India celebrates July 1 as the GST Day to mark the implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) that replaced the old indirect tax regime in the country.
For the first stage, India has identified 19 plastic items that aren't very useful but have a high potential to become litter and has made it illegal to produce, import, stock, distribute or sell them. These items range from plastic cups and straws to ice cream sticks. Some disposable plastic bags will also be phased out and replaced with thicker ones.
Chinese President Xi Jinping defended his vision of the “one country, two systems" framework against accusations by the U.S., U.K. and others that Beijing has undermined the freedoms and autonomy promised to Hong Kong for 50 years.
The nine-day rath yatra of Lord Jagannath begins on July 1 in Odisha's Puri. Similar yatras will be taken out in other parts of the country. Odisha police have made top-notch security arrangements keeping the crowd at the festival in mind.
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Thousands of devotees began an annual pilgrimage on June 30 through mountain passes and meadows to an icy Himalayan cave in Jammu and Kashmir. Some chanted religious hymns on their way to pray at the hallowed mountain cave's Amarnath shrine, where Hindus worship Lingam, a naturally formed ice stalagmite inside the cave, as an incarnation of Shiva, the Hindu god of destruction and regeneration. The cave, at 13,500 feet (4,115 meters) above sea level, is covered with snow most of the year except for a short period in summer when it is open for the pilgrims.
On the sectoral front, Auto, PSU Bank, Realty, Metal shed 1-2 percent, while buying was seen in the Power and Banking names. The BSE midcap and smallcap indices were ended in the red.
Mumbai is expected to receive intermittent rain over the next 36 hours.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping arrived in Hong Kong on June 30 ahead of the 25th anniversary of the British handover and after a two-year transformation bringing the city more tightly under Communist Party control. It is Xi’s first trip outside of mainland China in nearly 2 and half years.
As the monsoon storms bear down on India, a dedicated group of women hope that, after years of backbreaking labour, water shortages will no longer leave their village high and dry. The world's second-most populous country is struggling to meet the water needs of its 1.4 billion people -- a problem worsening as climate change makes weather patterns more unpredictable.
China's Tianwen-1 successfully reached the Red Planet in February 2021 on the country's inaugural mission there. A robotic rover has since been deployed on the surface as an orbiter surveyed the planet from space.
The rainfall brought respite from the scorching heat as the temperature dropped to 29.2 Celsius. India Meteorological Department forecasted that weather conditions on June 30 are favourable for advance monsoon in several parts of India.
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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addressed the media on June 29 to announce the outcomes of the two-day meeting of the 47th Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council in Chandigarh.
Among the sectors, IT, banking and FMCG index shed a percent each. The midcap and smallcap indices also closed in the red
India held their nerve to beat Ireland by four runs as the world's top-ranked Twenty20 side survived a scare in Malahide on June 28.
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Chairman of Shapoorji Pallonji Group, Pallonji Mistry, the man behind iconic buildings in Mumbai and around, passed away on June 28 at the age of 93.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who was on a visit to Germany to attend G7 Summit, presented its leaders with various gifts displaying India’s rich art and craft, especially those related to Uttar Pradesh’s one district one product scheme.
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In recent years, dozens of migrants have died due to suffocation while being smuggled across borders in trucks and containers. In the wake of migrant deaths in Texas, here’s a look at some of the deadliest suffocation incidents involving illegal immigrants.
PM Modi was received by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE. The Prime Minister reached UAE after attending the G7 Summit held in Schloss Elmau, Germany.
The Indian equity benchmarks have lost 9% in the first six months of 2022, battered by rising inflation, relentless selling by FIIs and pricey oil
Group of Seven leaders wrapped up the summit in Kruen on June 28 with intentions to send a strong signal of long-term commitment to Ukraine's future, ensuring that Russia pays a higher price for its invasion.
Among sectors, auto, metal, and oil & gas indices rose 1-2 percent, while some selling was seen in the financial names.