[wanabidii] News Digest: GST impact: ITC hits record high on likely cut in cigarette taxes

Monday, May 22, 2017

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GST impact: ITC hits record high on likely cut in cigarette taxes
ITC shares on Monday gained 5 per cent to touch a fresh 52-week high of Rs 300.45 on the National Stock Exchange. The ITC stock has seen buying after GST or Goods and Services Tax rates were announced for most items last week.

Maharashtra Assembly passes State GST Bill
The Maharashtra Assembly passed unanimously the State GST Bill on Monday, the last day of a special session of the state Legislature. Finance Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar said that the government would ensure GST did not hamper financial autonomy of local self government bodies.

GST to have minimal impact on CPI Index: Morgan Stanley
GST) is likely to have minimal direct impact on the consumer price index (CPI) basket, a report by Morgan Stanley said. This is because most of the tax rates for the items in the CPI basket are likely to be taxed at a lower rate under the GST as compared to the existing levy.

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Environment

Time to ditch the polar bears? Climate change looks for a new image

This village shows there's money in saving forests

World's rarest marine species may go extinct in a year: Report

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World

North Korea says ready to deploy, mass-produce new missile
North Korea says it's ready to deploy and start mass-producing a new medium-range missile capable of reaching Japan and major US military bases there following a test launch it claims confirmed the missile's combat readiness and is an "answer" to US President Donald Trump's policies.

Trump visits Israel in search of revived peace process
Over two days, Trump is to meet separately with both Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and visit holy sites. On Monday in Jerusalem, he will pray at the Western Wall and visit the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.

Donald Trump: Different strokes

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Science

NASA plans emergency spacewalk on International Space Station
International Space Station commander Peggy Whitson and flight engineer Jack Fischer, both with NASA, will partner for the spacewalk, which is expected to last two hours, the US space agency said.

NASA plans emergency space walk on International Space Station
A pair of astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station as early as Tuesday for an emergency space walk to replace a failed computer, one of two that control major U.S. systems aboard the orbiting outpost, NASA said on Sunday.

Astronomers create first map of large-scale structure of universe

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Technology

Here's why you may get big discounts on smartphones in June
Since GST rates kick in from July 1, discounts are expected in the weeks leading to GST's implementation as brands and retailers would want to move out old stock.

Internet on flights likely by August-end
About 70 airlines across the world offer inflight internet letting passengers email, livestream, use social media, download movies and even make calls. These include carriers that fly into India like Air France, Lufthansa, British Airways, Singapore Airlines, Emirates and Etihad.

How Infosys is incentivizing its 500-plus project managers
The zero-distance programme was one of CEO Vishal Sikka’s first major implementations at the company. It asks employees to create innovative solutions in each project.

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Education

Tripura Board announces Class 12 (Science) results

Telangana EAMCET 2017 results declared

HRD ministry seeks cabinet nod for 20 world-class institutions
New framework to catapult Indian institutions to global recognition by freeing the best of them from UGC’s restrictions & ushering in unprecedented level of autonomy.

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Mumbai

Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flags off high-speed Tejas Express

Tejas Express: Fare, safety, route and all you need to know
The much-awaited Tejas Express, which boasts several modern facilities on-board like LED TV and tea, coffee vending machine, will be flagged off today from Mumbai to Goa by Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu.

Maharashtra assembly unanimously passes GST ratification bill

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Delhi

AAP: Atmosphere of terror in BJP states
Aam Aadmi Party said on Sunday that an atmosphere of terror was developing in states ruled by BJP.

Kejriwal thinks if you're not in jail, you're honest: Kapil Mishra
AAP crisis: Sacked Delhi minister Kapil Mishra today lashed out at chief minister Arvind Kejriwal for being silent on the corruption allegations against him and other AAP leaders.

Pay heavy fine for returning DDA flats

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Bangalore

Karnataka HC rejects advance bail to man who stabbed his wife and father in law

Man killed after gay sex invite
A Civil Services aspirant found dead last month in a City Market toilet has turned out to be a case of murder over the deceased’s insistence on indulging in gay sex. The City Market police, after detaining a habitual offender found moving around in a suspicious manner, interrogated him to find out that he had killed the Civil Services aspirant BN Muralidhara, a native of Arakalagudu in Hassan district, for allegedly inviting him to indulge in gay sex with him.

Japanese forest bathing concept comes to Bengaluru
Bengalureans can now soon aspire to forest bathe to stay healthy at the tree park that is taking shape at the Kadugodi Plantation. A tree park, first in Eastern Bengaluru, will be established on 71 acres inside the plantation soon.

