Asia's third-largest economy has been gradually recovering from a coronavirus-induced recession but is not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels soon, especially within the service industry.
Finance Secretary Ajay Bhushan Pandey said in a pandemic like this where the economy has been impacted, any large scale changes impact direct taxes more severely, whereas indirect tax collection is mostly proportional to business turnover and compliance.
Turkish police detained people suspected of ties to the Islamic State militant group in an operation targeting a total of 35 foreign suspects in Istanbul on Thursday, stateowned Anadolu news agency reported.
When Jesus strode through the ancient Jewish temple in Jerusalem, his feet met hewnstone, earthtone tiles that were geometric in design and cool, dappled and scuffed to the touch.
Ghosh, who was earlier denied permission by a lower court to enter the district despite being granted bail, visited his home after the Supreme Court revoked the conditions in his bail in November, allowing him to return to Paschim Medinipur district.
The COVID19 pandemic has played havoc with Australia's Olympic soccer preparations by stranding players overseas but coach Graham Arnold is confident the nation can still challenge for a medal at Tokyo next year.
Filmmaker Rakesh Roshan said on Wednesday that his wife Pinkie Roshan, who was diagnosed with Covid-19 earlier, has tested negative.
These norms were to be applicable from October. "The Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has notified amendment to CMVR 1989… deferring the applicability date for implementing the next stage of emission norms for tractors (TREM Stage-IV) from...
The deaths of hundreds of elephants in Botswana this year which had baffled and alarmed conservationists were caused by toxins produced by cyanobacteria in water, officials said on Monday.
Ten people led by a worker of the ruling Congress were arrested in Rajasthan's Baran district after they allegedly roughed up a driver of a truck seized for illegally transporting gravel and later raised slogans levelling charges at the state mining minis...
Dentsu Group Inc and Toyota Motor Corp have agreed to form a business alliance and establish two companies to improve Toyota's communications and digital transformation strategy, Dentsu said in a statement on Wednesday.
Xiaomi India is said to be preparing to launch two new fitness wearables in India - Mi Band 5 and the Mi Watch Revolve.
For three decades, Kelly Flint flourished as a corporate travel agent, sending everyone from business titans to oil riggers around the planet. Then came the worst pandemic in a century, leaving her jobless and marooned in an uncertain economy.
The total cost to turn it into its current avatar is reported to be around Rs 10 lakh and the wizards over at Jalandar will take about 6 months for the complete transformation.
The supply of perishables like tomato and green vegetables from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and other states has affected due to rains.