Opinion, Reporters diary, 30th Oct 2017, News & Stories from India

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IDFC Ltd on Monday said the proposed merger between IDFC Group and Shriram Group has been called off.

IDFC, Shriram merger hits dead end over share swap disagreement

Private lender IDFC and Piramal group's Shriram had entered into an agreement for a merger plan.

30 Oct 2017 5:28 PM

Over 46.54 lakh businesses had filed July GSTR-1 returns.

Last date for filing GSTR-2, 3 extended by a month

Till Saturday, about 12 lakh businesses had filed GSTR-2 returns for the month of July.

30 Oct 2017 5:26 PM

The study used Nielsen data to analyse 530 different snacks, cereals, formulas and drinks that had been purchased within the last five months.

Most infant food contain arsenic, says study

Large amount of baby food products contain dangerous chemicals, a new study has found.

30 Oct 2017 5:22 PM

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) makes a press statement as his Italian counterpart Paolo Gentiloni listens after their meeting in New Delhi, India on Monday, Oct 30, 2017. (Photo: AP)

Narendra Modi holds talks with Italian PM, inks 6 pacts

The leaders talked on ways to strengthen bilateral political, economic ties, apart from discussing strategic international, regional issues.

30 Oct 2017 5:18 PM

Vistara on Monday said it has connected Ranchi with New Delhi with a twice daily direct service to the Jharkhand capital. (File Photo)

Vistara connects Ranchi with Delhi with a double daily flight

The Delhi-headquartered Tata-SIA joint venture airline Vistara has expanded its network to 21 destinations.

30 Oct 2017 5:08 PM

Kavungalparambath, the Citibank business manager, was intercepted in a hotel room in Birmingham where he had arranged to meet one of the group's activists posing as a 14-year-old girl during Whatsapp chats.(Representational Image | Photo: File)

UK: Indian origin bank employee jailed on charges of child sex abuse

Balachandran Kavungalparambath was caught on camera by a UK-based vigilante group called ‘Internet Interceptors.’

30 Oct 2017 5:02 PM

Felipe Mondragon, 52, reportedly assaulted the woman on the uptown 6 train that had just left Union Squre station. (Photo: Pixabay)

Man caught after rubbing crotch on woman on train, she turns out to be a police officer

The suspect reportedly assaulted the woman on the uptown 6 train that had just left Union Square station in New York City.

30 Oct 2017 4:58 PM

In an interview airing Sunday, Qatar's emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani accused Saudi Arabia and its Arab allies of seeking to topple his government. (Photo: AP)

Freeze Qatar’s GCC membership: Bahrain foreign minister

The GCC is a political and economic union including Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, the UAE, Qatar, Oman and Kuwait.

30 Oct 2017 4:49 PM

Sensex and Nifty ended at fresh high of 33,266 and 10,363 on Monday. (Photo: AP)

Sensex, Nifty scale new records on PSB stock rally

Traders said sentiment was upbeat in domestic energy stocks with Brent crude soaring to hit its highest level since July 2015.

30 Oct 2017 4:38 PM

Bharti Telecom will acquire 184,710,183 equity shares of Bharti Airtel from another promoter firm of the telecom major.

Bharti Telecom to stake in Bharti Airtel to 50.1 per cent

Shares of Bharti Airtel closed at Rs 492.8, up by 1.59 per cent, on BSE.

30 Oct 2017 4:24 PM

A bench, comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra and Justices A M Khanwilkar and D Y Chandrachud, said the larger bench would commence hearing on these petitions in the last week of November this year. (Photo: Representational)

SC to form Constitution bench to hear pleas against Aadhaar

The Consitution bench will begin hearing the pleas in the last week of November.

30 Oct 2017 4:20 PM

NCRDC has asked the ICICI bank to refund over Rs 2 lakh to a customer who lost the amount through an ATM fraud in 2006-07.

NCRDC asks ICICI to refund Rs 2 lakh fraudulently withdrawn from man's a/c

Haryana resident Karam Singh lost Rs 2,07,368 during November 11, 2006 and February 2, 2007, for which he received no message.

30 Oct 2017 4:17 PM

Chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff General Joseph Dunford hosted his South Korean and Japanese counterparts at the US Pacific Command headquarters in Hawaii on Sunday. (Photo: AP)

US, S Korea, Japan urge N Korea to cease ‘walk away from reckless path’

Together they called upon North Korea to refrain from irresponsible provocations.

30 Oct 2017 4:11 PM

A representative for the event saying it was investigating and cited a medical report saying that she had septicopyemia. (Photo: Facebook/Vlada Dzyuba)

China agency denies dead Russian model, 14, was overworked

There was no immediate reply from Shanghai Fashion Week or Russian officials in China.

30 Oct 2017 4:07 PM

The largest spike in viewership is when people return for trick-or-treating, and costumes come off around 3am. (Photo: Pixabay)

Here's what trends the most on Halloween, says Pornhub

According to revelation, it turns out when viewers are active during Halloween and what they are looking for.

30 Oct 2017 4:02 PM

Maximum retail price of goods must include the GST component, a high-level panel of state finance ministers has recommended. (Photo: Pixabay)

MRP of packaged goods must include GST, suggests GoM

Businesses while uploading the invoice to the government in filing returns and paying taxes can separately show the GST component.

30 Oct 2017 4:02 PM

Cement offtake has continued to remain weak in H1 FY2018 because of factors such as weak real estate activity.

Cement demand likely to pick up from Q4 FY18: ICRA

Cement production reported de-growth of 3.2 per cent to 117.3 million MT when compared to 121.2 million MT during 5M FY2017.

30 Oct 2017 4:00 PM

Nuns take part in a rally in Kolkata to protest against the gangrape of a 72-year-old nun at Ranaghat. (Photo: PTI)

WB: Trial in 72-yr-old nun gangrape case concludes; verdict due on Nov 7

The nun was gangraped at a convent on March 14, 2015 allegedly by a group of suspected Bangladeshi nationals.

30 Oct 2017 3:59 PM

‘US and Indian private sectors to create the kind of economic partnership that not only creates opportunity in both countries, but also the ability for our two economies to partner in looking at the region and the global opportunity,’ Nisha Desai Biswal said. (Photo: AFP)

‘US-India relationship not just geopolitical, has an economic aspect,’ says US official

The private sector can play a key role, Nisha Desai Biswal has said ahead of her visit to India.

30 Oct 2017 3:57 PM

Keki took home top prize at the annual MainStrasse Pawrade in Covington, Kentucky with her simple costume design. (Photo: Facebook/Nora Coyle)

Dog wins over Halloween for dressing up as mop

She even got dubbed 'Winner of Halloween' by people online.

30 Oct 2017 3:54 PM

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