Exclusive

Publication

Byline

What India's tax reforms mean for consumers and businesses

India, Oct. 3 -- Since its rollout in July 2017, India's Goods and Services Tax (GST) has been both a bold experiment and a learning curve for the economy. Launched under the slogan "one nation, one t... Read More


Bihar's dry spell: Booze in bags, smoke in streets

India, Oct. 3 -- Prohibition taking a toll on social and economic life in Bihar is likely to be an electoral issue as the State inches close to Assembly polls early next month. Unemployment and animo... Read More


Rajnath warns Pakistan

India, Oct. 3 -- Taking strong exception to Pakistan ramping up its military infrastructure in the disputed Sir Creek sector, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday warned that any misadventure by... Read More


Voice of Banaras falls silent, Pandit Chhannulal Mishra dies at 89

India, Oct. 3 -- Hindustani classical singer Pandit Channulal Mishra died of age-related ailments at his daughter's home in Uttar Pradesh's Mirzapur in the early hours of Thursday. He was 89. He is su... Read More


Challenging fizz: Keeping chips, sodas colourful

India, Oct. 3 -- keeping products like Gatorade and Cheetos vivid and colourful without the artificial dyes that US consumers are increasingly rejecting. PepsiCo, which also makes Doritos, Cap'n Crun... Read More


Crackers seized in fake ice cream unit

India, Oct. 3 -- Nearly 700 kg of banned firecrackers stored at a building disguised as an ice cream manufacturing unit in a residential area in southwest Delhi were seized and a man managing the stoc... Read More


Bisht pays tribute to Gandhi, Shastri on birth anniversary

India, Oct. 3 -- Delhi Assembly Deputy Speaker Mohan Singh Bisht on Thursday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversary by stating they were two guiding lights ... Read More


Bhupender Yadav opens wildlife week in Aravalli region

India, Oct. 3 -- The State-level Wildlife Week Celebration 2025 was inaugurated on Thursday in the Aravalli region near the Ram Mandir complex, Manesar, with a strong call for collective action to con... Read More


15-year-old ends life after argument over mobile games

India, Oct. 3 -- A 15-year-old boy allegedly committed suicide at his house in northwest Delhi's Adarsh Nagar after his sister scolded him for playing mobile games, police said on Thursday. The death ... Read More


JNU's SIS to host Aravalli Summit

India, Oct. 3 -- The School of International Studies (SIS) at the Jawa-harlal Nehru University (JNU) will celebrate its 70th anniversary with the Aravalli Summit on October 6-7, featuring alumnus and ... Read More