Six-time world champion MC Mary Kom claimed the gold medal without breaking a sweat in the 23rd President’s Cup, asserting her supremacy in a lop-sided 51kg bout final in Labuan Bajo, Indonesia on Sunday. The Olympic bronze medallist pugilist decimated Australian April Franks 5-0. The 36-year-old Indian had also won a gold medal at the India Open boxing tournament in ...

The 36th GST Council Meeting was held here today Via Video Conference under the chairmanship of Union Finance & Corporate Affairs Minister Nirmala Sitharaman. The meeting was also attended by Union Minister of State for Finance & Corporate Affairs Anurag Thakur besides Revenue Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey and other senior officials of the Ministry of Finance. The Council has recommended ...

Hockey India on Friday named a 18-member Indian women’s team for the Tokyo Olympics test event to be held from August 17-21. The team is almost similar to the one which participated at the FIH Women’s Series Finals in Hiroshima, Japan with chief coach Sjoerd Marijnethe having opted for just two changes. Youngsters Sharmila Devi and Reena Khokhar were named ...

Two girl students died on Friday after being bitten by a snake in a government-run school in Jashpur district in Chhattisgarh, an official said. Payal and Parvati, both 10 studying in Class III of the primary school in Tatkela village of Bagicha development block, were bit during lunch break, M R Yadav, Block Education Officer (BEO) said. “Payal died during ...

Under the Central Sector Scheme Silk Samagra an Integrated Scheme for Development of Silk Industry (ISDSI) implemented by Government of India through Central Silk Board (CSB) with a total outlay of Rs. 2161.68 crore for three years (2017-18 to 2019-20) for the overall development of silk industry in the Country with an objective to scale up production by improving the ...

Mussoorie bus stand of Roadways, which is operating on railway land for the past 65 years, will now be transferred to ISBT. Railway has given time to the transport corporation till July 31 to clear this bus stand. The railway has warned the demolition of the bus stand at the time of freeing the land in time. Transport Minister Yashpal ...

A committee constituted by the RBI has recommended increase in the collateral free lending limit to Rs 20 lakh for MSMEs and self-help groups, Parliament was informed on Thursday. The committee has also recommended revision of loan limit sanctioned under MUDRA (Micro Units Development and Refinance Agency) to Rs 20 lakh from Rs 10 lakh, Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister for ...

A 20-year-old Delhi University student allegedly committed suicide at his rented accommodation in east Delhi’s Pandav Nagar area, police said on Thursday. Divyansh, a resident of Auraiya in Uttar Pradesh, was a third-year B.Com student at the varsity and he hanged himself from a ceiling fan, they said. Police said as per a suicide note found at the spot, he ...

The new BMW 7 Series was launched in India today. The much-awaited flagship car of BMW was unveiled at an exclusive pavilion specially constructed for the launch in India. Highest efficiency and maximum dynamics: Debut of a plug-in-hybrid variant for the first time. Grandeur meets presence: Authoritative and imposing new design. Luxury that arouses emotion: Bespoke interiors, unique comfort and ...

Lok Sabha on Thursday passed the bill to ban triple talaq, with the government asserting that the law was required as hundreds of cases of instant divorce have come to the fore despite Supreme Court striking down the practice. Replying to the debate on the Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Bill, 2019, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said ...