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New Delhi: Australian Test batter Usman Khawaja has announced that the Sydney Test of the ongoing Ashes series will be the final match of his international career, bringing an end to a distinguished 15 year journey at the highest level of the game. The 39 year old made the announcement at the Sydney Cricket Ground, a venue he described as deeply special to him. Khawaja finishes his Test career with 87 appearances, scoring 6,206 runs at an impressive average of 43.39. His record includes 16 centuries and 28 half centuries, with a highest individual score of 232. Over the years,…

New Delhi: Cigarettes, beedis, pan masala and other tobacco related products are set to become costlier from February 1 following the government’s notification of new taxes and cess on these items. The revised levy structure will introduce additional excise duty on tobacco products and a new Health and National Security Cess on pan masala, replacing the existing GST compensation cess. Under the new framework, pan masala, cigarettes, tobacco and similar products will continue to attract a Goods and Services Tax rate of 40 percent, while beedis will be taxed at 18 percent GST. These GST rates will remain unchanged. However,…

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Friday delivered a blunt message on India’s approach to terrorism, describing Pakistan as a “bad neighbour” and asserting that India will act decisively to protect its people. Speaking at the Indian Institute of Technology Madras, Jaishankar said India alone would decide how and when it responds to security threats. Referring indirectly to Operation Sindoor, the minister said India had exercised its right to defend itself after facing persistent cross border terrorism. He stressed that no external power could dictate India’s actions when national security was at stake. According to him, countries that…

Panaji: Karnataka’s Deemed-to-be-University Sri Siddhartha Academy of Higher Education (SSAHE) has today announced a strategic collaboration with upGrad School of Technology – a next-generation learning environment, to embed an industry-aligned School of Technology within the University’s existing engineering programs. Led by the CEO Vishwa Mohan and the Chief Revenue and Outcome Officer Mehul Khandhedia, upGrad School of Technology will work closely with the University to provide academic and curriculum advisory support, while enabling deeper industry integration within the current programs. This includes embedding research exposure, build sprints, and continuous specialisations from Day 1, supported by AI-first learning technologies that deliver…

New Delhi: Vodafone Idea has said it will pursue legal remedies after receiving a GST penalty order amounting to Rs 637.91 crore, raising fresh concerns over regulatory and financial pressures facing the telecom operator. The order was issued under Section 74 of the Central Goods and Services Tax Act, 2017. In a regulatory filing, the company confirmed that it received the penalty order on December 31 from the Office of the Additional Commissioner of Central Goods and Services Tax, Ahmedabad South. The order confirms a penalty of over Rs 637 crore, along with a demand for tax and applicable interest.…

New Delhi: An investigation into the deaths linked to a diarrhoea outbreak in Indore has confirmed the presence of bacteria commonly found in sewer water in contaminated drinking water samples, raising serious concerns over civic infrastructure and public health safety. At least nine deaths have now been officially attributed to the outbreak, which has affected thousands of residents. Laboratory tests on water samples collected from the affected locality detected dangerous pathogens including Vibrio cholerae, Shigella and E. coli. These bacteria are known to cause severe gastrointestinal infections, often leading to acute diarrhoea, vomiting and dehydration. Health officials confirmed that contaminated…

Team Goemkarponn CANACONA: It is not beneficial in any way to Canaconcars, and instead throws-up innumerable inconveniences onto the people of Canacona, stated former Minister/Ex-Dy. Speaker/Ex-Canacona MLA Isidore Fernandes reacting to the government’s declaration of notification of Third District (Kushawati) with Canacona as one of the four Talukas. Isidore refused to accept the explanations given by Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant and defended by the BJP party that the new third district (Kushawati) will in any way benefit or ease the administration’s benefits for the people of Canacona. ‘There is not proper planning made for the third district at-all,,, lest…