Dubai, 1/1: Dubai ended its 30 per cent tax on alcohol sales in the sheikhdom on Sunday and made its required liquor licenses free to obtain, ending a long-standing source of revenue for its ruling family to apparently further boost its tourism to the emirate. The sudden New Year’s Day announcement, made by Dubai’s two…
Kashmir, ,1/1: Several shots were heard in a village in Jammu and Kashmir’s border district of Rajouri Sunday evening, an official said, adding that casualties were feared in the suspected terror attack. Police and security forces rushed to Dangri village following the incident and further details are awaited, he said. The official…
New Delhi, 1/1: The Supreme Court is scheduled to pronounce its judgment on Monday on a batch of pleas challenging the government’s 2016 decision to demonetise currency notes of Rs 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations. A five-judge Constitution bench headed by Justice S A Nazeer, who will retire on January 4, is likely to pronounce…
Mumbai, 1/1: Veteran politician Keshavrao Dhondge – who had taken part in the India’s Freedom Movement, Hyderabad Liberation Movement and Samyukta Maharashtra Movement – passed away on Sunday. Maharashtra legislature to start their proceedings by singing Vande Mataram on the first day of a session. His demand was accepted and came into force in 1990….
New Delhi, ,1/1: GST revenues rose by 15 per cent in December 2022 to over Rs 1.49 lakh crore, the Finance Ministry said on Sunday. The gross GST revenue collected during December 2022 is Rs 1,49,507 crore, of which CGST is Rs 26,711 crore, SGST is Rs 33,357 crore, IGST is Rs 78,434 crore (including…
Kyiv, ,1/1: Ukraine shot down 45 Russian drones overnight as the pro-Western country rang in the New Year, the air force said on Sunday. In a New Year’s Eve assault, Moscow attacked Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities with missiles and Iranian-made drones. Ukraine’s air force said in a statement that air defences…
Gurgaon, 1/1: Haryana Minister Sandeep Singh, who has been booked in a sexual harassment case, on Sunday gave up his sports portfolio, saying he has taken this step on moral grounds. The development comes a day after the case was registered against him by the Chandigarh Police on a complaint of a woman…
New Delhi,1/1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi greeted people on the first day of the new year on Sunday. Have a great 2023! May it be filled with hope, happiness and lots of success. May everyone be blessed with wonderful health. — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 1, 2023 He tweeted, “Have a great 2023! May it…
Korea, 1/1: North Korea fired a ballistic missile over the sea to the east of the Korean Peninsula in the early hours of Sunday, the South Korean military said. The move comes not even 24 hours after North Korea launched three ballistic missiles on Saturday. The short-range ballistic missile was fired around 2:50 am…
Bhubaneswar, 31/12: A Russian man who had “disappeared” amid the mystery surrounding the deaths of two other men including a lawmaker from the same country in Odisha recently, was found on Saturday. Andrew Glagolev, a self-proclaimed anti-Ukraine war activist, was located in a market area near Bhubaneswar railway station and he is now…
