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Small stores on slow track in passing on GST rate reduction

NEW DELHI, Oct. 22 -- It has been nearly a month since the government's latest Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cuts came into effect, but chances are some packaged goods may still be sold at old pri... Read More


The Jio tariff hike everyone expected isn't coming-yet

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd, India's largest telecom operator by market share, has no immediate plan to increase mobile phone tariffs, belying market expectations. It has instead c... Read More


Keppel buys 49% stake in Cleantech, takes control

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Singapore's Keppel Ltd has bought energy major Shell Plc's 49% stake in pan-Asian solar developer Cleantech Solar in a deal valuing the equity at around $200 million, taking full... Read More


Power, realty fire even as capex engine cools

mumbai, Oct. 22 -- While corporate India remains flush with capital, new investments are not keeping pace. The pattern of declining investments is well known, with data from the Centre for Monitoring ... Read More


Two youths die after head-on collision of bikes in Meerut

Meerut, Oct. 22 -- Two youths died while another got critically injured after their bikes collided head on near the Block Development Office on the Parikshitgarh-Meerut road, late Sunday night. Police... Read More


Meerut's AQI rises to 'severe' category post Diwali

Meerut, Oct. 22 -- The city lit up with celebrations on Diwali night, but the joyous burst of fireworks came with a choking reminder of pollution. Despite restrictions, banned firecrackers were set of... Read More


Azam Khan links Diwali message to call for communal peace

LUCKNOW, Oct. 22 -- Reflecting on the festival of Diwali, Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan said, "Diyas don't burn, they glow. They remove hatred and spread light," urging calm amid recent communal te... Read More


CBI probe sought after 54-year-sealed Banke Bihari temple's 'Toshkhana' yields 'little'

AGRA, Oct. 22 -- After a two-day search at the Banke Bihari Temple in Vrindavan, a sealed room, popularly known as the 'Toshkhana', which had remained locked since 1971, has intensified calls for a Ce... Read More


k'taka hc tells police not to 'harass' ola ceo over suicide case

Bengaluru, Oct. 22 -- The Karnataka high court has directed the Bengaluru police not to harass Ola CEO Bhavish Aggarwal and others in connection with an abetment to suicide case registered earlier thi... Read More


Bursting the green myth

India, Oct. 22 -- An analysis of Delhi's pollution monitoring stations on the night of Diwali showed that the hourly PM2.5 levels in the city this year touched an average of 786, the highest since 202... Read More