Tag: EC
Electric Cycles Attract 5% GST, Ordinary Cycles 12%
The Modi government has been defending the multi-tiered rates under GST, saying there cannot be one rate given that different segments of society have to be taxed differently, but it has emerged that ordinary bicycles used mostly by the low-income group people attract 12 per cent GST while expensive electric bicycles are in the lowest slab of 5 per cent.....
Mumbai ODI: Australia Thrash India By 10 Wickets
Australia openers David Warner and Aaron Finch's record opening stand flattened the Indian attack on Tuesday as the visitors won the first ODI at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai by 10 wickets. Both batsmen scored centuries as Australia chased down a target of 256 without losing a wicket.....
India's Dec Wholesale Inflation Skyrockets To 2.59%
An unfavourable base effect, along with higher prices of food items and those of primary articles, accelerated India's annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices to a 7-month high of 2.59 per cent in December from 0.58 per cent in November.....
Pakistanis Return From China As Air Operations Resumes
Pakistanis stranded in China started arriving in Islamabad on Monday as the Imran Khan-led government resumed flight operations to the Asian giant where the deadly coronavirus outbreak has killed 361 people.....
Kohli's Way Of Chasing Down Totals Inspires Iyer
Shreyas Iyer feels Virat Kohli's way of chasing down totals has taught him a lot and that is something he wants to follow after helping India win by seven wickets against New Zealand here in the second T20I on Sunday.....
Kobe Bryant Helicopter Crash: All Nine Bodies Recovered
Investigators have recovered all of the nine bodies and key pieces of evidence from the scene of the helicopter crash which killed retired NBA star Kobe Bryant and eight others on Sunday in Los Angeles. ....
Coronavirus: Serbian National Quarantined In Goa
Goa's first coronavirus suspect, a middle-aged Serbian national had arrived in India after visiting a Chinese city, nearly 750 km from Wuhan, the epicentre of the virus. On Tuesday, he was quarantined at the newly created isolation ward of a top government facility, an official said.....
PAK: 10 Terrorists, 2 Security Personnel Killed In 2 Separate Operations
Late Wednesday, 10 terrorists, 2 security personnel killed in 2 separate operationsnight, security forces conducted two separate operations in different areas of Pakistan and killed 10 terrorists, a media report said quoted local media and security sources on Thursday.....
Nirbhaya: SC Rejects Convict's Plea On Stay On Death Penalty
With just two days remaining for the execution of the convicts in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, the Supreme Court on Thursday rejected the curative petition of Akshay, one of the convicts in the case, seeking a stay on the death sentence. ....
Coronavirus Death Toll Surges To 213 In China, WHO Declares Emergency
The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the new coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency after the death toll in China surged to 213, with more than 7,800 cases confirmed in almost 20 countries. The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the new coronavirus outbreak a global health emergency after the death toll in China rose to 170, with more than 7,800 cases confirmed in almost 20 countries.....
