Mamata Banerjee should resign: UP Women's Commission chairperson

IANS | October 13, 2025 7:26 PM

Lucknow, Oct 13 (IANS) Reacting to West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's statement following the gang-rape of a medical student in Durgapur, where she said girls should not be allowed to go out at night, Babita Chauhan, Chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh Women’s Commission, on Monday demanded her resignation.

‘Poll play or truth’: Tejashwi cries foul over case timing

IANS | October 13, 2025 7:19 PM

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) de facto chief Tejashwi Yadav‘s reaction on Monday came on expected lines when a Delhi court framed charges against him, his father Lalu Prasad Yadav, and mother Rabri Devi in the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation (IRCTC) hotel land-for-job case.

From spices to tourism, GST rejig to boost Mizoram's economy

IANS | October 13, 2025 6:33 PM

New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) The recent GST 2.0 reforms will provide widespread benefits to Mizoram’s economy by lowering GST on its key items, such as Mizo Bird’s Eye Chilli, ginger, turmeric, bamboo and cane products, processed fruits, and tourism services, the government said on Monday.