowed to own weapons for five years.

Jun 10, 2021

In a bizarre move, centre asks states not to share data on vaccine stocks [details]

Amidst sharp criticism of its Wednesday order, the center today issued a clarification in which it argued that the order was issued to prevent commercial abuse of the data by other entities.

Jun 10, 2021

After chowmein, jeans, phones now leading to rapes; UP Women's Commission member sparks row

UP Women's Commission member also called for round-the-clock monitoring of girls since they talk to boys for hours on phones and later run away with them.

Jun 10, 2021

"Not against 5G, important message got lost in the noise": Juhi Chawla on 5G suit

Juhi Chawla says she is not against 5G technology but welcoming of it. Read more here.

Jun 10, 2021

Warmer temperatures not enough to prevent Covid spread: Study [Details]

Temperature and population density are the most critical elements determining how quickly the virus spreads, according to the study led by Imperial College London experts. Warmer weather isn't enough to stop it from spreading.

Jun 10, 2021

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Search Results for: public sector

GST council slashes rates on Covid items; Vaccine remains taxed at 5%

Six Filipino workers accuse Pakistani diplomats in Geneva of human rights abuse

PAK says it wants peace; then sets up terrorist training camps near LoC amid ceasefire [details]

'Posthumous privacy not permissible': HC quashes plea against films on Sushant

Saliva effective than nasal swabs for detecting COVID-19; new technique to help in mass testing [details]

Adopt J&K model of door-to-door vaccination; Bombay HC to Centre

EXPOSED: Moving out sale a fraud; beware of ads by CISF imposters on FB, Olx [details]

Sasikala insists she cannot be separated from AIADMK, triggers new row in party

Covid Third Wave: Another deadly outbreak to happen in India due to this reason [details]

Baba Ramdev says people should do these things to get double Covid protection

Macron's slapper gets four-month jail sentence; reveals reason for slapping French prez [details]

In a bizarre move, centre asks states not to share data on vaccine stocks [details]

After chowmein, jeans, phones now leading to rapes; UP Women's Commission member sparks row

"Not against 5G, important message got lost in the noise": Juhi Chawla on 5G suit

Warmer temperatures not enough to prevent Covid spread: Study [Details]

Time for India to follow suit? France, Germany, Netherlands, US banned use of EVMs [here's why]

Dhanush's Captain Miller has no buyers in Telugu states? Here's why

Deepika Padukone is a sight to behold in velvet gown; attends Academy Museum Gala with Selena Gomez, Dua Lip [see pics]