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  From July 1, 2017, a uniform tax on goods and services - marketed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi as "One Nation, One Tax, One Market" - replaced a bewildering array of local sales and entry levies. After years of pulling in 1 trillion rupees ($13 billion) a month or less, GST collections nowadays are consistently 50% higher. The technology has stabilized. Uniform taxation across the country has gone a long way toward making India a common market, logistics and e-commerce have benefited and apart from checking evasion, real-time data on supply chains promises to help small firms access cheap financing. According to the former BSE Chairman, Sethurathanam Ravi there were some obstacles on the road of GST until its successful acceptance. He says that the way was not easy for GST to get accepted by the people, but surely it was progressive and has finally seen the outcome. After a sluggish start and underwhelming tax collections, GST collections in the past two years have see

 She had been returning from a pharmacy in Lahore when she was shot at outside her home. Malik is a prominent activist and known for being the country's first transgender news anchor. Pakistan Army troops patrol along the fence on the Pakistan Afghanistan border at Big Ben hilltop post in Khyber district of Pakistan Pakistani news anchor Marvia Malik was attacked by unidentified gunmen In Lahore on Sunday. She had been returning from a pharmacy in Lahore when she was shot at outside her home. Malik is a prominent activist and known for being the country's first transgender news anchor. Malik had made history in 2018 - becoming the first transgender person in Pakistan to become a news anchor. Her debut appearance was on Kohenoor TV mere days after she became the country's first transgender model at a prominent fashion show. While she received an ‘overwhelmingly’ positive response from people, there were also naysayers. According to reports, the 26-year-old had been receivi

The farmer, after landing at the Calicut International Airport at around 5 AM, told reporters that he is conveying his apologies to the Kerala government.   Kerala Farmer Reportedly Missing From Israel Returns To India  A farmer from Kerala who went to Israel as part of a government-sponsored tour to study modern farming technologies and thereafter reportedly went missing returned to India on Monday. The farmer, Biju Kurian (48), after landing at the Calicut International Airport at around 5 AM, told reporters that he is conveying his apologies to the Kerala government, state Agriculture Minister P Prasad, the 27 member delegation and the officials who were leading it. Explaining his absence from February 17, when the five-day tour to understand new farming techniques from Israel had gotten over, he told reporters that he had gone to visit holy places in Jerusalem and Bethlehem. Thereafter, he came to know about news reports that he was missing and so he did not know what to do next, t

The bodies were found inside a vehicle in Haryana's Bhiwani district on February 16. Burnt Bodies In SUV In Haryana The report of forensic science laboratory has confirmed that the charred bodies and the blood stains found in the SUV recovered from a cow shelter in Haryana's Jind were of Junaid and Nasir, a Rajasthan police officer said. The bodies of Rajasthan's Bharatpur-based men, who were abducted, were found inside a vehicle in Haryana's Bhiwani district on February 16. The families of the deceased alleged that they were beaten and murdered by members of the Bajrang Dal. "The FSL (forensic science laboratory) report confirms that the charred bodies and the blood stains in the SUV recovered from a Gau-shala in Jind (Haryana) were of Nasir and Junaid," Bharatpur range IG Gaurav Srivastav said. He said the burnt vehicle matched the chassis number, but the bodies left inside could not be identified. The officer said that FSL samples were collected from the sp

The inauguration of the Shivamogga airport coincides with the BJP strongman and former chief minister B S Yediyurappa's 80th birthday in his hometown.  The new airport has been developed at a cost of around ₹ 450 crore. Bengaluru: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Shivamogga airport with a lotus-shaped terminal and lay the foundation for various development projects in Belagavi. The inauguration of the Shivamogga airport coincides with the BJP strongman and former chief minister B S Yediyurappa's 80th birthday in his hometown. The two cities of Karnataka have decked up to receive the Prime Minister with festoons, party flags, banners and posters. A thick security blanket has been thrown in Belagavi where the Prime Minister is scheduled to hold a roadshow. According to an official statement, the Prime Minister will arrive at the Shivamogga airport at about 11 am. He will also undertake a walk-through and inspect the Shivamogga Airport. He will inaugurate and lay t

He was reportedly undergoing treatment for hepatitis  A picture of Joseph Manu James. New Delhi: Malayalam filmmaker Joseph Manu James is no more. He was reportedly undergoing treatment for hepatitis and unfortunately lost his life on February 24. He was 31. He died just a few days before the release of his debut film 'Nancy Rani'.  Aju Varghese, who worked with Joseph Manu James in 'Nancy Rani', paid his heartfelt condolences after learning about his untimely death. "Gone too soon brother. Prayers," Varghese wrote. Ahaana Krishna, who starred in Joseph Manu James' first film, too reacted to the news. "Rest in peace Manu! This shouldn't have happened to you," she wrote on Instagram Story. Joseph Manu James debuted in the entertainment industry as a child actor. He worked as a child actor in the 2004 film 'I am Curious' directed by Sabu James. Joseph Manu James has also worked as an assistant director in Malayalam, Kannada, and Hindi f

