New Delhi, Oct 1 (UNI) Goods and services tax (GST) collection rose 10% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 1,62,712 crore crore in September 2023, according to data released by Finance Ministry on Sunday. “The gross GST revenue collected in the month of September, 2023 is Rs 1,62,712 crore out of which CGST is Rs 29,818 crore,…
Washington, Oct 1 (UNI) The U.S. Senate on Saturday night approved a House-passed 45-day stopgap funding bill in a last-minute effort to avert a federal government shutdown. The upper chamber passed the stopgap funding measure in a vote of 88-9. Earlier that day, the House approved the bill in a vote of 335-91. House Speaker…
Hanoi, Oct 1 (UNI) Floods in Vietnam’s northern and central regions from Sept 26 to Sept 28 killed nine people, left one person missing and injured 10 others, the country’s National Steering Committee for Natural Disaster Prevention and Control said on Saturday. The floods caused by heavy rain also damaged houses, roads, aquaculture ponds, and…
Auckland, New Zealand, Oct 1 (UNI) Gust and showers here on Saturday didn’t stop New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins from attending the traditional Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival event in Potters Park in central Auckland. Hipkins first said “Happy Mid-Autumn Festival” in Chinese, not fluent but still winning applause from the audience. He reiterated the great…
Abuja, Oct 1 (UNI) At least 25 members of a local church’s choir were kidnapped by armed gunmen en route to a funeral in the Ose local government area of Nigeria’s southwestern state of Ondo, local police said on Saturday. Olufunmilayo Odunlami-Omisanya, spokeswoman for the police in Ondo, confirmed the incident which occurred Friday, saying…
Hangzhou, Oct 1 (UNI) India made history after Aditi Ashok bagged the first medal in the women’s individual golf at Asian Games 2023 here on Sunday. Aditi claimed silver by carding 17-under 271 (67-66-61-77) in four rounds at the West Lake International Golf Course. She will savour this achievement, especially after missing out on a…
Srinagar, Oct 1 (UNI) Border Security Force (BSF), Kashmir, organised a cleanliness drive in several parts of the valley on Sunday under the aegis of “Swacchta Hi Seva” on the occasion of Gandhi Jayanti. The Inspector General of BSF Kashmir Ashok Yadav led the cleanliness drive conducted around Srinagar Airport, in and around all its…
Washington, Oct 1 (UNI) U.S President Joe Biden on Saturday night signed a 45-day stopgap funding bill, just a few minutes before federal government funding for this fiscal year is set to expire. In a last-minute effort to avert a government shutdown, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy released the new bill Saturday morning, which would keep…
Chandigarh, Oct 1 (UNI) Senior Congress leader and former Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday said the I.N.D.I.A alliance stands like a tall mountain. Taking to X, he said ‘a storm here and there will not affect its Grandeur !!! Any attempt to sabotage and breach this shield to safeguard our Democracy will…
Sitapur, Oct 1 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adiatyanath on Sunday said that developing Naimisharanya Dham on the lines of Ayodhya is the priority of the government and said that there was no dearth of funds for the development of Naimish Tirtha. The CM, who reached Chakratirtha of Naimisharanya Dham on a one-day visit,…
