[wanabidii] Top Headlines: Won't use 'hammer', let market forces bring down prices: Govt

Daily Newsletter | Monday, July 03, 2017 TOP HEADLINES MORE » Won’t use ‘hammer’, let market forces bring down prices: Govt So far, the assessment in the government is that the rollout has been fairly smooth. Even small businesses gradually adjusting to the situation. Govt hopes the businesses will share the gains, including the benefits arising from input tax credit. Looking for Arts/Science/Humanities courses? Come, be a part of no.1 women’s university with world-class amenities and sprawling 265 acre campus Recommended by Colombia Niche US visas for ‘extraordinary’ become popular Statistics given by the US Department of Homeland Security show that allotment of O-1 visas (O1-A and O1-B) has grown significantly over the years, from just 31,969 in 2006 to 93,086 a decade later. Awareness of this category is building up in India and experts say their popularity will soon go up. China's bid to cramp India's strategic space China is deliberately conflating 2 separate issues - the delineation of the tri-junction points and PLA's forcible attempt to change the status quo by building a strategic highway through the Doklam plateau, according to strategic affairs expert Brahma Chellaney. CITIES MORE » Become a #DigitalPro in 3 months TimesPro in collaboration with Dentsu Aegis Network brings to you PGDDM-Classes start on 24 July'17 Recommended by Colombia Gangster Anandpal’s family refuses cremation, demands freezer to preserve body Deadlock and confusion continued over the cremation of slain gangster Anandpal Singh after his family members demanded a freezer box to preserve Singh’s body until a CBI probe is ordered in the encounter. TECH MORE » Moto M smartphone gets Android Nougat update in India Lenovo-owned Motorola has started rolling out Android 7.0 Nougat update for its mid-range smartphone – Moto M. The company launched the device in December last year priced at Rs 15,999. Along with the latest Android, the update also brings Duo video ... GST sale: 12 hot deals on smartphones, TVs and more Comparison: Honor 9 vs Honor 8 Comparison: Honor 9 vs Honor 8 SPORTS MORE » 4th ODI: West Indies beat India to keep series alive A second-string West Indies which never looked like challenging India enough in this series, scored a modest 189 for nine, but sluggish batting by the visitors specially Mahendra Singh Dhoni (54 off 114 balls) turned it into a winning total. Germany survive Chile onslaught to win Confederations Cup Germany survived a whirlwind assault by Chile and capitalised on an awful mistake by the South Americans to claim a 1-0 victory in a pulsating, bad-tempered Confederations Cup final on Sunday. Women's World Cup: India beat Pakistan to post third successive win Left-arm spinner Ekta Bisht came to the fore with a stellar show as India crushed arch-rivals Pakistan by 95 runs in a low-scoring encounter to record their third successive victory in the ICC Women's World Cup on Sunday. BUSINESS MORE » Government, banks kill rumours on card payments under GST The government and banks have scotched rumours that payments by credit cards or other electronic modes of payment would lead to double taxation under the newly-launched Goods and Services Tax. Companies need to provide info to airlines for business class tickets People travelling for business purposes on business class air tickets are now required to submit details about their companies to avail tax benefits under the GST regime. Total to sign Iran gas deal, biggest since sanctions lifted French energy giant Total will finally sign its multi-billion-dollar agreement to develop an Iranian offshore gas field on Monday, the oil ministry said, in the biggest foreign deal since sanctions were eased last year. ENTERTAINMENT MORE » Akshay Kumar's first look from 'Gold' Akshay Kumar has set his sights on 'Gold'! The Bollywood Khiladi took to Twitter to share a monochrome first look from the flick. Other Newsletters from TOI: Breaking News | Digest | Tech | Entertainment | Movie Reviews | Life & Style Unsubscribe | To manage your newsletter subscription settings, click here. Copyright 2017 Bennett Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. For reprint rights: Times Syndication Service