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Bihar govt increases old age, widow pension ahead of poll

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday said his government has decided to increase the pensions of senior citizens, widows and people with disability by Rs 700 per month. IMAGE: Bihar Chief......

'Land Dispute May Be Behind Khemka's Killing'

The murders of Gopal Khemka and his son Gunjan, seven years apart, bear a striking resemblance, reports M I Khan. IMAGE: Police teams examine the crime scene where Gopal Khemka was shot dead, July......

Tejashwi Yadav draws NDA flak for calling Modi a pickpocket

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday stoked a controversy by calling Prime Minister Narendra Modi a 'pickpocket' and alleged that public funds are used to arrange the latter's......

'If NDA Manipulates Elections, They May Return To Power'

'They have no chance of winning if free and fair polls are conducted.' IMAGE: Rashtriya Janata Dal Bihar President Magni Lal Mandal, second from left, with Tejashwi Yadav, the RJD's chief......

'BJP Not Ready To Play Second Fiddle In Bihar'

'Our party has formed governments independently in all neighbouring states except West Bengal; now it's Bihar's turn.' IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar......

Will GST Council cut taxes on insurance premium?

The GST rate is also proposed to be cut on food delivery platforms like Swiggy and Zomato, to 5 per cent from the current 18 per cent. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The GST Council, in......

GST rates on host of goods rejigged

Term life insurance policies, and senior citizens' health insurance premium are likely to be exempted from GST as most members of a state ministerial panel favoured cutting taxes to benefit the......

Consensus eludes GoM on GST rate rationalisation, over 100 items discussed

The Group of Ministers (GoM) on goods and services tax (GST) rate rationalisation, which convened in Goa on Wednesday, reviewed the GST rates for over 100 items, including textiles, handloom goods,......

GST To See Two Slab Rate Structure?

Of the two rate structures on the table, one suggests tax slabs of 8 per cent, 16 per cent, and 24 per cent.The other proposes tax slabs at 9 per cent, 18 per cent, and 27 per cent. Illustration:......

GST@7: Challenges But Collections Surge

Average monthly GST collection rose from Rs 90,000 crore during the first year of its implementation -- 2017-2018 -- to Rs 1.68 trillion during 2023-2024, representing an 87 per cent rise.......

'For Me, It's The Story, Director, Producer'

'A story has to do something within me for me to say yes to it.' IMAGE: Rajkummar Rao and Manushi Chillar in Maalik. Rajkummar Rao has acknowledged a decline in parallel/art cinema movies in his......

Kajol-Tanishaa Bid Goodbye To...

The year started on a sad note for the Mukherjee family. Barely two months after Deb Mukherjee passed into the ages, his older brother Rono Mukherjee passed away on May 28. His prayer meeting was......

Ananya Picks Masaba Sari For Zee Awards

Take a look at the stars who dazzled on the purple carpet at the Zee Cine Awards 2025. Photograph: Kind courtesy Ananya Panday/Instagram Ananya Panday looks stunning in an Masaba Gupta sari. ......

Ranbir At Ayaan Mukerji's Father's Prayer Meet

Yesteryear actor Deb Mukherjee passed into the ages on March 14. A prayer service was held on March 18, and family and friends attended to say their final goodbyes. Photograph: Panna......

COMING UP In May: Bhool Chuk Maaf, Raid 2, MI 8

The year 2025 started slowly at the box office but the summer is looking up for theatrical releases. Joginder Tuteja looks at the movies coming up this May. Raid 2Release date: May 1 When......