In a big relief for millions of consumers, the Centre on Saturday conceded to a year-long demand and slashed GST rates on a wide range of daily use appliances and products. The announcement in this regard was made by Union Finance Minister Piyush Goyal following a meeting of the GST Council, which decided to reduce tax rates on a wide range of daily use appliances and products. “GST Council cuts […]
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) will soon issue new Rs 100 denomination banknotes in lavender colour. This comes on the back of new designs introduced for Rs 200, Rs 500 and Rs 10 notes, in the last couple of years. “The Reserve Bank of India will shortly issue ₹ 100 denomination banknotes in the Mahatma Gandhi (New) Series,” the RBI said in a statement. While the front side depicts […]
The State Bank of India has asked more than 70,000 employees of its former associate banks to return the compensation they received for working overtime on days following demonetisation in 2016, India Today reported on Monday. The public sector bank added these employees to its workforce after the State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur, State Bank of Hyderabad, State Bank of Mysore, State Bank of Patiala and State Bank of […]
Giving a major relief to the students, Union HRD Minister Prakash Javadekar Saturday last week announced that the JEE (Main) and NEET will now be conducted twice a year. The NTA will also conduct the National Eligibility Test (NET). All these tests were earlier organised by the CBSE. The Joint Entrance Examination (JEE) (Main), for undergraduate admission into various engineering colleges, will be held in January and April. The National […]
With the score tied at 1-1, fervent prayers were on everyone’s lips. The spectators at Russia’s Luzhniki Stadium as well as viewers who were glued to their TV sets at home, all hoped for a miracle – a dream that their team would score and win the game for a chance at glory. The winning goal for Croatia came just minutes before the end of stoppage time from one of […]
Perfectionists have high standards for themselves and for others. In an office environment, as employees, they take their responsibilities seriously and never complete any task or project without double-checking even the minutest detail to ensure that it is perfect. They can be irritating to others, too, because they expect the same perfection from their co-workers. When a perfectionist who has been amazing on the job decides that they want to […]
Angelique Kerber won her first Wimbledon championship by stopping Serena Williams’ bid for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam title. Kerber played cleanly as can be, covering the court so well and picking her spots for big shots, in a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Williams in Saturday’s final. It is the 30-year-old Kerber’s third Grand Slam title. She also beat Williams in the Australian Open final in 2016, then won that […]
As Twitter began sanitising its platform by removing inactive and locked accounts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday lost nearly 300,000 followers while Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi lost over 17,000 followers. The number of PM Modi’s followers went down to 43.1 million from 43.4 million. According to SocialBlade.com that tracks the number of Twitter followers on a daily basis, Modi’s personal Twitter handle (@narendramodi) lost 2,84,746 followers. The official […]
Have you been shouted at by your mother for keeping your nails too long? Me too! I have no clue how to escape that bubble where my mom keeps a check on me for every tiny thing, even my nails. Anyhow, well that holds true for most of us, it doesn’t fit the case of Shridhar. Shridhar Chillal, an octogenarian from India, will finally perform an ordinary chore that he […]
SOCIAL MEDIA. A word unheard about a few years back. But today its one of the most amazing platforms in the world to connect with people all around the globe. A decade back did we all humans think that a we would be able to connect with our families, friends, foes all around the globe within a few seconds. What an astounding transition in technology we wonder has happened. It’s […]
