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Amendment to Taxation Act, Payment and Settlement Systems Act get President's assent

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- President Droupadi Murmu has given her assent to the Taxation and Other Laws (Amendment) Act, 2026, and another law to amend the Payment and Settlement Systems Act of 2007. The b... Read More


Ex-Ram Temple official Champat Rai gets clean chit in donation theft case weeks after resignation

Ayodhya, Aug. 18 -- Former Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra Trust general secretary Champat Rai and former trustee Anil Mishra have been cleared by the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the ... Read More


TMC MP Mahua Moitra moves privilege notice over late-night order to vacate WB circuit house

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra moved a privilege notice before Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla against three senior officials, alleging a serious breach of protocol and contemptuo... Read More


AAP alleges Delhi Police 'kidnapped' MLA Kuldeep Kumar amid protest over sanitation worker's death

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday alleged that Delhi Police took its Kondli MLA Kuldeep Kumar to an undisclosed location early in the morning while he was supporting sanitation work... Read More


India, US must address friction points, work on predictable taxation: Ambassador Gor

Mumbai, Aug. 18 -- US Ambassador Sergio Gor on Tuesday said India and the US must address friction points as true partners and work on predictable taxation and regulatory frameworks to allow business ... Read More


India's economic growth to slow to 6.8% in FY27 amid West Asia crisis, El Nino impact

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- India Ratings & Research on Tuesday projected India's GDP growth to slow down to 6.8 per cent in the current fiscal year, as against 7.6 per cent in the previous year, citing ris... Read More


Dipke gets offer from Union minister to join BJP-led NDA faction

New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- Union minister Ramdas Athawale has invited Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke to join the Republican Party of India (Athawale), which is part of the BJP-led Natio... Read More


PM Modi a 'U-turn ustad', wants to sabotage caste census: Congress

India, Aug. 18 -- The Congress on Tuesday alleged that the Modi government wants to sabotage the caste census and asked why the 2027 census does not include a drop-down menu for selecting castes, desp... Read More


Stock markets decline in early trade as crude oil jumps to $91 per barrel

Mumbai, Aug. 18 -- Market benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Tuesday as elevated crude oil prices and rising tensions in West Asia weighed heavily on investors' sentiment. T... Read More


8 labourers killed, 32 injured as pickup truck collides with dumper in MP's Bhind

India, Aug. 18 -- Eight labourers were killed and 32 others injured after their pickup vehicle collided with a dumper truck in Madhya Pradesh's Bhind district early Tuesday, police said. The accident ... Read More