The Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council, chaired by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, on Wednesday announced the most extensive revamp of the indirect tax system since its rollout in 2017.The reform introduces a simplified two-slab structure of 5% and 18%, alongside a new 40% slab for luxury and sin goods.The new rates, except for…
As smartphones have become ubiquitous in the lives of American teenagers, classrooms across the country are grappling with a new challenge: Keeping students focused. In response, 35 states, including the District of Columbia, are introducing new rules to limit cellphone use during school hours, testing the hypothesis that less screen time could translate into better…
आपने ज्यादातर लोगों के हाथों में बड़ी स्क्रीन वाले बेहतरीन स्मार्टफोन्स देखे होंगे, लेकिन छोटे और कॉम्पैक्ट फीचर फोन्स की लोकप्रियता आज भी बरकरार है. इनका एक खास यूजर ग्रुप है जो मिनी फोन पसंद करता है. ये मोबाइल अपने छोटे साइज के बावजूद कॉलिंग, मैसेजिंग और कुछ मामलों में कैमरा जैसी सुविधाएं भी प्रदान…
Michigan lawmakers block K-12 phone ban as political tensions rise. (AI Image) A bill aimed at restricting cellphone use for all K-12 students in Michigan failed to pass the state House by just three votes, despite growing public support across the US for limiting phones in classrooms. The legislation, authored by State Rep. Mark Tisdel…
Thief drills wall, steals phones worth Rs 3.5 lakh from mobile showroom (snapshots from viral video) A thief broke into a Big C Mobile store in Hyderabad’s LB Nagar by drilling a hole in a side wall of the store- big enough for a person to crawl through, instead of choosing a typical break-in. He…
The man wore a khaki uniform, a baseball cap and a camouflage ski mask, heightening the drama in the high school classroom. Because he worked as an intelligence officer, he did not disclose his name, creating even more mystery. His presentation started with a video showing a stack of $100 bills on a mousetrap with…
Everything South Korean is banned in Kim Jong Un’s North Korea, a country that enforces strict censorship across all forms of media to shield its citizens from the realities of the outside world. A mobile phone smuggled out of the country has now revealed fresh insights into how one of the world’s most extreme censorship…
A dovish shift Stocks are on a three-day winning streak as investors cheer cooling trade-war tensions. Another boost has come from the Fed and from Google, whose shares are up nearly 5 percent in premarket trading on decent first-quarter results. But while Washington and Beijing seem to be easing off their brinkmanship, it may be…
एलन मस्क, जो कि टेक्नोलॉजी की दुनिया के सबसे चर्चित और विवादास्पद शख्सियतों में से एक हैं, आखिरकार कौन सा स्मार्टफोन इस्तेमाल करते हैं? यह सवाल लंबे समय से लोगों के मन में रहा है. लेकिन हाल ही में इस सवाल का जवाब खुद सामने आ गया जब उन्हें अमेरिका के 47वें राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रंप…
The European Commission has issued burner phones and basic laptops to its US-bound staff to avoid the risk of coming under surveillance, UK-based The Financial Times reported on Monday. Officials said that the US-bound staff should switch off their phones at the border and place them in special sleeves to protect them from surveillance if…