At least 47 people were killed and 11 others injured after a bus fell into a gorge in Uttarakhand’s Pauri district, the police said. The incident occurred near Gween village in the district when the overloaded private bus, on its way to Ramnagar, fell into the 200-metre-deep gorge, Pauri Superintendent of Police Jagat Ram Joshi said.
In a mysterious situation, 11 members of a family, including four girls and three women, were found hanging with their eyes blindfolded at their home in North Delhi's Sant Nagar on Sunday morning.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday ruled out a single tax rate under the Goods and Services Tax (GST), saying Mercedes car and milk cannot be taxed at the same rate and accepting Congress party’s demand for a uniform 18% rate would lead to a spike in food and essential items’ taxation.
Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram on Sunday attacked the government on the first anniversary of the GST regime, claiming it had raised the tax burden on the common man and become a “bad word” among the people.
Five persons were beaten to death by a mob in Maharashtra’s Dhule district on Sunday on the suspicion of being child lifters. Police sources said that the incident, which has sent shock waves across the region, took place in the district’s Sakri tehsil, 330 km from Pune.
The Goods and Services Tax (GST) revenue mop-up rose to ₹95,610 crore in June from ₹94,016 crore in the previous month, Finance Secretary Hasmukh Adhia said on Sunday. In April 2018, the collections from the GST were over ₹1.03 lakh crore.
All-rounder Krunal Pandya and medium pacer Deepak Chahar earned their maiden call up in the Indian squad to replace injured Washington Sundar and Jasprit Bumrah for the three-match Twenty20 series against England, starting Tuesday at Manchester.
Cristiano Ronaldo saw his World Cup dreams slip away once again on Saturday but gave no hint as to whether he plans to continue playing for Portugal. The reigning European champions were undone by two Edinson Cavani goals for Uruguay in their last-16 tie in Sochi, despite Pepe bringing them level at one point early in the second half.
Tens of thousands of people, including Indian Americans, took to streets in several U.S. cities to protest against controversial immigration policies of President Donald Trump which has resulted in separation of children of illegal immigrants.
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday spoke to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and took stock of the flood situation in the State, besides assuring him of all central help, officials said. During a telephonic conversation with Mr. Sonowal, the Union minister reviewed the situation in Assam where large areas are inundated by flood waters.