In a landmark move, the 56th GST Council—chaired by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman—has approved a streamlined dual-slab Goods and Services Tax (GST) structure of 5% and 18%, effectively abolishing the existing 12% and 28% tax brackets. The decision, reached during the Council’s two-day meeting from September 3 to 4, has been hailed as one...
In a striking display of North Korea’s obsession with secrecy, a viral video has captured aides of Kim Jong Un meticulously scrubbing down every surface the leader touched after his recent meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Beijing. The footage, widely shared on social media, showed Kim’s staff wiping his chair, armrests, and even...
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh’s school education has undergone a major transformation under Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, addressing decades of neglect and systemic challenges. Prior to 2017, many schools lacked basic facilities such as libraries, sports infrastructure, digital resources, and well-trained teachers, particularly in rural areas where children were deprived of even essential reading materials. Outdated supervision...
Maratha reservation activist Manoj Jarange Patil has been admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at Galaxy Hospital in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar after his health worsened during a five-day hunger strike in Mumbai. Patil had been fasting to demand quota benefits for the Maratha community. Late Tuesday night, he was rushed to the hospital after showing...
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will engage with top global semiconductor CEOs on Wednesday during a high-level roundtable at the Semicon India 2025 conference, reinforcing India’s vision of becoming a global semiconductor manufacturing and innovation hub. The event is being held in New Delhi from September 2 to 4, attracting industry leaders from across the world....
Mumbai: Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Tuesday ended his hunger strike at Azad Maidan in Mumbai after a meeting with a Maharashtra government delegation that agreed to most of his key demands. The delegation, led by Cabinet sub-committee head Radhakrishna Vikhe Patil, personally offered fruit juice to Jarange, marking the conclusion of his...
Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange on Tuesday declared victory after the Maharashtra government’s cabinet sub-committee accepted most of his key demands, including the issuance of Kunbi caste certificates to eligible Marathas. The announcement, made on the fifth day of his indefinite hunger strike at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, triggered jubilant celebrations among thousands of his supporters....
Bikaner: Bollywood filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali has landed in legal trouble as an FIR has been registered against him and two others in Rajasthan’s Bikaner over allegations related to the production of his upcoming film Love & War. The complaint, filed by Prateek Raj Mathur, claims he was initially contracted as a line producer for...
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar has announced a state-wide bandh on September 4, from 7:00 AM to 12:00 PM, to protest against abusive remarks made against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during a recent political rally. The remarks, made by a supporter of the Congress-RJD alliance, went viral on social...
In a shocking revelation, former US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has accused former President Donald Trump of undermining India-US relations for his family’s business interests in Pakistan. Speaking in an interview with MeidasTouch on YouTube, Sullivan claimed that Trump’s approach to India is one of the least discussed but most damaging aspects of his...