INDIA
Hotels accommodating SEZ employees is inter-state in nature: CBIC
The benefit of zero rated supply will be available to the supplier where SEZ unit receives event management services, hotel, accommodation services, consumables, etc.
BUSINESS
Waste-to-energy projects: Banks taking a guarded approach
Last month, the Centre approved the national policy on bio-fuels, which was aimed at enabling appropriate financial and fiscal incentives to the sector.
INDIA
Chandigarh Municipal Corporation proposes to hand over Rs 110-crore work to Union Territory
While the administration has provided an aid of Rs 267 crore, the corporation is still short by Rs 54 crore just to pay salaries, pensions, utility bills, etc.
WORLD
Google Home and Chromecast location bug to be fixed soon
A simple script can be run in the background that collects precise location data of users who have Google Home or Chromecast installed on their local network.
WORLD
Battle royale game PUBG crosses 400 million players worldwide
The company decided to celebrate this occasion by putting the game on sale for $19.99 on Steam, as against its regular price of $29.99
TECHNOLOGY
Panasonic launches budget phone 'P90' in India, priced at Rs 5,599
The phone has a corning gorilla glass with 12.7 cm HD IPS Display and 2.5D curved display.
REAL-ESTATE
Surat selected winner for City Award; Bhopal and Ahmedabad joint winners of Innovative Idea Award
Nine awards in three categories including Project Award, Innovative Idea Award and City Award have been announced under the India Smart Cities Awards.
INDIA
Over 40,000 class-10 answer sheets go missing at Bihar's Gopalganj
The school's principal, Pramod Kumar Shrivastava, has reportedly been summoned by the board and detained for interrogation
SPORTS-TRENDS
FIFA World Cup 2018: Vintage Suarez on the spot as Uruguay go through
Uruguay secure their place in the last-16 as Saudi Arabia and Egypt are eliminated from the tournament in Group A.
POLITICS
Cop suspended for sharing 'anti-Kumaraswamy' Facebook post
Police Commissioner MN Nagaraj said: "Being a government servant, one cannot post such matters on social media. He has been suspended with immediate effect."
SPORTS-TRENDS
URU vs KSA FIFA World Cup 2018 Highlights: Suarez leads Uruguay to 1-0 win over Saudi Arabia
Catch all the highlights of the Group A encounter between Uruguay and Saudi Arabia at the Rostov Arena.
WORLD
Surgeons at this hospital used a robot to conduct eye surgery!
It was observed that the surgeon using the robot was able to perform the procedure with equal or better efficacy than in the traditional manual approach.
BUSINESS
Data leaks prompt Andhra Pradesh to order an audit of all government websites
The IT department had already audited around 320 government website for vulnerabilities in May.
INDIA
Majority of Delhiites will vote for BJP in Lok Sabha polls if held today: ABP survey
The poll showed that 40 percent of the people in Delhi would vote for BJP in the Lok Sabha election, while 25 percent would vote for the Aam Aadmi Party
INDIA
Over 1,000 new recruits dismissed for participating in a two-day MSRTC strike
The strike was called as many drivers and conductors were demanding a salary revision.
TECHNOLOGY
Force Motors to launch Gurkha Xtreme with Mercedes-Benz-derived engine
The Gurkha's old 2.6-litre engine will be swapped out for a new Mercedes-Benz OM611-derived 2.2 litre diesel engine
BUSINESS
Indian Hotels wins e-auction for The Connaught, New Delhi
Indian Hotels will pay nearly 32 percent of the turnover or Rs 5.89 crore to NDMC per annum, as per the terms. It will also have to pay NDMC a non-refundable amount of Rs 2.93 crore.
WORLD
Cigarette smoking on a decline in USA: Report
As per figures released by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, there are still more than 30 million adult smokers in the US.
WORLD
FIFA World Cup 2018: Senegal, Japan fans clean stadium after match
Senegal became the first African nation to win their opening match at the World Cup after defeating Poland 2-1.
BUSINESS
Budget Trivia (Part V): Manmohan Singh quoted Victor Hugo referring to which idea in his budget?
Encompassing over 70 years of history of independent India, in our Budget Trivia series, we present to you 70 lesser-known facts about the Budget process
BUSINESS
Bitcoin is 'not for me', says Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein
Blankfein, however, did not want to dismiss cryptocurrencies completely.
WORLD
Ancient sea creature named after Barack Obama
Obama has great passion for science, hence the fossil has been named 'Obamus Coronatus'.
BUSINESS
Mahindra TUV300 Plus launched at a starting price of Rs 9.47 lakh
The new SUV receives a more powerful engine in the form of a 2.2 litre mHawk which is capable of producing 120 PS of power and 280 Nm of torque mated to a 6-speed manual transmission.
WORLD
Water usage has reduced to pre-1970s levels in the US
lifornia topped the list of withdrawal for all categories with almost 9 percent and the same amount of total freshwater withdrawals.
