Relishing going head-to-head with Kohli: Paine

Australia skipper Tim Paine said Monday he is ‘relishing going head-to-head’ with his Indian counterpart Virat Kohli in a Test series and looked forward to ‘intense, hard’ cricket in the Boxing Day
game at Melbourne.

Fake in India

In a shocking claim, the Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) said it has busted a racket of fraudulent companies engaged in raising fake tax invoices worth Rs 220 crore to avail of input-tax credit.

When ‘actors’ outshone the stars

They came, audiences saw, they conquered — that’s quite how it was for actors such as Vicky Kaushal, Ayushmann Khurrana, Radhika Apte and Taapsee Pannu who delivered quality films in a year where big stars failed as box office draws.

Newborn insects trapped hatching in amber

Scientists have discovered fossilised newborn insects and egg shells preserved together in amber dating back to 130 million years, which provide the first direct evidence of how prehistoric critters hatched.

12, 18 per cent GST slabs to be merged with rise in revenues: Jaitley

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley Monday hinted at further rationalisation of GST by merging the 12 and 18 per cent slabs, while criticising Congress for oppressing the country with a high indirect tax rate of 31 per cent. With an increase in revenue, India will eventually have a standard goods and services tax (GST) rate between 12-18 per cent for commonly used goods. This would be in addition to 0 per cent and 5 per cent for essential items and a higher rate for luxury, sin and demerit goods.

AAP alleges attack at office by Youth Congress

The AAP today alleged that its office in central Delhi’s DDU Marg was ransacked by Youth Congress workers during a protest and warned that such “action could lead to a reaction.”