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Jojari’s water is used for drinking and farming in parts of Thar NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday took suo motu cognisance of media reports about lives and livelihood of two million people being adversely impacted by severe pollution of Jojari river near Jodhpur because of discharge of untreated waste water by more than 400…
AI image for representation only. TL;DR: Driving the newsUS President Donald Trump’s proclamation to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas has jolted corporate America, global talent, and many immigrant communities – particularly Indian-Americans. Rolled out with little warning, the six-figure charge is meant to curb what Trump and his allies call the “most…
Leading FMCG makers Procter & Gamble, Emami and Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL) on Thursday announced sweeping price cuts across a wide range of products — from soaps and shampoos to toothpaste, coffee and baby diapers — to pass on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) rate cut benefits to consumers. The new price lists will…
NEW DELHI: Reduction of GST (goods and services tax) from 12% to 5% across the renewable energy value chain is expected to bring down the power procurement costs of discoms (distribution utilities) across the country by roughly Rs 3,000 crore annually, the government said on Wednesday.The savings may not lead to reduction in consumer tariffs…
Apollo Tyres on Wednesday announced that it will be passing on the benefits of the recent GST rate cut to customers by lowering the tyre prices. Depending on the product, prices will drop by Rs 300 to Rs 2,000.Passenger car tyres will become cheaper by Rs 300 to Rs 1,500, while truck and bus radial…
PATNA: PM Modi said Monday that demographic changes in the border areas of Seemanchal, Bihar, were a serious concern and slammed the opposition for taking out yatras in these border towns to protect infiltrators for what he described as vote-bank politics.Modi said infiltrators posed a threat to identity and dignity of Bihar and promised that…