Saif also made fun of the mistakes made by Preethi in preparing the case-sheet of a patient during her visit to the Government Maternity Hospital on February 20, 2023. Post Graduate(PG) second year student Dr MdSaif was arrested by the Mattewada police on Friday. HANAMKONDA: Kakatiya Medical College (KMC) second-year post-graduate student Md Saif was formally arrested by the Mattewada police on Friday. He allegedly started harassing Dharawath Preethi since December 2022, a month after she joined PG Anaesthesia. According to Warangal Commissioner of Police A V Ranganath, Saif was shifted to Khammam Jail after being produced before the IIIrd Judicial First Class Magistrate in Warangal. Disclosing the details to the media, Ranganath stated that there was a culture of senior students bullying their juniors in KMC like in other medical colleges. Citing an example of bullying, the CP said that senior students insisted on their juniors addressing the former as ‘Sir’ and Saif particularly t

The security forces have launched a search operation in the area after the incident”, said Sundarraj P, inspector general of police (Bastar range). Image used for illustrative purposes only. RAIPUR:  A day after three jawans were killed in an encounter at the strife-torn Sukma, the outlawed CPI (Maoist) targeted the security personnel killing one in an improvised explosive device (IED) explosion triggered by them in south Bastar and shot dead an army man in Kanker. During the last week, as many as seven personnel were killed by the Maoists in the state. “On Sunday, a head constable of Chhattisgarh Armed Force, Sanjay Lakda was killed in an IED blast detonated by Maoists in Narayanpur district. The security forces have launched a search operation in the area after the incident,” said Sundarraj P, inspector general of police (Bastar range). In another incident, a jawan of the Indian Army Motiram Anchla who had come on leave to his village Useli in the Kanker district was

The district administration has invoked the National Security Act (NSA) against the former student for conspiring and committing the heinous crime.                   She sustained 80 per cent burns after she was set her on fire in the college premises Indore: Five days after she was set ablaze by her former student, the 54-year-old principal of a private pharmacy college in Madhya Pradesh's Indore died during treatment at a local hospital early on Saturday, police said. The victim, Dr Vimukta Sharma, principal of B M College of Pharmacy located under Simrol police station area, had been battling for life after former student of the institute Ashutosh Shrivastava (24) allegedly poured petrol and set her on fire over a marksheet on Monday, Superintendent of Police (Rural) Bhagwat Singh Virde told PTI. She could not be saved despite best efforts by doctors, he said. Shrivastava had set her on fire in the college premises leaving her 80 per cent burnt, he added. The accused, who was ar

More than 160,000 buildings containing 520,000 apartments collapsed or were severely damaged in the Feb. 6 earthquakes that killed tens of thousands in Turkey and neighbouring Syria.  Around 500,000 new homes required to be rebuilt in Turkey, says United Nations Development Programme Antakya/Ankara, Turkey: Turkey has begun work to rebuild homes following this month's devastating earthquakes, a government official said on Friday, as the combined death count in Turkey and Syria surpassed 50,000. More than 160,000 buildings containing 520,000 apartments collapsed or were severely damaged in the Feb. 6 earthquakes that killed tens of thousands in Turkey and neighbouring Syria. The Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD) announced the death count in Turkey due to earthquakes rose to 44,218 on Friday night. With Syria's latest announced death count of 5,914, the combined death count in the two countries rose to above 50,000. Facing an election within months, President Tay

Thomas Lee, a pioneer of private equity investment and leveraged buyouts, died by suicide at the age of 78 at his Manhattan office on Thursday.                                     Thomas Lee was the Founder and Chairman of Lee Equity. American billionaire Thomas Lee, who was considered a pioneer of private equity investment and leveraged buyouts, died by suicide at the age of 78 at his Manhattan office on Thursday, according to a report in the New York Post.  The businessman was declared dead at his Fifth Avenue Manhattan office, the headquarters of his investment firm, on Thursday morning around 11:10 am local time when police responded to an emergency 911 call. The outlet added that Mr Lee died by "a self-inflicted gunshot wound" and life-saving efforts were unsuccessful.  He was spotted on the bathroom's floor in his office by a female assistant. She had gone to look for him since she had not heard from him since morning.  Furthermore, the first-responders found Mr Lee