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New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday said that corporate tax reduction has helped the economy. Replying to the debate on the Finance Bill, the minister told the Lok Sabha that corporate tax collections stood at Rs 7.3 lakh crore so far this fiscal. Besides, Sitharaman pointed out that the Central government did not […]
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New Delhi: With the 1,660 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, India’s cumulative caseload reached 4,30,18,032, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare on Saturday. A total of 4,100 deaths were reported in the last 24 hours, taking the total fatalities to 5,20,855 in the country. The Health Ministry said that […]
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Bengaluru: Karnataka education department, which successfully conducted board exams during the Covid pandemic in the last two years, is now facing the challenge of hijab issue. Against the backdrop of verdict by the Special bench of the Karnataka High Court, the state government has decided not to allow students wearing hijab to take up exams. […]
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Chennai: The policy makers and academicians of Tamil Nadu have strongly opposed the University Grants Commission’s (UGC) proposed move to conduct a common entrance test for admission to various courses across 45 central universities in the country. M.R. Ayyappan, a retired professor from a Government College in Tamil Nadu told IANS: “Just like NEET had created […]
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New Delhi : A day after the Government of India signed an agreement with World Health Organization for establishing the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar, Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the move saying it will contribute towards making a healthier planet and leveraging the country’s rich traditional practices for global good. […]
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said yoga is uniting the world in pursuit of good health and wellness as he lauded the Indian embassy’s “great effort” in Doha for holding a yoga session for people of 114 nationalities. In his tweets, Modi also referred to the Ministry of Ayush signing the ‘host […]
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New Delhi: With the hike of 80 paise in prices of petrol and diesel on Saturday, the rates have been increased by Rs 3.20 per litre in five days. After the latest price revision, petrol in Delhi will be sold at Rs 98.61 per litre and diesel at Rs 89.87 per litre. The petrol will […]
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Hyderabad: The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) on Friday issued a revised academic calendar for the academic year 2022-23. As per the circular issued by the AICTE, the technical institutions except PGDM/PGCM institutions should commence induction programme for the first year students on October 10 and the last date for commencement of classes […]
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According to a new research from Thales, out of these, 30 per cent of the Indian organisations have experienced significant impact on operations.
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Patna: A cargo ship carrying 18 trucks sank in the river Ganga in Bihar’s Katihar district. The incident happened on Thursday night. The ship was on its way from Jharkhand’s Sahibganj to Manihari in Katihar district. Ansar Ali, one of the employees of the cargo ship, managed to swim out from the river after the […]
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New Delhi: A 22-year-old man’s body, stuffed in a traveller’s bag, was found on Friday morning in Delhi’s Mangolpuri area, an official said. The deceased was yet to be identified. DCP Sameer Sharma said they received a PCR call regarding around 7 a.m. at Mangolpuri police station after which the local police immediately reached the […]
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Bengaluru: The Karnataka police on Friday secured the custody of Zamaal Mohammad Usmani, another accused from its Tamil Nadu counterpart, in connection with life threat issued to three-bench judge over the hijab verdict. Vidhana Soudha police, who are investigating the case, produced the accused Jamaal before the court and secured his custody for eight days. […]
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The High Court sought a report that is to be submitted by April 7. The case was being investigated by an SIT formed by the West Bengal government.
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The death toll due to the disease stands at 5,16,755 with 83 daily fatalities being reported, data updated by the ministry at 8 am showed.
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Petrol and diesel prices were hiked by 80 paise per litre in the national capital. The petrol and diesel in Delhi will cost Rs 97.81 per litre and Rs 89.07 per litre respectively today.
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The 30-scrip BSE Sensex was down by 160.10 points or 0.28 per cent at 57435.58 at 9.41 am.
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The charges that had been filed in a federal court in Kansas City against the three men described as officers of the Russian intelligence agency were disclosed on Thursday by the Department of Justice.
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New Delhi: A large number of personal care cosmetic products (PCCPs) in India contain harmful micro-plastics and the micro-beads released from items of daily use, pose a serious threat to the environment, particularly the marine ecosystem, a new study released on Thursday said. Micro-beads are solid primary micro-plastics with a diameter of less than 5 […]
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Hyderabad: A renowned anthropologist and sociologist from the United Kingdom, Filippo Osella, was denied entry into the country soon after landing in the Thiruvananthapuram Airport and was deported back to his country on Thursday. The move, for which no reasons were cited, has already triggered a controversy with some terming it a tactic of the […]
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Jeddah: In a tragic incident, a frightened destitute NRI from Telangana who could not return home since he failed to complete the required legal formalities ended his life in Saudi Arabia. Minutes before committing suicide, he made a video call to his wife to bid adieu. Shivaratri Srinivas (37) of Korutla mandal in Jagtial district […]
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New Delhi: On World Tuberculosis Day today, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reaffirmed the government’s commitment to making India Tuberculosis-free by 2025. He said this will be achieved by ensuring access to quality healthcare and advanced treatment. “Tuberculosis is a preventable & treatable disease. On World TB Day, we reaffirm commitment to make India TB-free […]
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Hyderabad: For third consecutive day, the Telangana Rashtra Samithi members staged a walkout from Lok Sabha on Thursday after Speaker Om Birla rejected an adjournment motion notice over the employment situation in India. They raised slogans against the Central government for its failure to implement the electoral promise of providing two crore jobs per annum […]
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Before the beginning of the proceedings of the day, the Chief Justice while paying the tribute said: "His passing away is a jolt to the entire legal fraternity. Justice Lahoti will always be remembered as a fearless and independent judge."
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United Nations: India has abstained for the fifth time on a UN resolution on Ukraine, but this time it was on a Russia-sponsored resolution in the Security Council and New Delhi was on the side of Washington and its allies. The resolution on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine co-sponsored by Belarus, North Korea and Syria […]
