Strong indirect tax collections work well for government finances, especially at a time when the economy is facing global headwinds. (AI image) NEW DELHI: GST collections grew 8.7% to Rs 2,42,702 crore in April, an all-time high, but was driven by a 26% surge in the mop-up from imports, which were estimated at Rs 57,580…
An Indian-origin man in Auckland says he has filed complaints with police and sought help from online safety authorities after a video of him allegedly dumping cardboard went viral, leading to abusive messages and public backlash.The man (Name withheld) says the incident has left him feeling unsafe after the footage was shared on social media….
A sheriff’s deputy in California is facing backlash after being caught on camera scrolling through a dating app during an active SWAT standoff with an armed suspect in Riverside County.The incident took place on Wednesday in Jurupa Valley following a high-speed pursuit that ended in a crash near a local school. Aerial footage broadcast by…
Mansukh Mandaviya (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: The Sports Ministry has officially notified new rules under the National Sports Governance Act, 2025 to improve how sports bodies and disputes are managed in India. The newly notified National Sports Board and National Sports Tribunal Rules for 2026 aim to make sports administration more transparent, professional and digitally…
The Supreme Court on Thursday heard arguments challenging the constitutional validity of the 2023 law governing the appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and Election Commissioners (ECs), with petitioners alleging that the legislation was passed in Parliament with “virtually no debate” before being approved through a voice vote.A bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and…
Inside the limestone chambers of South Africa’s Wonderwerk Cave, small fragments of bone have been telling a story that is only now becoming legible. The material itself is unremarkable at first glance, scattered, fragile, long stripped of any obvious context. Yet when placed under particular wavelengths of light, some of it behaves differently, as though…
As new RS MPs take oath, nos. tilt further towards NDA NEW DELHI: With newly elected Rajya Sabha members taking oath on Monday, the numbers in the House have become more favourable towards BJP-led NDA, and it now has a real chance of pulling off a two-thirds majority in the House in case govt makes…
Chinese proverb of the day (Image: AI-generated) Every so often, you come across a proverb that makes you pause, not because you agree with it, but because it reveals something about the people who first repeated it. This Chinese saying is one of those.“A woman desirous of being seen by men is not trustworthy; fear…
NEW DELHI: The Patna high court has ordered the police to register an FIR against Kamal Nayan Pandey, the then Station House Officer (SHO) of Murar Police Station in Buxar, accused of brutally beating a man and breaking both his legs, allegedly because of his caste. The order came after the police repeatedly refused to…
Quote of the day by Usha Vance on motherhood. Second Lady Usha Vance has recently welcomed her fourth child, Alec Neel Vance, with Vice President JD Vance. But Usha Vance spoke about the joys of motherhood on several occasions. In her Mother’s Day message this year, as she was expecting Alec, she issued a profound…