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Opinion, Reporters diary, 12 Jun 2017 Page-2
Textile industry urges GST council to lower 18 per cent rate on garments
Textile industry requested the GST Council to reconsider this on an urgent basis and bring it under the 5 per cent slab.
12 Jun 2017 8:09 PM
Vibrating yoga pants are real and they help correct asanas
The electronic sensors in the pants buzz when the person is doing the asana wrong and tells the person to realign his posture
12 Jun 2017 8:01 PM
Axis Bank to sell debentures to fund growth
The bank's gross non-performing assets (NPAs) or bad loans rose significantly to 5.04 per cent of the gross advances as of March.
12 Jun 2017 7:56 PM
Calcutta HC judge C S Karnan retires today
In May, Justice Karnan was sentenced to 6 months' in jail for contempt of court, ordered to be taken into custody by a bench headed by CJI.
12 Jun 2017 7:52 PM
IT industrialists to discuss digital eco with Prasad
IT Ministry will discuss ways to expedite formulation of a roadmap to make India a USD 1 trillion digital economy.
12 Jun 2017 7:42 PM
India, Pakistan may come closer at SAARC post SCO membership: Pak diplomat
Baloch along with India's Ambassador to China, Vijay Gokhale, attended the briefing along with other diplomats at SCO headquarters.
12 Jun 2017 7:25 PM
You could see ASUS Zenfone 4 by July-end
ASUS’ flagship smartphone could be targeting the OnePlus 5 with similar specifications
12 Jun 2017 7:25 PM
Anil Kumble will remain coach for West Indies tour: COA head Vinod Rai
India will tour the West Indies for a five-ODI series starting June 23 followed by a lone Twenty20 match on July 9.
12 Jun 2017 7:20 PM
General Electric CEO Jeff Immelt set to retire
John Flannery, currently the head of GE Healthcare division will be succeeding Immelt.
12 Jun 2017 7:09 PM
Ministry of Water Resources finds Brahmaputra Expressway project for NE feasible
The project, which is estimated to cost about Rs 64,564 cr to the Centre, will be constructed with dredged materials from the river.
12 Jun 2017 7:07 PM
Britain's Theresa May to face fury of own MPs in battle to keep job
May's Conservatives unexpectedly lost their majority in parliament in snap vote, causing political chaos ahead of Brexit talks with EU.
12 Jun 2017 7:02 PM
Hundreds arrested in Russian anti-corruption protest
A correspondent in Saint Petersburg estimated about two hundred people detained in the centre, where demonstrators flocked to protest.
12 Jun 2017 6:54 PM
Sebi to make stricter norms for independent directors
Sebi wants to make a special resolution mandatory for removal of an independent director that will reduce the arbitrariness of promoters.
12 Jun 2017 6:50 PM
Conduct assessed when he’s out on parole?, asks HC to Maha govt on Dutt’s early release
During his imprisonment, Dutt was granted 90 days of parole in December 2013 and later again was on parole for 30 days.
12 Jun 2017 6:32 PM
Jitu Rai, Heena Sidhu bag gold in 10m Air Pistol event
The indian shooters won the medal at ISSF World Cup Rife/Pistol stage at Gabala, Azerbaijan.
12 Jun 2017 6:26 PM
Goyal takse a dig at UPA for depending on imported coal
India has to import coal for power plants with an installed capacity of 83,100 MW which are designed to feed on imported coal.
12 Jun 2017 6:26 PM
Video: Police rescue US woman locked inside metal storage container for 2 months
A search of the property led investigators to Carver’s body, buried in a shallow grave.
12 Jun 2017 6:26 PM
TCS partners Intel to aid customers' digital transformations
Both the companies will also be investing in creating centres of excellence in the country and in the US.
12 Jun 2017 6:13 PM
Retail inflation hits a low of 2.18 per cent in May
Retail food prices fell 1.05 per cent last month from a year ago, compared with a 0.61 per cent gain in April.
12 Jun 2017 5:58 PM
Teddy bear reaches space after tied to balloon by kids in UK
Footage showed the curvature of the Earth taking in the Thames Estuary, where the River Thames meets the waters of the North Sea.
12 Jun 2017 5:58 PM
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