A four-year-old boy has been killed after a speeding car, driven by a 19-year-old man, hit him in Mumbai, police said today. The accident took place near the Ambedkar College in the Wadala area. Police said the family of the victim, identified as Ayush Laxman Kinvade, lives on the footpath and his father is a…
Chillai Kalan, the 40-day period of harshest winter, commenced in Kashmir on Saturday with Srinagar experiencing its coldest December night in five decades at minus 8.5 degrees Celsius, according to the meteorological department. Minimum temperatures dropped several notches below the freezing point in other parts of the valley as well. In Srinagar, the temperature came…
Amid the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) campaign for Assembly polls, Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena visited some areas in Delhi today and pointed to the “hellish living conditions” there. Sharing visuals of open drains and residents complaining of huge power bills, Mr Saxena urged AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal and Chief Minister Atishi to visit these areas…
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday reiterated India can “never” permit others to have a veto on its choices. Addressing a function in Mumbai virtually, Mr Jaishankar also said “Bharat” – a Sanskrit word that refers to India – will do whatever is right in the national interest and for the global good without…
A 20-year-old woman from Himachal Pradesh has been killed after a four-storey building collapsed in Punjab’s Mohali district on Saturday. The victim, identified as Drishti Verma from Theog, was rescued from the rubble in critical condition and was rushed to Sohana Hospital but died of her injuries, officials said. At least five people are said…
The goods and services tax council on Saturday decided to levy an 18 per cent GST on margin value on the sale of used electric vehicles by businesses and agreed to keep jet fuel (ATF) out of the ‘one-nation-one-tax’ regime. The GST Council in its 55th meeting also decided to clarify on taxability of popcorn,…
A thick blanket of smog is hovering over two metropolitan cities, Delhi and Mumbai, as the air quality dipped amid cold wave conditions. The Air Quality Index (AQI) in the national capital stood at 386 in the ‘very poor’ category for the second consecutive day on Sunday morning, while in Mumbai, it was 176 in…
Despite police permission being denied, top Telugu actor Allu Arjun visited the theatre here where ‘Pushpa-2’ was screened on December 4, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy charged on Saturday. However, the allegation was refuted by the top actor. Even after the death of a woman in a stampede, the actor did not leave the…
Seven Indians were injured in the Christmas market attack in Germany, sources said today. Three of them have been discharged from hospital, they said, adding the Indian Embassy is in touch with all the injured Indians. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) in a statement said India condemns the “horrific and senseless attack at the…
From reducing GST rate on fortified rice kernel (FRK) to fully exempt GST on gene therapy, the 55th GST Council meeting, chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Saturday made some key recommendations to provide relief to individuals and businesses. The Council recommended exemption of GST on contributions by general insurance companies from third-party…
