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As many as 37 lakh GST returns for September have been filed till 7 pm on Friday and 75,000 sales data is being uploaded on the GST Network (GSTN) portal on hourly basis.

On the contrary: Daddy knows best. Really?

This may be because of mindset or poor information about what the young want.

22 Oct 2017 7:56 AM IST

Teacher associations also are planning to raise several demands including equal pay with the central government teachers at the meeting.

On the Contrary: Teachers & Preachers

The truth is that practically nobody among GenX gives a toss for a career in public service.

15 Oct 2017 6:01 AM IST

On the contrary: Play 'Bed of Roses' DJ

120 CCTV cameras will be installed at Cubbon Park to keep a close watch on coples romancing on the park benches.

8 Oct 2017 3:48 AM IST

Russell Crowe as Dr. Nash in A Beautiful Mind, which won the Oscar for best picture.(Photo: Eli Reed/Universal Studios)

On the contrary: In defence of madness

It is this sort of travesty of justice that drives many sane people mad, especially if they happen to be members of the...

1 Oct 2017 4:48 AM IST

Blue Whale challenge

On the contrary: Good company

Tempers were heated and the customarily urbane wealth manager and IT honcho engaged in the discussion' were at it with a...

24 Sept 2017 6:00 AM IST

President Donald Trump thanks the audience at the end of joints statements with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Monday, June 26, 2017. (Photo: AP)

On the contrary: Politically correct in DC

For Trump supporters, his lack of both a political background and competence weren't liabilities, but strengths.

17 Sept 2017 3:08 AM IST

Late journalist Gauri Lankesh

On the contrary: Of vice & virtue

Given the current wave of intolerance which spiked in the killing of Gauri Lankesh, it is hard to imagine that we were...

10 Sept 2017 8:03 AM IST

As every raddiwala knows, the Digest was conceived by the Wallaces purely with a view to neutralising Pravda. (Photo: readersdigest.co.in)

On the contrary: Indigestible

Back then the Digest was considered classy.

3 Sept 2017 3:37 AM IST

Representational image

On the contrary: Model code of conduct

Segue to Urban Edge where as dusk fell and the moon rose in the sky, the gals kept streaming in and getting...

27 Aug 2017 3:11 AM IST

Many people would agree that travelling by train retains a certain old-world charm. Film maker Shanu Babar was inspired to create an Instagram account that portrays the unique sights one comes across when on a train journey. (Photo: Instagram/ @windowseatproject)

On the contrary: Samsonite & the art of maintenance

Laila's ardour for Majnu was mere infatuation compared to old Samson's passion for his Samsonite.

20 Aug 2017 5:54 AM IST

Tired of using boring old suitcases while going for a short trip or vacation? Well, that is pretty much the case with everyone and dragging along those big fat suitcases every time while travelling make people rather petulant. That said, tech companies are constantly coming up with new products to simplify our lives and they have also developed some hi-tech suitcases for effortless travelling. Here are five such suitcases that you havent heard about.(Source: Freeze HD)

On the contrary: Travelling light

When it comes to carrying parcels for family halfway around the globe, we Indians are the most obliging people on the...

13 Aug 2017 4:34 AM IST

The bride Xiao Liu found out that the guests which were over 200 were cab drivers and broke college students who were paid between 9 11 pounds to act like his friends. (Photo: Pixabay)

On the contrary: Bride & Pejudice

One wedding and a funeral: a painful choice for a dutiful son whose name wasn't Hugh Grant.

6 Aug 2017 6:18 AM IST