Kolkata: Amit Mitra, principal chief adviser to CM Mamata Banerjee, on Wednesday said GST in its current form had lost the purpose for which it was rolled out."At the Bengal Business Conclave, Mamata Banerjee expressed her anguish over the current mess in GST and rightly said that I advised her to support GST. Why did I? In 2009, I brought to her attention that small and medium enterprises (MSMEs)...
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Thane: Subhash Singh Thakur, serving a life term in Uttar Pradesh's Fatehgarh Central Jail for the sensational JJ Hospital killings of 1993, has been arrested by Maharashtra police for the contract killing of a builder in Virar in 2022.Thakur, who was sentenced by a special TADA court in Mumbai in 2000 for the 1993 case, was produced in the Thane court a day after Mira-Bhayander-Vasai Virar (MBVV)...
“Forever chemicals” may be far more deadly than previously understood, with new evidence suggesting they could be contributing to serious harm in specific communities exposed to contaminated drinking water. A newly published peer-reviewed study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) examined PFAS contamination in New Hampshire’s well-water system and found a 191% increase...
28-year-old Badal Dholaria, an Indian-origin man, has been charged with second-degree murder and other felony DUI couts after his Tesla collided with a Ford Bronco, killing Alix Mari Sparks, a 41-year-old woman. Dholaria was drunk and was driving at more than 150mph, Pleasanton Patch reported. The woman was not driving the car but the Tesla struck the rear passenger side of the Bronco. The accident...
PALGHAR: Police have arrested two men in connection with the murder of a 57-year-old woman whose body was found abandoned in a field in Maharashtra's Palghar district. The official announcement was made on Saturday, confirming the apprehension of Rajesh Bijire Sonar (21) and Karan Man Singh (30), both residents of Saphala, for their involvement in the murder that occurred in June, this year....
KALYAN: A 28-year-old man has been killed by his friend by strangulating him with a mobile charger wire over minor dispute in Maharashtra's KalyanThe deceased has been identified as Anil Yadav (24) while the name of the accused is Hiralal Nishad(28).The incident came to light in Khadegolivali area in Kalyan (East). Police said both Anil Yadav and his friend Hiralal Nishad worked in a chappal factory in...
IMPHAL: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested four people and detained two juveniles, following an investigation into the alleged abduction and killing of two students---- Phijam Hemanjit (20) and Hijam Linthoingambi (17) who were last seen together on a motorbike on July 6.The accused persons arrested by CBI are - Paominlun Haokip, S Malsawn Haokip, Lhingneichong Baite and...
NEW DELHI: Two persons have been arrested in connection with the alleged murder of a 43-year-old man in the Alipur area of north Delhi, police said on Saturday. The arrested suspects are identified as Mohammad Irshad (29) and Dinesh Kumar (38), both hailing from Bihar.According to the police, Irshad had rented a pan shop from the victim. It is alleged that Irshad carried out the killing to evade paying...
WASHINGTON: Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau continued to back down from the scorching crisis he has precipitated with India over the murder of a Khalistani extremist after being cornered over lack of evidence and international support for his allegations that New Delhi was behind the killing. At a press conference on Thursday, Trudeau was asked repeatedly if he had evidence, and its quality, to...
THANE: A man was held on Thursday from North Dinajpur area of West Bengal for allegedly murdering a woman in Bhiwandi in Maharashtra's Thane district, a police official said. The decomposed body of the 36-year-old woman, identified as Madhu Prajapati, was found in Ganesh Nagar and a murder case was filed due to the presence of multiple wounds, Senior Inspector Rajendra Pawar of Kongaon police station...