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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday invited those who are interested in providing suggestions on simplifying and easing the Goods and Services Tax (GST) filing process.

A 23-year-old woman, who was set on fire by men accused of raping her in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, died at Delhi's Safdarjung hospital on Friday night. The woman, who had suffered 90 per cent burns after she was set on fire on Thursday, died of a cardiac arrest at 11:40 pm, where she had been air-lifted from Lucknow's SMC government hospital on Thursday evening.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today asked citizens to pitch in for those in the military on Armed Forces Flag Day. The Armed Forces Flag Day is observed every year on December 7 since 1949 in honour of soldiers, airmen and sailors who fought on the borders to keep the country safe.

2nd Phase Jharkhand Vidhan Sabha Elections 2019 Updates: The polling will be held between 7 am and 5 pm in Jamshedpur(East) and Jamshedpur(West) constituencies, while the voters in the rest 18 can exercise their franchise between 7 am and 3 pm, an Election Commission release said.

Jharkhand is voting today in the second phase of the assembly election. Polling is on in 20 seats. Amongthe key contestants are Chief Minister Raghubar Das of the BJP, who is contesting against former cabinet colleague Saryu Rai and Congress spokesperson Gaurabh Vallabh in Jamshedpur East.

China on Friday said its research ship sailed through India's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) near Andaman Islands in September, but it did not conduct any experiment.

A 139-member contingent of the China's People's Liberation Army arrived in Meghalaya on Friday for the joint military exercise with India, officials said.

Uddhav Thackeray received Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the Pune airport on Friday, in what was their first meeting since the Shiv Sena chief became the Chief Minister of Maharashtra.

Soon the ongoing Jharkhand Assembly election ends with the counting of votes on December 23, the Election Commission plans to set in motion the process for the Delhi Assembly elections, slated for early next year.

A 23-year-old woman, who was set on fire by men accused of raping her in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao, has died at a hospital in Delhi.

To help you walk home safely, Google Maps is reportedly planning on adding a new feature to its service to highlight brightly lit streets.

The government told the Parliament on Friday that it has formulated a scheme to set up 1,023 fast track special courts (FTSCs) for expeditious trial and disposal of rape cases, including that of minors.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray and NCP chief Sharad Pawar met on Friday evening to discuss the allocation of portfolios and expansion of the week-old Maha Vikas Agadhi (MVA)government in the state.

Seven people were arrested by the Economic Offence Wing (EOW) of the Uttar Pradesh Police on Friday in connection with the Rs 2,600-crore provident fund scam, a senior official said.

A total of 3.18 lakh children, including 52,272 in Madhya Pradesh, have gone missing in the country since 2014, Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Irani said on Friday.