The Supreme Court today granted the Centre and the Reserve Bank of India two weeks to consider the option of granting a window to those who could not deposit their demonetised Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 currency notes for a compelling reason. A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud asked Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar, ...

The situation in Darjeeling remained tensed as the agitation for a separate Gorkhaland entered its 20th day today. Internet services remained suspended for the 17th consecutive day as the Darjeeling district extended the ban on it in the hills for eight more days yesterday. Except pharmacies all the other shops, restaurants, hotels, schools and colleges remained closed. The Gorkha Janmukti ...

Agriculture Minister Subodh Uniyal yesterday recommended the lodging of an FIR against eight officers of Uttarakhand Seeds and Tarai Development Corporation Ltd (USTDC) for their alleged involvement in the Rs 16 crore wheat seed scam for Rabi season. “Based on prima facie evidence as indicated in the enquiry report submitted by Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Agriculture, Dr Ranbir Singh, ...

A 30-year-old contractor was feared to have been beaten to death after he allegedly harassed a woman at a late-night party in a restaurant here, the police said yesterday. Two men had been arrested in this connection, Dehradun SSP Nivedita Kukreti said. The men, identified as Gurpreet Singh and Ajeet Singh, alias Vicky, had been charged with murder under Section ...

A baby born on midnight of June 30-July 01 in Rajasthan has been named ‘GST’. His mother decided to name him ‘GST’ as he was born at 12.02 am in Beawa. Chief Minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje tweeted about it saying: Live long & healthy Baby GST! https://t.co/7gz8cOLVdL — Vasundhara Raje (@VasundharaBJP) July 2, 2017   The Goods and Services ...

A sip from a ‘smoky’ drink landed a 30 year in hospital bed with a huge hole in his stomach. Giving information about this matter, the victim said that whatever I had said was a kind of cocktail from which the smoke was picking up. As soon as I got a sip of that drink I started feeling awkward. I ...

Households will have to shell out up to Rs 32 more for each cooking gas (LPG) cylinder from this month due to the twin impact of GST and a reduction in subsidy. Consumers will also have to pay more for the two-year mandatory inspection, installation, administrative charges for documentation for new connections and additional cylinders as these have been put ...

An inexplicable slow batting pushed India to a 11-run defeat in the fourth cricket One-day International against West Indies, who kept the five-match series alive. A second-string West Indies which never looked like challenging India enough in this series, scored a modest 189 for nine, but sluggish batting by the visitors specially Mahendra Singh Dhoni (54 off 114 balls) turned ...

The Department of Health and Medical is bracing up for initiating action against government doctors who have not adhered to the transfer orders and have failed to reach their new places of posting by June 30. On Monday, the department is likely to take stock of the situation and even take recourse to issuing suspension order to those who continue ...

India acted recklessly by stopping China from carrying out construction activity on its own soil, Beijing’s official news agency Xinhua said on Sunday, accusing New Delhi of violating international law. The commentary in Xinhua, owned and controlled by the Chinese government, is a reflection of the leadership’s position. Beijing has over the last week released photographs and maps to buttress ...