Tag: October

The genesis of the "dispute" of Kashmir is also the story of India's Independence from colonialism and how in the last stages of leaving India the Brits in collaboration with the Muslim League carved out Pakistan in the West and East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).

New Delhi: India’s merchandise exports grew by 17.86 per cent in October on a year-on-year basis, official data showed on Thursday. Even on the sequential basis, India’s merchandise exports showed a robust growth in the month under review as it had declined by 2.15 per cent in September. According to data released by the Ministry of […]

New Delhi: Revenue collections under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) crossed the Rs 1 lakh crore mark in October, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Thursday. This was a marked improvement over the September GST collection (for August) which stood at Rs 94,442 crore. Jaitley attributed the rise in the tax mop-up to lower tax […]

Islamabad: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will visit China in October, the media reported on Friday. It will be Khan’s first visit to China after assuming the office. The dates of his visit and meeting schedule with Chinese officials is being finalised, the News International reported. It said that Khan will be accompanied by a […]

Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India will ease the Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) norms from October to induce liquidity into the financial system, amid concerns of a credit crunch. SLR is a reserve requirement that commercial banks must maintain. According to the RBI, “the increase in ‘Facility to Avail Liquidity for Liquidity Coverage Ratio’ (FALLCR), […]

Mumbai: Even as the country’s retail inflation cooled off in August, an October rate hike by the Reserve bank of India (RBI) is imminent, a SBI Ecowrap report said on Wednesday. “Even though CPI (Consumer Price Index) inflation has cooled off, we believe October rate hike of 25 bps is imminent, but the question is […]

Berlin: Microsoft has announced a refreshed “Windows 10 October 2018 Update” that will have new features and enhancements for over 700 million devices running Windows 10. The announcement came at the ongoing IFA 2018 technology event in Berlin, Germany. “With this update, we’ll be bringing new features and enhancements to the nearly 700 million devices […]

Purchase: Indian origin business executive Indra K. Nooyi will step down as the Chief Executive of global food and beverages major PepsiCo, Inc. in October, the company said on Monday. According to the US-based multinational, its Board of Directors has unanimously elected Ramon Laguarta, 54, to succeed Nooyi, 62, as Chief Executive Officer. However, Nooyi […]

Mumbai: Actor Varun Dhawan doesn’t talk about his romantic relationship with Natasha Dalal often, but he has not made any effort to hide the fact that he is in one. He says it takes away from his personal life and he feels it is his job to protect her. “Why is it so hard to […]

Mumbai: Bollywood actor Varun Dhawan says his upcoming film “October” came as a much-needed opportunity in his film career. At the film’s trailer launch here on Monday, Varun said: “I was the last person cast in the film after meeting Shoojit Sircar. I think casting should happen that way… Not because one actor is doing […]

Mumbai: Actor Varun Dhawan says Shoojit Sircar’s “October” has given him a chance to do something “different” after a long time and that it was a life-changing experience for him. “Working with Shoojit da was my dream, which has been fulfilled now. After a long time, I have done something which is different,” Varun said […]

New Delhi: In a bid to clear extra rush during the festival season, the railways will run 4,000 special trains between September 20 and October 30. Railway officials gave this information to Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha, who held a meeting on Tuesday to review arrangements for the season. During the meeting, Sinha […]