New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The budget proposal to remove dividend distribution tax (DDT) has not only addressed the issue of inequity in dividend taxation but has also given relief to non-residents, said a Finance Ministry official. “Single rate of taxation is always iniquitous as it favours taxpayers who are[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi is believed to be “very upset” with party Katnataka MP Ananthkumar Hegde’s comments on Mahatma Gandhi, say sources. So much so that not only a showcause notice is being served to him but he may face temporary suspension from attending BJP’s[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Monday sought response from the Centre, states and Union Territories (UTs) on a plea seeking action on authorities concerned for failing to put in place safeguards to prevent fatal accidents where children had fallen into abandoned or open bore wells across[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi on Monday hit out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for choosing banned Delhi MP Parvesh Sahib Singh Verma as its star speaker to initiate the motion of thanks on the President’s address in Lok Sabha, describing it as a “tacit[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) To strengthen India’s defence diplomacy, the Ministry of Defence on Monday announced creation of 10 new posts of Defence Attaches (DAs). Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that a large country like India cannot restrict its defence cooperation to a few countries. “Efforts should be made[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) With just five days to go for the Delhi Assembly polls, the Congress on Monday pushed more star power in the election campaign with Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh, actor-turned politican Shatrughan Sinha and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Monday slammed the anti-CAA agitators in Shaheen Bagh and other areas saying the protest against the new citizenship law was an “experiment” and there was a design of politics behind it, which would ruin the national harmony. Addressing an[Read More…]
Chennai, Feb 3 (IANS) Former Union Finance Minister P.Chidambaram on Monday said the government should have reworked its expenditure pattern so that money flows into hands of the people early to improve demand. Speaking here on the Union Budget 2020-21 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday, he contended[Read More…]
Berlin, Feb 3 (IANS) Call it bizarre but a German artist Simon Weckert has posted a video on YouTube, showing how he “hacked” Google Maps with 99 smartphones and a wagon to create “virtual traffic jams” on the streets of Berlin. Weckert put 99 smartphones with Google Maps on into[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh slammed, here on Monday, his Delhi counterpart and AAP leader Arvind Kejriwal on tall claims on providing cheap power. He was a shifty character who had mastered the art of deceit and lies to mislead the people, the Congress leader[Read More…]
Panaji, Feb 3 (IANS) Technical Director Derrick Pereira, along with Clifford Miranda and Roma Cunillera, have taken charge as the coaching team for FC Goa. The team takes up the reins as the Gaurs fight for the top spot and the Indian Super League (ISL) trophy. Clifford Miranda will be[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The JD Centre of Art, in partnership with Department of Tourism & Culture of the Odisha government, will organise the 13th International Film Festival on Art & Artists from February 7 to 9 in Bhubaneswar. To be inaugurated by Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik, the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) In a blow for the social sector in the Union Budget 2020-21, charitable trusts will have to reapply for Income Tax registration. “Remember when registration under FCRA 1976 and later even FCRA 2010 renewal was not required. However, Foreign Contribution Regulation Rules 2015 brought in[Read More…]
Kolkata, Feb 3 (IANS) Taking exception to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prakash Javadekar calling Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal a terrorist, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, here on Monday, described the BJP as “most opportunist” and said it was encouraging “vandalism” and “hooliganism” through its utterances. “What is[Read More…]
Bengaluru, Feb 3 (IANS) Kenkre FC moved a step closer towards rubber stamping their place in the semifinals of the fourth Indian Women’s League (IWL) by registering a 3-1 victory over West Bengal’s Sreebhumi FC. Kenkre skipper Soumya Guguloth scored a brace before Aarti pulled one back for Sreebhumi to[Read More…]
Bhopal, Feb 3 (IANS) In a major initiative to counter hostility to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) outside the BJP-ruled states, Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Monday began a three-day interaction with more than 100 pracharaks from Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. This is Bhagwat’s first such foray[Read More…]
Hyderabad, Feb 3 (IANS) The Supreme Court-appointed judicial commission probing the December 6 alleged encounter killing of four men accused of the gang-rape and murder of a Hyderabad veterinarian, on Monday began its work here. On the first day the panel obtained details of the investigation carried out by the[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Devraj Bhadana, the President of the Delhi unit of Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh (BMS), on Monday joined the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) along with his supporters. Welcoming him to the party, AAP leader Sanjay Singh said, “BMS is an RSS affiliate and an important part of[Read More…]
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Mumbai, Feb 3 (IANS) Punjabi singer Jazzy B, who has recreated his hit song “Jine mera dil luteya” for the recently-released Hindi film “Jawaani Jaaneman”, feels the Bollywood music industry is facing shortage of original ideas, which is why so many old songs are being revamped lately. “I think Bollywood[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) A court here on Monday extended the police custody of sedition-accused Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Sharjeel Imam by three days. Imam, whose five day police custody ended on Monday, was produced at Patiala House Court’s Chief Judicial Magistrate Purushottam Pathak’s residence amidst high security.[Read More…]
Malda/New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) The Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) has lashed out at the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government for alleged police inaction as ‘henchmen’ allegedly attacked a mass wedding ceremony of tribals at the Bengal-Jharkhand border. The ceremony was arranged by the saffron outfit. A mass marriage of[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Sedition-charged Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) student Sharjeel Iman was on Monday produced at Patiala House Court Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Purushottam Pathak’s residence amidst high security at the end of his police remand. Imam was nabbed from Kako in Bihar’s Jehanabad district on January 28[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) What could spell trouble for Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s wife Gauri Khan and actress Juhi Chawla’s husband Jay Mehta, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached Rs 70 crore bank accounts of Knight Riders Sports (KRSPL), St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, and others in connection with[Read More…]
New Delhi, Feb 3 (IANS) Vast amounts of valuable energy, agricultural nutrients, and water could potentially be recovered from the world’s fast-rising volume of municipal wastewater, a new study by the UN University’s Canadian-based Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH) said on Monday. The volume of wastewater roughly equals[Read More…]
