The United States has joined an annual list of "backsliding" democracies for the first time, the International IDEA think-tank said on Monday, pointing to a "visible deterioration" it said began in 20
Read MoreChina fired a missile from a hypersonic weapon as it approached a target during a test in July, the Financial Times reported, adding the Pentagon was surprised because no nation was known to have the
Read MoreSri Lanka took control of the ongoing first Test against West Indies after the visiting batters displayed a lacklustre performance on Day 2 here at the Galle International Stadium on Monday.At stumps,
Read MoreIn order to make local travel more convenient for Mumbaikars, Western Railway (WR) has introduced eight more air-conditioned suburban services in Mumbai from today (November 22). With the new additio
Read MoreAs many as 14 companies against whom retrospective tax demands were raised have approached the government to settle cases, Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said. The government in August enacted a law t
Read MoreChhattisgarh government on Monday has announced a 2% reduction in VAT on diesel and a 1% reduction on petrol. The government will incur a loss of around Rs 1000 crores, news agency ANI reported.This d
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