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GST Impact To Slowdown India's 2017-18 GDP Growth To 6.5%
Implementation of GST and subsequent slowdown in the manufacturing sector is expected to drag down India's growth to 6.5 per cent in 2017-18, official data showed on Friday.....
Northern Ireland Secretary Quits As UK PM Shuffles Cabinet
The UK's Secretary of State for Northern Ireland on Monday resigned while Prime Minister Theresa May embarked on the most substantial cabinet reshuffle since losing her party's majority in June. Most senior ministers are expected to keep their posts. ....
AAP Denies Reports On Irregularities In Donations
The Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday denied a media report alleging mismatch in the party's actual and reported donations to the Election Commission. ....
Direct Tax Collections Up 18% In April-December
India's direct tax collection between April and December in the current fiscal at Rs 6.56 lakh crore was 18.2 per cent higher than for the corresponding period last year, according to an official announcement on Tuesday. ....
India Needs To Maintain Its Strategic Autonomy.
With the call that "America is in the game and America is going to win", strongly reminiscent of his populist campaign speeches, US President Donald Trump launched his first National Strategic Security (NSS) policy document on December 18, 2017. He categorised his ambitions for the US based on "principled realism" to be propelled by the "re-awakening of America". ....
K. Sivan Appointed New ISRO Chief
Eminent scientist K. Sivan was on Wednesday appointed as the new Chairman of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). ....
Australian Open: Bhambri, Ramnathan In Second Round Of Qualifiers
Indias Yuki Bhambri and Ramkumar Ramnathan got through the first match while Sumit Nagal and Prajnesh Gunneswaran lost their matches in the qualifying rounds of the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne on Wednesday.....
Modi Meets Economists Ahead Of Union Budget
Ahead of the Union Budget, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday sought suggestions from leading economists and other experts of the country on the road ahead for the economic policy.....
A First At R-Day Parade: Women BSF Bikers To Display Daredevilry
Men performing biking stunts at Republic Day functions is history. The BSF has now trained 113 women bikers who will be riding on 26 350 CC Royal Enfield motorcycles to perform acrobatics and daredevil stunts at this Republic Day parade.....
TCS Net Dips 4 Per Cent In Q3
Global software major Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) on Thursday reported 4 per cent annual decline in consolidated net profit to Rs 6,545 crore for the third quarter of 2017-18 from Rs 6,814 crore in the same period last year.....
