Top-level bureaucratic reshuffle at Centre, Pant named new health secretary

Senior IAS officer Sudhansh Pant has been named as the new health secretary as part of a top-level bureaucratic reshuffle effected by the Centre on Tuesday. IMAGE: : Prime Minister Narendra Modi......

Padma Vibhushan for Bachchan, Advani; Padma Bhushan for Bill Gates

  L K Advani, Amitabh Bachchan, thespian Dilip Kumar and Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal were on Sunday chosen for this year’s Padma Vibhushan, the second highest......

Rajat Gupta's trial begins in NYC; wiretaps to be key

Former Indian American Goldman Sachs director Rajat Gupta is facing trial in one of the most high profile cases of insider trading in the US that will likely see investment guru Warren Buffet and......

Showing soon in Los Angeles: Bollywood glitz

Cooking With Stella will open the 8th annual Indian Film Fetsival of Los Angeles, to be held April 20 to 25 at Arclight Hollywood. The festival will showcase 33 films from five countries, including......

Govt tweaks GST rules for claiming input tax credit

GST taxpayers will be required to reverse by November 30 the input tax credit (ITC) claimed in the last fiscal in case their suppliers fail to deposit the due tax by September 30, the finance......

GST evasion: Taxmen get more teeth

GST officers can now launch prosecution against offenders in cases where the amount of evasion or misuse of input tax credit is more than Rs 5 crore, the finance ministry has said. Illustration:......

Pay more for pre-packed atta, pulses, curd as 5% GST kicks in from today

A 5 per cent GST rate kicked in on Monday on pre-packed and labelled food items such as cereals, pulses and flour weighing less than 25 kg. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman chairs......

Profiteering Charges In GST Leave Companies Perplexed

Provisions in the Central GST Act say reduction in GST rates or the benefit of ITC must be passed on to consumers. Illustrations: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com   The National Anti-Profiteering......

The BEST 200 Indian Films of the Decade

Aseem Chhabra picks the finest Indian films in the 2010-2019 decade. IMAGE: A scene from Bulbul Can Sing. As the second decade of the young century comes to an end, it is time to look at how......

PIX: Ranbir, Abhishek play ball!

Bollywood enjoyed competing against each other in the All Stars Football Club match that was held in Mumbai on August 10. A look at the football-crazy stars who were there.   Ranbir......

What were Sunny, Tamannaah, Taapsee up to?

Bollywood ventures out despite the Mumbai rains. Monday was all about trailer launches, as Sunny Leone and Taapsee Pannu showed the world what they've been working so hard on recently.  ......

PIX: Barkha, Mouni, Pooja Bedi at ITA awards

The 16th Indian Television Academy Awards were held in Mumbai over the weekend and it saw quite a starry turnout. Let's take a look. Shakti: Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki actress Rubina Dilaik......

Ranji Trophy: Jackson, bowlers put Saurashtra in control

IMAGE: Sheldon Jackson struck a century as Saurashtra took control. Photograph: BCCI Saurashtra's middle-order batter Sheldon Jackson followed in senior teammate Cheteshwar Pujara's footsteps,......

Ravindra Jadeja, KL Rahul ruled out of the second Test; Sarfaraz picked

IMAGE: Injury blues hit the Indian camp as the hosts will miss two key players for the upcoming second Test against England. Photograph: BCCI In a big blow to the Indian team, the hosts will miss......

Ranji: Pujara reaches memorable milestone as Saurashtra, Rajasthan register wins

Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X Spurred by Chirag Jani's a five-wicket haul, defending champions Saurashtra scripted their first knockout win of the season with a 238-run thrashing of Vidarbha on the......

Ranji Roundup: Saurashtra in control; Majumdar's ton steers Bengal

Chirag Jani bags five as Saurashtra in control against Jharkhand IMAGE: Saurashtra’s Harvik Desai (54*) and Sheldon Jackson (37*) stitched an unbeaten 81-run stand. Photograph: Kind......

'I was a train and you put me on the track'

IMAGE: Akash Deep's first state-level coach recalls his early days as he becomes the latest Bengal entrant into the Indian dressing room. Photograph: BCCI Emotions welled up inside Saurashish......