Tag: culture
Damage From AoL's Culture Festival Quantified At Rs 42 Cr In 10 Years
It would take Rs 42.02 crore and a decade for the ecological rehabilitation of the Yamuna floodplains from adverse damages caused by the Art of Living's (AoL) World Culture Festival, says the report of an expert committee.....
Islamabad Literature Festival Starts On Friday
The fifth Islamabad Literary Festival (ILF) is set to begin on Friday to celebrate and analyse 70 years of literature in Pakistan, the media reported on Thursday.....
Service Tax To Move Up From 15% To 18% Under GST: Hasmukh Adhia
Services sector is likely to attract a higher tax rate of 18 per cent from the current 15 per cent under the Goods and Services Tax (GST) regime, thus making services "slightly" more expensive, Revenue Secretary Hasmukh Adhia has said.....
Elarica Johnson To Host Bieber's India Tour
English actress-model Elarica Johnson, best known for her role in "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", is set to host the highly anticipated Justin Bieber India Purpose Tour in Mumbai next month.....
23 Killed In Syria Airstrikes
At least 23 people were killed in airstrikes in Syria allegedly carried out by the US-led international coalition in areas under the Islamic State (IS) terror organisation's control in Syria, said a British war monitor on Tuesday.....
Amarinder Meets Modi, Seeks Nod To Sell Power To Pakistan, Nepal
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Thursday sought Prime Minister Narendra Modi's intervention to allow the Punjab government to sell surplus power to Pakistan or Nepal in the financial interest of the cash-strapped state.....
UP CM Orders Review Of Yash Bharti Awards
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered a review of the prestigious Yash Bharti Awards that were started by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav.....
No Role In Saffron Scarf Issue At Taj, Says Government
The government on Sunday denied any involvement of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) or the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in restricting foreign models from entering Taj Mahal wearing saffron scarves inscribed with name of Lord Ram.....
No Plans To Tax Agriculture Income, Centre Cannot: Jaitley
The government has no plans to impose any tax on agricultural income, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley said on Wednesday putting to rest recent speculation on a politically sensitive issue....
Quit Or Go To Jail, BJP Tells Kejriwal
Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari on Monday asked Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to either resign or go to jail after a sacked minister hurled corruption charges at him.....
