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05 Sep

Revised Suspension of Operations pact tightens norms for Kuki-Zo groups

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Revised Suspension of Operations pact tightens norms for Kuki-Zo groups The revised Suspension of Operations (SoO) agreement was signed between the Ministry of Home Affairs, Manipur government and 24 Kuki-Zo insurgent groups on Thursday (September 4, 2025) It lays down the mechanism to monitor activities of cadres, including a requirement that they obtain Aadhaar cards . Read full story: Source

05 Sep

PM Modi to address military brass at conference in Kolkata next week

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PM Modi to address military brass at conference in Kolkata next week Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the country’s top military leadership at the upcoming Combined Commanders’ Conference scheduled from September 15 to 17 in Kolkata . The conference is the first such engagement after the armed forces’ decisive success in Operation Sindoor against Pakistan . Read full story: Source

05 Sep

IPL tickets to get costlier after Government levies 40% GST

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IPL tickets to get costlier after Government levies 40% GST An IPL ticket with a base price ₹500 before GST till last season would ultimately cost ⁹640 with GST levied at 28% . However, the same ticket will now cost � $700 after imposition of 40% GST . Any tickets priced below � 500 will be exempted from GST . Read full story: Source

05 Sep

TDP welcomes Centre’s decision to rationalise GST, reduce levies

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TDP welcomes Centre’s decision to rationalise GST, reduce levies The Telugu Desam Party has welcomed the Centre’s decision to rationalise the GST tax slabs and reduce levies on essential goods and services . The four-tier GST slabs have been reduced to two slabs of 5% and 18% . Read full story: Source

05 Sep

Rampant development, not climate, pushing Himalaya to the edge

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Rampant development, not climate, pushing Himalaya to the edge Punjab faced its worst floods since 1988 in August this year. Waters overflowing from the Sutlej, Beas, and Ravi rivers have destroyed several villages in the State. Around the same time, at least 34 people died after intense rainfall lashed India-controlled Kashmir and several parts of Pakistan. Early in August, the village of Dharali in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand disappeared after a deluge triggered a landslide. This was just August. This isn’t the first time the Indian Himalayan region has suffered such catastrophe; the 2013 Kedarnath floods and the 2021 Read…

05 Sep

GST reforms foster business-friendly environment, say trade bodies

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GST reforms foster business-friendly environment, say trade bodies Confederation of Indian Industry - Andhra Pradesh (CII - AP) Chairman Murali Krishna Gannamani praised Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for ushering in the next-generation GST reforms . Read full story: Source

05 Sep

Indian breads won’t attract GST, but what about idly and dosa, ask hoteliers

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Indian breads won’t attract GST, but what about idly and dosa, ask hoteliers Hoteliers confused over a listing in the exercise to revamp the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Many are asking why idli, dosa, puttu, idiyappam and other South Indian staples have not been exempted . Food from restaurants located inside hotels with room rents above ₹7,500 per room per day will continue to attract 18% tax . Read full story: Source

05 Sep

Nine drug peddlers arrested for murder of gang member

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Nine drug peddlers arrested for murder of gang member Nine arrested in connection with murder of 21-year-old welder near Cheyyar town in Tiruvannamalai . Police said the arrested persons were S. Ramana, 24, K. Velu, 19, G. Parthiban, 25, F. Ramachandran, 36, S. Prabhu, 34, Naveen Kumar, 22, H. Jagadeesan, 26 . They were lodged at Central Prison in Vellore . Read full story: Source

05 Sep

Two persons arrested for stealing two-wheeler, gadgets from IT professional

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Two persons arrested for stealing two-wheeler, gadgets from IT professional S. Vivekanandan, 52, an IT professional in Chennai, visited Arcot, his native town, on August 30 by a bus . He was stopped by Karthi who requested him for a drop at Uppu Pettai village . Police said after some distance, he asked him to stop the vehicle after seeing his accomplice Dinesh in an isolated spot on Arcot Main Road . Read full story: Source

05 Sep

HR&CE begins feasibility study for bitumen road to Parvathamalai hillock temple

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HR&CE begins feasibility study for bitumen road to Parvathamalai hillock temple The Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department is conducting a feasibility study to lay the first bitumen road, for a distance of around 4.5 kms, to the Lord Mallikarjuna Swamy (Lord Shiva) temple near Kalasapakkam town in Tiruvannamalai . Read full story: Source