Congress Chief Minister, Lal Thanhawla, was trailing in Serchhip constituency behind Lalduhoma of Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) by 75 votes.
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Former chief economic adviser Arvind Subramanian said Monday that the inclusion of petrol and diesel in the GST ambit was not possible until the revenues under the new tax regime stabilises “You know it is desirable to have that (inclusion of petrol and diesel in GST).
Counting of votes for Madhya Pradesh Assembly’s 230 seats began 8 am Tuesday. As many as 2,907 candidates were in the fray for the 28 November Assembly polls as Chief Minister Shivraj Chouhan of BJP is attempting a fourth term in office, while challenger Congress expects to return to power after a 15-year gap.
India T20 captain Harmanpreet Kaur and her deputy Smriti Mandhana hit blistering half-centuries, helping their respective sides to emphatic victories in the Women’s Big Bash League here on Sunday.
Tamil Thalaivas started off brightly but faded away as their two key men Ajay Thakur and Manjeet Chhillar had a disappointing game. The victory keeps Jaipur Pink Panthers in the hunt for a place in the playoffs.
The outcome of the controversial demonetisation drive would have been ‘significantly better’ if ‘simple things’ like introducing Rs 2,000 currency notes were avoided, banker Uday Kotak has said.
Union Sports Minister Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Sunday launched the jersey for the second edition of Khelo India, rechristened as Khelo India Youth Games, which will run through January 9-20 in Pune.
Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik-led State Administrative Council (SAC) on Sunday approved a bill to tackle benami transactions, an official spokesperson said.
Domestic passenger vehicle sales declined 3.43 per cent to 2,66,000 units in November from 2,75,440 units in November 2017. Domestic car sales were down marginally to 1,79,783 units as against 1,81,435 units in November 2017, according to data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM).