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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the new Income Tax Bill in Parliament on Thursday. The bill, which she had mentioned in her Budget speech on February 1, is expected to reduce the jargon in the Income-Tax Act of 1961, making it easier to understand and implement. As Sitharaman rose to present the bill, some members […]
Mahant Satyendra Das, the chief priest of the Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya, passed away on Wednesday at the Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences (SGPGIMS) in Lucknow. He was 85 years old. He was admitted to the hospital on February 3 after suffering a brain stroke and had been in a critical […]
The government took almost a day to come up with estimates of the dead in the Kumbh stampedes. It did its best to not give out details, until being forced to say “30 died”. Subsequent reports put the numbers of the dead at 79, at least. Official figures are gung-ho on bathers attending the grand event, they […]
Good conduct, even in the harshest circumstances, can sometimes lead to unexpected rewards. This was the case for 68-year-old Durgappa, a murder convict who, after 12 years behind bars, found freedom not only through a court-mandated remission for good behaviour but also by a surprising twist of fate. While he had no family support and […]
Traffic congestion in Prayagraj eased on Monday following two days of severe gridlock, which had seen vehicles queuing for up to 15km on routes leading to the city. Commuters, including pilgrims and daily travellers, experienced some relief as congestion was reduced compared to Saturday and Sunday. On Monday, traffic was backed up for only 2 […]
A special investigation team (SIT) led by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested four individuals in connection with the alleged adulteration of Tirupati laddus, which are offered as prasad to devotees at the Sri Venkateswara Swamy Temple. The arrested individuals have been identified as Vipin Jain, Pomil Jain, Apoorva Chawda, and Raju Rajasekharan. […]
Former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has called a meeting of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs and ministers in Punjab following the party’s defeat in the Delhi Assembly elections. The meeting, scheduled for Tuesday, comes amid claims from Punjab Congress leaders that they are in contact with nearly 30 AAP MLAs. The Bharatiya Janata Party […]
The Congress Party is entitled to its view that the Delhi vote is by no means an endorsement of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership but a rejection of Arvind Kejriwal’s experiment in politics of deceit and deception. A grain of truth, perhaps. The BJP, of course, has earned crowing rights. The established rites of sycophancy […]
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh handed over his resignation letter on Sunday, just days before a crucial floor test in the state legislative assembly. The move follows growing political tension, with opposition Congress set to introduce a no-confidence motion against Singh’s government. The resignation comes nearly after two years of ethnic violence that persisted […]
Security forces on Sunday killed 31 Naxalites in an encounter in Bijapur district, police said. Two security personnel were also killed, while two others sustained injuries. The encounter took place in a forest within Indravati National Park in the morning when a joint team of security personnel launched an anti-Naxalite operation, Inspector General of Police, […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has secured a resounding victory in Delhi on Saturday, reclaiming power in the national capital after more than 26 years. Winning 48 out of 70 seats, the BJP decisively defeated the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), which was reduced to just 22 seats. This loss marked a major blow to the […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe corruption cases following its landslide victory in the Delhi Assembly elections. The decision will be made at the first Cabinet meeting of the newly elected government. On Saturday, Delhi BJP chief Virendra Sachdeva confirmed that the party’s stance […]
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has suffered a depressing setback in the Delhi Assembly elections, with its vote share dropping by nearly 10 percentage points. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), out of power in the national capital for over 26 years, made a strong resurgence, securing a substantial increase in its vote share and returning […]
Ahead of the BJP win in the Delhi Assembly Elections, Omar Abdullah, Chief Minister Of Jammu and Kashmir, made a subtle dig at the opposition INDIA bloc, Congress and Aam Adami Party(AAP) mocking their impending defeat. Abdullah, also a senior leader of the National Conference, which is also part of the INDIA alliance, took it […]
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is set to return to power in Delhi after 27 years, securing a decisive victory in the Delhi Assembly elections. As of 2:45 pm on Saturday, the BJP had won 13 seats and was leading in 34 others, crossing the halfway mark of 36 in the 70-member assembly. The Aam […]
Initial trends from the Election Commission indicate that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could be on course to reclaim power in Delhi, with its candidates leading in 41 of the 70 seats where at least one round of counting has been completed. A BJP win would signal the party’s return to power in the national […]
Early trends from the Election Commission suggest that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may be poised to regain power in Delhi, with its candidates leading in 41 of the 70 seats where at least one round of counting has been completed. A BJP victory would mark the party’s return to power in the national capital […]
The Election Commission of India (ECI) will announce the Delhi Assembly election results on Saturday. The polling took place in a single phase on Wednesday with more than 15 million eligible voters casting their ballots to determine the fate of various candidates. A total of 699 candidates contested across 70 Assembly constituencies, comprising 603 male […]
The Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad (IIMA) has concluded the final placement process for the Post-Graduate Programme in Food & Agribusiness Management (PGP-FABM) for the batch of 2023-25 on February 6, 2025. The process was conducted in a hybrid mode, with 44 students securing placements and set to join their respective companies between April and […]
Protests erupted in Parliament over the deportation of 104 Indian migrants from the United States, with opposition MPs condemning the “inhuman manner” in which they were returned. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar addressed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, explaining that the use of restraints was part of the US standard operating procedure (SOP). He assured […]
