GST rolled out to save business class from red-tape: Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on October 7 hailed the sweeping changes in the GST to give relief to small and medium businesses, saying his government does not want the country’s business class to get caught in red-tape.
Congress welcomes GST rate changes but says structural issues remain unresolved
A day after the GST Council announced major changes to rates on a range of goods and services, the Congress party said the Narendra Modi government has been forced to do so because of the current economic downslide.
No need for NIA probe in Hadiya case, Kerala tells SC
The Pinarayi Vijayan government in Kerala rejected the claims made by the Centre's National Investigation Agency (NIA) in the Supreme Court that the Hadiya case, involving the alleged conversion of a Hindu woman to Islam and her marriage to a Muslim man, is part of a “pattern” of religious conversions and radicalisation happening in the southern State.
Naxals use children to fight in Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand: UN
The United Nations has received reports of Naxalites using children to fight in Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand and of terrorists burning at least 30 schools in Kashmir last year, according to Secretary-General Antonio Guterres.
Filmmaker Kundan Shah passes away
Veteran director Kundan Shah , best known for the dark comedy Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro , passed away at his home early on Saturday, family sources said. He was 69.
Shah passed away after suffering a heart attack, sources close to the family told PTI .
Kulbhushan Jadhav case: Pakistan prepares to file plea in ICJ
Pakistan has started the process to file its plea in response to India’s memorial (representation) submitted in the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against the death sentence of Indian national Kulbhushan Jadhav.
Congress Delhi unit passes resolution to elevate Rahul as party chief
The Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC) on October 7 passed a resolution in favour of All India Congress Committee vice-president Rahul Gandhi taking over as president from his mother Sonia Gandhi.
Sasikala visits husband Natarajan at Chennai hospital
Sidelined AIADMK leader V.K. Sasikala, out of jail on a five-day parole, on October 7 visited her husband M. Natarajan who is recovering at a hospital in Chennai after undergoing liver and kidney transplants.
Trending hashtags from Malayalees and what they mean
Kerala's netizens have time and again been in news for using creative hashtags and memes to react to various socio-political issues, as well as for trolling in the name of of some favourite actor or sportsperson . Many of these memes, derived from colloquial Malayalam usages or vernacular movie dialogues, make no sense to those outside the State. Here is a compilation of the few famous Malayalam hashtags and what they mean.
In pictures: The Chaitanya-Samantha wedding
One of Telugu cinema’s famous off-screen couples, actors Akkineni Naga Chaitanya and Samantha Ruth Prabhu tied the knot in an intimate wedding ceremony on Friday.