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Hyderabad

Jr NTR gets pat from Jai Lava Kusa's director Bobby
Jr NTR will be seen playing three roles in upcoming ‘Jai Lava Kusa’.

Telangana EAMCET results to be out today
The engineering, agriculture and medical common entrance test (Eamcet) results will be declared by the Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad, on Monday.

15,000 students take Joint Entrance Examination (Advanced), say test easier than last year
Over 15,000 students took the joint entrance examination (Advanced) across four regional centres in Telangana on Monday to seek admission in one of the 23 premier Indian Institute of Technology in the country .

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Chennai

Karunanidhi unlikely to participate in his birthday function
DMK president M Karunanidhi is unlikely to participate in his birthday function in Chennai on June 3, said party working president M K Stalin on Monday.

Tamil outfit members protest Rajinikanth's alleged move to enter politics, detained
The Chennai city police on Monday detained 30 members of the Thamizhar Munetra Padai (TMP) who took out a rally towards the Poes Garden residence of actor Rajinikanth condemning his alleged move to enter politics.

Pair of hanging parrots seized, trader fined 25 thousand
A pair of juvenile vernal hanging parrots (Loriculus vernalis) was seized from a man involved in pet trade on Sunday.

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Ahmedabad

'Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train will be on tracks by 2023'
Last month, Achal Khare was appointed managing director of the National High Speed Rail Corporation, which is executing the ambitious Mumbai-Ahmedabad bullet train project. In an interview with TOI, he says the project will be completed by December 2023.

Hotels' plans on rocks after highway booze ban
The recent Supreme Court judgment — banning the sale of liquor within 500 metres of highways — has caused major revenue losses for leading hotels on the SG Highway which had permit liquor shops.

Africa offers Gujarat huge business potential in many sectors
Touted as among the richest villages in India, Madhapar, Baladia, and Kera in Kutch draw a large chunk of bank deposits from its residents settled in Africa. Some of the top construction, sugar, and cement companies in Africa are owned by Gujaratis, mainly from Kutch and Saurashtra regions.

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Allahabad

Kidnapped boy rescued, three nabbed
An eight-year-old boy, who had been missing since May 5, was rescued from near Mansoorabad bypass road on Allahabad- Lucknow highway on Sunday.

Visa troubles aside, Ghana girl on path to recovery
Five months after her mother tweeted to Union minister Sushma Swaraj seeking a visa extension for her daughter's treatment, five-year-old Ghanaian national Osei Larbi Abena Aniwaa, who had been undergoing treatment for quadriplegic spastic cerebral palsy , is now recovering after a rigorous treatment at a private hospital.

Take extra care in cases involving mafia: HC to DGP
Petitioner Ram Kishan Singh had sought security cover as he had apprehended threat to his life from mafia-turned-politician and former MP Atiq Ahmad, as according to him, he was a witness in a criminal case against Atiq.

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Bhubaneswar

Dilip Ray flays BJP over non-starter bridge
Senior BJP leader and Rourkela MLA Dilip Ray once again expressed his displeasure at the inordinate delay in starting the construction of the second Brahmani bridge, a promise made by none other than Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Speed up land acquisition for railway projects: Union min
Minister of state for railways Rajen Gohain on Sunday said Odisha government should speed up land acquisition process for early completion of railway projects in the state.

Odisha slum depends on contaminated water
As many as 1,500 residents of Tarini Nagar's Idco Basti (slum) in ward 20 of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) depend on six dug wells, water in four of which is not suitable for household use.

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Bhopal

Four dead, few ill after consuming 'hooch' in Morena district
Four persons died and 4 villagers fell ill after allegedly consuming spurious liquor in Morena district on Sunday night. They had consumed the country made liquor in Gospura village.

Bhopal: Committee to check content of books for college libraries
In order to avoid controversies with books purchased for college libraries, the higher education department has recently directed all colleges to form a five-member committee, including subject experts.

Biodiversity Act tied in red tape, MP poorer by Rs 2k cr a year

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Chandigarh

Sikh diaspora sees Frankfurt as a new low
At a time when Sikhs have been gaining space and recognition in the mainstream politics of different countries, the Sikh diaspora is aghast over the violent clash at a Germany gurdwara during a congregation, where turbans flew and the police had to be called.

Now, fund for preservation of religious institutions in HP

Schools asked to stop collecting funds for non-HP NGOs

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