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pan masala cess Bill to bolster health, defence spends clears LS

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- The proposed cess on pan masala is being levied with the objectives of strengthening national security initiatives such as the Mission Sudarshan Chakra (India's own Iron Dome-like... Read More


joint statement TAKES stance against terror

New delhi, Dec. 6 -- India and Russia on Friday backed an "uncompromising" global campaign against terror without "hidden agendas and double standards", with PM Narendra Modi emphasising that terroris... Read More


joint statement TAKES stance against terror

New delhi, Dec. 6 -- India and Russia on Friday backed an "uncompromising" global campaign against terror without "hidden agendas and double standards", with PM Narendra Modi emphasising that terroris... Read More


PM: Can reach $100-bn trade target before '30

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- India and Russia will cross the $100 billion bilateral trade target much before the appointed 2030 deadline, Prime Minister Narendra said on Friday after Russian President Vladimi... Read More


PM: Can reach $100-bn trade target before '30

New Delhi, Dec. 6 -- India and Russia will cross the $100 billion bilateral trade target much before the appointed 2030 deadline, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Friday after Russian President Vl... Read More


Israel's 'lost tribe' heads home with joy, gratitude

Aizawl, Dec. 6 -- The Kuki-Zo Jewish community in Northeast India and those members of it already in Israel are celebrating the Israeli government's approval to take remaining members of the Bnei Mena... Read More


RBI cuts repo rate by 25 bps to support 'Goldilocks' economy

NEW DELHI, Dec. 6 -- The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) reduced its policy rate on Friday in line with market expectations as benign inflation continues to provide space for monetary policy support to ec... Read More


ED attaches assets worth Rs.1,120 cr in Reliance home Finance case

NEW DELHI, Dec. 6 -- The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has provisionally attached fresh assets worth Rs.1,120 crore belonging to companies linked to the Reliance Anil Ambani Group in connection with al... Read More


Weak rupee puts foreign study costs under lens

mumbai, Dec. 6 -- The rupee's depreciation against the US dollar to a historic low is forcing students headed abroad for higher education to rethink how they fund their degrees. This comes at a time w... Read More


Simone Tata, Lakme Czarina, Noel's mother, passes away at 95

new delhi, Dec. 6 -- Simone Tata, 95, mother of Noel Tata and stepmother of former Tata Group chairman Ratan Tata, passed away early Friday. Tata was recovering from an illness and was brought to Mumb... Read More