Members of the Rajya Sabha are elected to a six year term but every two years, one-third of the seats are up for election. Each state in the Upper House has a different number of seats, depending on its size and population.
Credit card transactions will undoubtedly be covered under GST and it would be applicable on late credit card payments, interest rate and processing fee.
The officials said the curbs were imposed as a precautionary measure to avoid any untoward incident in view of the strike called by the separatists.
Yesterday, Pakistan Army resorted to firing on forward posts along LoC in Balakote sector from 12.50 AM and continued till 1.30 AM, a defence spokesman said adding the Indian Army posts retaliated strongly and effectively.
Indian High Commissioner in Islamabad Gautam Bambawale will be meeting Pakistan Foreign Secretary Tehmina Janjua in connection with the case of retired Indian navy officer Kulbhushan Jadhav, who has been given death sentence by an army court there.
Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Thursday claimed a groundswell of support in favour of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and said the people of Uttar Pradesh were in the "mood of rebellion" against the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Bahujan Sam...
The Lok Sabha on Friday took up the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Bill for consideration and passing during zero hour as most of the Opposition left to meet President Pranab Mukherjee.
Castro's ashes will then go on a four-day island-wide procession before being buried in the southeastern city of Santiago on December 4.
His wards might have failed to break the medal jinx at the just-concluded Rio Olympics, but Indian men's hockey team's chief coach Roelant Oltmans says their results in the quadrennial extravaganza were satisfactory if not ideal.
The presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton slammed presumptive Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for praising former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein.
The Safety Check, first introduced in October 2014, allows Facebook users to spread the word that they are safe in wake of a natural disaster or a crisis, and allows searches for those who might be in the affected area.
Harry Kane scored a hat-trick for Tottenham Hotspur, who moved into the top six of the Premier League with a resounding 5-1 victory away to Bournemouth in the first league meeting between the clubs on Sunday.
Messi has cut short his holiday to come back and join the treble winners for their pre-season training.
Shamita Shetty, known for her performances in films like 'Mohabbatein' and 'Zeher', says she will not do item numbers again in movies.
The princess is the second child of William and his wife Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge. The baby will be known as Her Royal Highness Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, royal officials said Monday.
