Industries located in the SIDCUL (State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Ltd) industrial area in Pantnagar in Udham Singh Nagar district will remain closed from June 25 to July 7 in order to understand what industrialists termed ”the complexities associated with the new GST regime.” “A comprehensive knowledge of the tax structure would help us price our products ...

Brimming with excitement and energy, Delhiites gathered in large numbers at various parks and public squares across the city today to mark the third International Day of Yoga, even as pre-dawn showers played a bit of a spoilsport. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the country-wide celebrations in Lucknow, where an estimated 55,000 enthusiasts, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, stretched an ...

Google for Jobs will go live in the US, and users will now be able to find job listings on the search engine itself. Google had announced the Google for Jobs feature at its annual I/O conference 2017 in Mountain View in May this year. Google will also show employer ratings from current and former workers, as well as typical ...

Anil Kumble has stepped down as the Indian cricket team’s head coach, two days after India lost the Champions Trophy final against Pakistan and four days prior to the team playing their first match in the limited-overs series in the Caribbean. According to a top BCCI official, Kumble’s decision to step down also means fresh applications will be invited for ...

The southwest monsoon is likely to hit the state by June 25, the Meterological Centre at Dehradun has predicted. Earlier, the forecast for the arrival of the monsoon was June 21. Director, Met Centre, Bikram Singh said,  “Monsoon has reached Bihar but is yet to cover the entire state. It appears that the southwest monsoon has been delayed by four ...

Credit card providers, banks and insurers have started alerting their customers to pay higher tax post implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) from July 1. Customers currently pay 15 per cent service tax for such services. Starting from July 1, 2017 the GST will replace all indirect taxes like service tax and VAT. Financial services and telecom have been ...

Reminiscent of India’s tryst with destiny at the mid-night of August 15, 1947, Parliament’s historic Central Hall will host a function on the intervening night of June 30-July 1 to ring in the nation’s biggest tax reform — GST. Announcing that the switchover to the Goods and Services Tax (GST) will kick in at the stroke of mid-night, Finance Minister ...

Salman Khan says it took just a phone call to convince Shah Rukh Khan to do a special appearance in his film “Tubelight”. The Kabir Khan-directed movie, which hits the theatres on June 23, is set against the backdrop of the 1962 India-China war. While Sohail Khan is in the role of a soldier, Salman plays his simpleton brother. The ...

Days after the Uttarakhand government ordered transfer of five doctors from the Government Doon Medical College Hospital (GDMCH), during a mass transfer of over 240 doctors in various districts of the state, medical superintendent Dr K K Tamta, on Monday, cited severe staff crisis and requested authorities to put on hold these transfers until relievers are deployed. These five doctors, ...

Ram Nath Kovind currently serving as Governor of Bihar Dalit leader from Uttar Pradesh Ram Nath Kovind is likely to be the next President of India after Pranab Mukherjee. Sending out a clear message to the Dalit community which seems to be up in arms against the BJP in UP and also in Gujarat where Assembly elections are due later ...