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Academic activities to resume at Chittagong University on Sunday

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- Chittagong University will resume regular academic activities from Sunday following a clash between students and local residents. The university administration issued a notice ... Read More


'Double dose for country's support and growth': PM Modi hails GST 2.0 reforms

India, Sept. 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday hailed the GST 2.0 reforms as a 'double dose' for the country's economy, saying that the taxation has become even more simple and beneficial ... Read More


Double dose for country's support and growth: PM Modi hails GST reforms

India, Sept. 4 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the Union Government, along with the states, had taken a "big and significant decision", making the Goods and Services Tax (GST) mo... Read More


EU envoy holds talks with Jamaat chief in Dhaka

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- European Union Ambassador Charles Whiteley has met Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman as Bangladesh gears up for another political transition with the next general election. ... 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


'Wait for a true GST 2.0 continues', says Congress

India, Sept. 4 -- A day after Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman-headed GST Council approved a complete overhaul of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, an unimpressed Congress termed it "GST 1.5... Read More


Minister Yusuf confirms protest victims get financial compensation

Jakarta, Sept. 4 -- Social Affairs Minister Saifullah Yusuf confirmed that financial compensation has started to be disbursed to victims of the recent protests that erupted in various cities in Indone... Read More


Bangladesh logs 3 more dengue deaths as hospitalisations top 33,000

Bangladesh, Sept. 4 -- Bangladesh has recorded 363 new hospitalisations from dengue fever over the past 24 hours, bringing the total number admitted with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease this year to ... Read More


Bidya Bhandari's re-entry issue will overshadow UML's statute convention, leaders say

Kathmandu, Sept. 4 -- If it had taken place as announced, the CPN-UML's central committee meeting would have been held on Friday. The meeting was called to endorse the statute draft to be presented at... Read More


Breakout stocks to buy or sell: Sumeet Bagadia recommends five shares to buy today after GST Council Meeting

New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- The Indian stock market saw robust buying across sectors, driven by optimism surrounding a possible GST slab rationalisation. The Sensex ended the session 410 points higher, or ... Read More