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Phone makers seek 13% GST cut amid weak local demand

India, Sept. 15 -- Mobile phone industry body India Cellular and Electronics Association (ICEA) has written to the Government seeking a reduction in GST on mobile phones to 5 per cent from the current... Read More


Goyal meets Chinese commerce minister, discusses trade ties

India, Sept. 15 -- Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has met his Chinese counterpart Wang Wentao and discussed ways to boost trade and economic ties between the two countries. "Met with Wang... Read More


Sonowal asks officials to map vacant port land

India, Sept. 15 -- Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday asked officials to develop a comprehensive database of vacant land at major ports, so that adequate land is available for future expan... Read More


Xi, Modi agree India, China should be partners: Wang Yi

India, Sept. 15 -- President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi have reached a "most important consensus" during their meeting on the margins of the BRICS summit that China and India should b... Read More


Houthis launch fresh attacks on Saudi

India, Sept. 15 -- The conflict in Yemen intensified on Sunday, as government forces launched attacks against Iran-backed Houthi rebels along the Red Sea and Houthis fired into neighbouring Saudi Arab... Read More


RBI Governor Malhotra calls on Finance Minister Sitharaman

India, Sept. 15 -- Reserve Bank of India Governor Sanjay Malhotra met Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday. "Sanjay Malhotra, Governor-@RBI calls on @nsitharaman," the office of the finance ... Read More


Delhi court reserves order on bail plea of Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj

India, Sept. 15 -- A Delhi court on Monday reserved for September 15 its order on the bail plea of Hindutva influencer Swatantra Bhardwaj in connection with the alleged assault on the father of a stud... Read More


Goa nightclub fire case: Three accused surrender before Mapusa court

India, Sept. 15 -- The three main accused in the Birch by Romeo Lane nightclub fire surrendered before a Goa court on Monday, two weeks after the Supreme Court rejected their pleas challenging the can... Read More


BRICS and India's magnet question

India, Sept. 15 -- BRICS New Delhi declaration promises value addition to resource-rich countries. The question is who will teach them to separate what they mine Inside the 45 pages that BRICS leader... Read More


After 13 years, Tejpal starts serving his sentence

India, Sept. 15 -- Tarun Tejpal, the former editor-in-chief of Tehelka magazine, surrendered on Monday at the Additional Sessions Court in Mapusa, Goa. He was taken into custody to start his 10-year p... Read More