New Delhi: Revenue collection under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) fell for the second consecutive month in February by Rs 1,144 crore to Rs 85,174 crore.

The collection had marginally slipped in January to Rs 86,318 crore from Rs 86,703 crore in December.

"The total revenue received under GST for

Mumbai: Bollywood actress-producer Anushka Sharma features in the Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia 2018 list, which includes innovators and disruptors who are reshaping their industries and changing Asia for the better.

Anushka, one of Indian film industry's highest paid actresses, is all of 29. 

She sta

Thiruvananthapuram: In the wake of poor monsoon and water shortage, the state has decided to declare nine districts as drought-hit.

Alappuzha, Kannur, Idukki, Kasargod, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur and Wayanad district would be declared drought-hit.

The decision in this regard was taken by S

Brussels: The European Union has given Facebook two weeks to answer questions raised by the scandal over personal data harvested from the social network, according to a copy of a letter obtained by AFP on Tuesday.

"Have any data of EU citizens been affected by the recent scandal?" the EU's justice co

New Delhi: BJP's IT cell chief Amit Malviya today tweeted the date of the Karnataka Assembly polls before the Election Commission announced it, prompting the panel to describe the leak as a "very serious issue" that merited a probe and "stringent action".

Malviya, however, tweeted that he h

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The news that Facebook's Android app has been collecting call and text histories is yet another black eye for the social media giant. But just why was Facebook able to siphon off records of who its users were contacting — and when — in the first place?

The short answer: Because G

New Delhi: In a relief to inter-faith or inter-caste couples who often face threat to their lives due to their relationship, the Supreme Court today banned any interference by illegal assemblies like 'khap panchayats' into their marriages, terming the intrusions as "absolutely illegal.

A bench of Chie

New Delhi:  The Lok Sabha was adjourned till tomorrow following disruptions, as protesting members trooped near the Speaker's podium.

As soon as the House met, several members rushed near the Speaker's podium raising slogans and displaying placards.

Beijing: The Chinese media was today rife with speculation that North Korean leader Kim Jong-un is in Beijing, following heavy police deployment at the border of China and North Korea.

However, there is no official confirmation about Kim's visit, which, if confirmed, will be his first trip abroad since he took

New Delhi: The Karnataka Assembly elections will be held on May 12, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on Tuesday.

The counting of votes will be held on May 15, Chief  Election Commissioner O P Rawat told the media here. 

Issue of gazette notification will be on April 17 and the l