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'Congress even taxed children's toffees': PM Modi slams Opposition for criticising GST overhaul

India, Sept. 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attacked the Opposition Congress, claiming that they taxed almost everything from daily essentials to food and medicine. This comes after th... Read More


Giorgio Armani, fashion icon who redefined modern elegance, dies at 91

Milan, Sept. 4 -- Giorgio Armani, the Italian designer who transformed minimalist elegance into a global fashion empire, has died at 91, his fashion house confirmed. Armani passed away at home, endin... Read More


Former RBI Governor Urjit Patel appointed IMF Executive Director for 3-yr term

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Former Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel has been named Executive Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a three-year tenure, the government announced on ... Read More


Opposition resistance drags GST Council into late-night standoff before 'GST 2.0' breakthrough: Report

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- The GST Council meeting on Wednesday was expected to wrap up in the usual manner, but it turned into a lengthy standoff fraught with confrontation as opposition-ruled states resi... Read More


Satellite images show Pakistan rebuilding Nur Khan base hit by Indian in Operation Sindoor

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Fresh satellite imagery has revealed reconstruction activity at Pakistan's Nur Khan airbase in Rawalpindi, nearly four months after India struck it during Operation Sindoor. The... Read More


Mamata Banerjee says govt considering options to appoint 'tainted teachers' as Group C staff

Kolkata/IBNS, Sept. 4 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday said her government is exploring options to accommodate the teachers, who have been identified as "tainted" in the recru... Read More


Manipur: Kukis open key NH-02 highway; Centre renews SoO pact with insurgent groups

Imphal, Sept. 4 -- In a significant development ahead of a possible visit by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Manipur, the Kuki Zo Council (KZC), representing sections of the Kuki and Zomi tribes, has ... Read More


Warner Bros. Discovery announces Reality Ranis of the Jungle Season 2

India, Sept. 4 -- The trailer of Warner Bros. Discovery's 'Reality Ranis of the Jungle' Season 2 has been unveiled. The all-female survival reality show has expanded its terrain, moving from the jung... Read More


Mamata calls Modi-Shah-BJP 'chor' amid ruckus in Assembly, multiple BJP MLAs including chief whip suspended and injured

Kolkata/IBNS, Sept. 4 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raised the "vote chor" slogans in the assembly while several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs including chief whip Shankar Ghosh we... Read More


Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan appears before ED in illegal betting app case

New Delhi/IBNS, Sept. 4 -- Former Indian cricketer Shikhar Dhawan on Thursday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the probe into the illegal betting app case, media rep... Read More