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Major fire breaks out at New Alipore slum, no casualties reported

A massive fire broke out in a slum near Durgapur Bridge in New Alipore on Saturday evening, destroying several shanties and creating panic among residents.

GST Council approves 'Track & Trace Mechanism' to curb evasion

In a significant move to plug leakage, the GST Council on Saturday approved a proposal to implement 'Track and Trace Mechanism' for specified evasion-prone commodities, under which a unique mark will be affixed on such goods or packages to trace them throughout the supply chain.

NPS assets under management to touch ₹15 lakh crore by FY25 end

PFRDA Chairman Deepak Mohanty said the NPS take up rate by the employees in the corporate sector remains a challenge

GST Council meeting takes key decisions to aid small-scale sector

The 55th meeting of the GST Council held in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan, on Saturday, made key decisions aimed at supporting the small-scale sector and preventing market monopolisation, the Kerala Finance Minister's office said here.

MSME sector: State expects Rs 8,220 cr investment, 1L jobs

ACROSS MIDNAPORE & JHARGRAM

There's a possibility of 'Khadaan 2': Dev

The actor-producer says it depends on how audiences receive 'Khadaan'

Song Kang-Ho boards CAST OF 'BEEF' S2

The second season will consist of eight 30-minute episodes

'Old guard of Bollywood has lost touch with reality'

Varun Dhawan, who is currently promoting his upcoming film 'Baby John', recently spoke about the need for more diverse representation in Bollywood.

'Aishwarya told me that I remind her of Amitabh Bachchan'

Sonu Sood and Rai played on-screen siblings in the film 'Jodhaa Akbar'

'SHOTYI BOLE SHOTYI KICHHU NEI' to hit theatres on Jan 23, 2025

Srijit Mukherji is kicking off New Year with an exciting release

Acropolis Mall unveils grand 'Christmas Carnival'

Acropolis mall will host an array of exciting activities daily from 1 pm to 9 pm

Badminton: A Year of Olympic heartbreak, some breakthroughs, new promises

It was both the best and worst of times for Satwik and Chirag, who reached four finals and won two titles, raising hopes for a historic Olympic medal

Rinku Singh named UP captain for Vijay Hazare Trophy

Explosive India batter Rinku Singh was on Friday named Uttar Pradesh captain for the upcoming Vijay Hazare Trophy, marking his first stint as skipper at the senior state level.

With wrist spinner needed for CT, all eyes on TN's Varun Chakravarthy

With India set to play Champions Trophy in less than eight weeks' time, a quality wrist-spinner, a second wicketkeeper to back up Rishabh Pant and the form of key pacers will be in focus during the upcoming National One Day Championship for the Vijay Hazare Trophy starting on Saturday across the country.

India should have a hard approach against West Indies in ODIs: Richa

Wicket-keeper-batter Richa Ghosh has urged the Indian women's team not to take the foot off the pedal after their T20I series victory, but to adopt a more aggressive approach when they face West Indies in the upcoming three ODIs.

BGT: Konstas called up for last 2 Tests, McSweeney dropped

The 19-year-old is set to become Australia's youngest Test batting debutant in over 70 years

ISL: FC Goa beat Mohun Bagan 2-1

BRISON DOUBLE ENDS MARINERS' WINNING STREAK

I will be with you at MCG: Ashwin tells Kohli

\"I will be walking out with you to bat at the MCG,\" R Ashwin told Virat Kohli in a short note on X Friday, a subtle and endearing demonstration of their closeness in the team.

Forex stocks drop by $1.988 bn to $652.869 bn

India's forex reserves dropped by $1.988 billion to $652.869 billion for the week ended December 13, the RBI said on Friday.

₹ rebounds from all-time low, rises 9 paise to 85.04 against dollar

The rupee saw a recovery from its all-time low level and appreciated 9 paise to close at 85.04 against the American currency on Friday, on softening of the US dollar index and a potential intervention by the RBI.

Adani Group to invest ₹28,000 cr in Bihar

Adani group will invest about Rs 28,000 crore in setting up an ultra-super critical thermal power plant as well as expanding cement production capacity, food processing and logistics business in Bihar.

Bihar attracts investment proposals of ₹1.81 lakh crore at global investors' meet

In 1st edition held last year, MoUs worth Rs 50,300 crore were inked and of that, Rs 38,000 crore has taken shape

CREDAI urges govt to reconsider 18% GST on FSI

The Confederation of Real Estate Developers' Associations of India (CREDAI) has urged the Centre to reconsider its proposal to impose an 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax (GST) on Floor Space Index (FSI) and additional FSI charges paid to local authorities for real estate projects.

Markets crash for 5th day in row, Sensex sinks 1,176 pts below 79K

NIFTY FALLS BELOW 23,600 LEVEL

GST Council to decide on cutting taxes on insurance premium

The 55th meeting of the GST Council is likely to discuss rate rejig in about 148 items & will also deliberate on bringing ATF in the GST fold

Mandaviya chairs 195th meeting of Employees' State Insurance Corp

The ESIC approved Revised Estimate for FY25, Budget Estimates for FY26, as well as Performance Budget for FY26

IRCTC ready to welcome pilgrims at 'Mahakumbh Gram' at Prayagraj

Kumbh Gram is a state of art accommodation facility specially crafted for the tourists and, equipped with all modern amenities

Priority should be restoring inflation-growth balance

Policy priority should be on restoring the inflation-growth balance, said Shaktikanta Das, former Reserve Bank governor, while voting for a status quo on the short-term lending rate at his last MPC meet earlier this month.

RBI reviews global & domestic economic situation

The central board of the RBI on Friday reviewed the global and domestic economic situation and outlook at a meeting chaired by new Governor Sanjay Malhotra.

Trump wants European Union to buy more US oil & gas or face tariffs

The EU is already buying the lion's share of US oil and gas exports, according to US government data