Having learnt his ropes from his father, a ‘moderate’ Hindu Sabha member, the former CPI(M) leader could never be a ‘diehard’ Communist Born into a family of jurists and parliamentarians, the former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee had learnt the ropes of politics from his father, Nirmal Chandra Chatterjee, a …

MSMEs with a turnover of up to Rs. 5 crore may be exempted from filing returns The run-up to the polls in Gujarat saw a massive rejig of Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates across the board as disenchantment with the regime was at a peak. Ahead of the Assembly …

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to a proposal of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) to have hologram-based coloured stickers on vehicles to indicate the nature of the fuel used in them. September 30 deadline The MoRTH told a Bench led by Justice Madan B. Lokur that …

50,000 cusecs from Krishna too Nearly 4.35 lakh cusecs were discharged from the Godavari into the Bay of Bengal and more than 50,000 cusecs from the Krishna which received rain in the lower reaches though 233.87 tmcft are required to fill up two major reservoirs on the river. While Srisailam …

26,000-km-long rally is aimed at creating awareness among farmers The 26,000-km-long Kissan Adhikar Yatra, an awareness rally for sensitising farmers on farm-related issues, which began at Kupwara in Kashmir on July 26, reached Hubballi on Monday. The Rashtriya Kissan Mahasangh is organising the yatra which will culminate at Kanyakumari on …

Belagavi comes second Mangaluru city has ranked 41st in the country and top in the State in the Ease of Living Index 2018 released by the Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs in Delhi on Monday. Among the seven cities assessed in the State, Belagavi stood second, with the …

Govt. refuses to sign pact citing ‘privacy issues’ India rejected a proposal by the UK to use DNA sampling to establish the nationality of illegal migrants living there citing “privacy issues.” Although a Memorandum of Understanding on return of illegal migrants was initialled after due approval of the Union Cabinet …

Delhi police name CM, his deputy in the case of alleged attack on Chief Secretary in February The Delhi police on Monday charge-sheeted Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia in the case of alleged assault on his Chief Secretary Anshu Prakash in February this year. The …