India: Import duty on drugs, food for special medical purposes for personal use to treat rare diseases exempted
New Delhi: Drugs/Medicines generally attract basic customs duty of 10 per cent, while some categories of life saving drugs/vaccines attract a concessional rate of 5 per cent or Nil.
PTI / 30 Mar, 2023
Sindhu, Srikanth advance in Madrid Masters
Madrid: World Championship silver medallist Srikanth defeated Sitthikom Thammassin of Thailand 21-11 25-27 23-21 in his round of 32 match.
PTI / 30 Mar, 2023
AFSPA to be extended in 8 Assam districts
Guwahati: It will be extended for Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao, according to a notification issued by the state home and political department.
PTI / 30 Mar, 2023
SC directs MHA to file report on cases of alleged attacks on Christians
New Delhi: The court passed the directions after the petitioner's counsel said nodal officers have been notified in every district but they are not registering cases
PTI / 29 Mar, 2023
Cricket: Rohit, Pandya make gains in ICC ODI rankings
Dubai: Shubman Gill remains India's best-placed batter at number 5, while Virat Kohli was at the seventh position after the update took into consideration performances in the Chennai ODI.
PTI / 29 Mar, 2023
Govt. introduces Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill in Lok Sabha
New Delhi: The bill was then sent to a joint committee of both the Houses for discussion. The committee consists of 19 Lok Sabha members, 10 Rajya Sabha members and two members to be nominated by the Lok Sabha
PTI / 29 Mar, 2023
‘Gender dimensions’ of corruption being explored in G-20 anti-graft meeting: Union Minister Jitendra Singh
New Delhi: Gender dimensions of corruption are also being explored in G-20 ACWG along with the role of information and communications technology in combatting corruption in public sector, Singh said.
PTI / 29 Mar, 2023
Mizoram: Three Myanmar nationals among 11 people arrested with heroin worth Rs 23 lakh
Aizawl: The Excise and Narcotics Department seized 913.8 grams of heroin in raids at seven locations in Aizawl and Serchhip districts since Friday, they said.
PTI / 29 Mar, 2023
Ruckus in Assam Assembly over Rahul Gandhi’s disqualification; 3 MLAs suspended
Guwahati: Speaker Biswajit Daimary was forced to adjourn the House twice, and suspended two Congress MLAs and an Independent legislator for the day.
PTI / 29 Mar, 2023
Karnataka polls on May 10, results on May 13: EC
New Delhi: Addressing a press conference here, Chief Election Commissioner Rajiv Kumar said the notification for the elections to the 224-member assembly will be issued on April 13 and the last date for filing nomination papers will be April
PTI / 29 Mar, 2023
Football: India women concede stoppage-time goal to lose to Uzbekistan
Tashkent: India's joy was short-lived, though, as captain Ashalata Devi made a costly error by handling the ball inside the penalty box. Karachik made it 2-1 from the spot.
PTI / 29 Mar, 2023
Wait time for US visitor’s visa interview in India cut by 60 pc this year, says official
Washington: Stufft noted that Frankfurt, London and Abu Dhabi have taken a lot of Indian citizens who are seeking visas.
PTI / 29 Mar, 2023
