Gujarat Assembly unanimously passes state GST Amendment Bill

September 13, 2023 7:10 PM

Gujarat Assembly unanimously passes state GST Amendment Bill

The Gujarat State Assembly on Wednesday (13 September 2023) unanimously passed the Gujarat Goods and Service Tax Amendment Bill. Presenting the Bill to the Assembly, State Finance Minister Kanubhai Desai said the amendment seeks to impose a 28 per cent GST tax on the full face value of bets in onlin...

Ukraine launches missile attack on Crimea shipyard, Russia says

September 13, 2023 6:10 PM

Ukraine launches missile attack on Crimea shipyard, Russia says

Russia says Ukraine has launched 10 missiles and three unmanned boats in an attack on the home of its Black Sea fleet in Crimea. Russia's Defence Ministry said, the Sevastopol Shipyard on the Crimean Penninsula was on fire early Wednesday and two ships damaged after the attack. Seven missiles w...

Distant Planet may have Water Ocean and Possibly a life: NASA

September 13, 2023 6:05 PM

Distant Planet may have Water Ocean and Possibly a life: NASA

NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope in its study of K2-18 b, an exoplanet, discovered the presence of carbon dioxide and methane.This suggests that K2-18b could be a Hycean exoplanet, one which has the potential to possess a hydrogen-rich atmosphere and a water ocean-covered surface. Planets that orbi...

Former journalist Walter Alfred passes away at age of 103

September 13, 2023 5:46 PM

Former journalist Walter Alfred passes away at age of 103

Former Press Trust of India (PTI) journalist Walter Alfred, who covered many landmark events in the last century, passed away at the age of 103. The veteran journalist breathed his last at his residence near Mumbai. From covering India’s Independence and the days of Indira Gandhi’s Emergency to repo...

Wall Street ends lower as Oracle tumbles on weak forecast

September 13, 2023 4:46 PM

Wall Street ends lower as Oracle tumbles on weak forecast

Wall Street stocks ended lower as Oracle shares tumbled more than 13 per cent after a weak forecast and surging oil prices deepened worries about persistent price pressures ahead of crucial inflation readings this week. Oil prices jumped more than one per cent , building on a recent rally and stokin...

Crude prices trade above 85 dollars per barrel in recent weeks

September 13, 2023 4:31 PM

Crude prices trade above 85 dollars per barrel in recent weeks

Supply cuts by oil-producing countries to keep crude prices elevated. Crude oil prices have gained momentum since July after Saudi Arabia, the world's largest producer of crude oil, slashed supply by an additional one million barrels per day. Crude prices are trading above 85 dollars per barrel...