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Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, targetted by her critics over the  18 per cent Goods and Services Tax or GST on life and medical insurance premiums, retorted today that leaders having objection should first have consulted their state finance ministers who have a say in the GST Council. Amid growing dissidence over the GST on…

“It’s part of the game,” a brave Vinesh Phogat told the Indian coaches who met her after her shock disqualification from the Paris Olympics for weighing 100g more than the permissible limit in the women’s 50kg category on Wednesday. Women’s national coach Virender Dahiya and Manjeet Rani met the feisty wrestler, who had caused a…

India’s ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was just one win away from claiming gold at the Paris Olympics 2024, was disqualified just hours ahead of the final on Wednesday. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said that Vinesh, who was competing in the 50kg category, was found 100 grams overweight ahead of the gold medal match….

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said the contentious LTCG tax proposal on real estate is being amended to give option to taxpayers to compute tax liability under the old system or at reduced rates without indexation, and pay the lower of the two. Replying to a debate on the Finance Bill, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman…

Vinesh Phogat was just one win away from a historic Olympic gold medal but the Indian wrestler’s dreams were shattered after she was disqualified for being overweight for her event on Wednesday. Vinesh, who was competing in the 50kg freestyle wrestling category, was found to be 100 grams above the weight limit and as a…

Tragedy befell a three-year-old girl near Mumbai when she was out on a walk with her mother on Tuesday afternoon. A golden retriever fell on her from the fifth floor of a building that they were passing by. The girl fainted and her mother rushed her to a hospital. She died during treatment. The incident…

India vs Sri Lanka 3rd ODI Highlights: Sri Lanka crushed India by 110 runs in the third ODI in Colombo on Wednesday to clinch a commanding 2-0 win in the three-match series. The hosts had earlier won the second ODI by 32 runs after the first ended in a thrilling tie. Chasing 249, India once…

The shockingly clueless Indian batting unit was strangled by crafty Sri Lankan spinners, led by five-wicket man Dunith Wellalage, as Rohit Sharma’s men crashed to an embarrassing 110-run defeat in the third and final ODI in Colombo on Wednesday. Sri Lanka won the three-match series 2-0 after the first match ended in a tie, and…

With Vinesh Phogat’s disqualification from the final of women’s 50 kg final at the Paris Olympics, Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Sanjay Singh has raised questions on the presence of her personal coach and support staff, wondering what they are doing in Paris. With Vinesh disqualified from participating in the final, the entire country…

Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg and his wife Priscilla Chan are pure goals. The couple love to share snippets of their daily life. To celebrate the end of  Zuckerberg’s nine-month rehabilitation following an ACL injury, Priscilla baked a cake for the love of her life. Cute, did we hear?  The chocolate cake with butterscotch frosting was…