Category: government
Ajit Pawar-led NCP to donate one month’s salary towards Marathwada flood relief
The decision comes in the wake of the widespread devastation caused by heavy rains, particularly in the Marathwada region and parts of western Maharashtra, including Solapur district, where crops, livestock, homes, and businesses have suffered extensive damage.
‘New Income Tax Bill To Be Introduced In Monsoon Session,’ Says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
The Income-tax Bill, 2025, which will replace the six-decade old Income Tax Act, 1961, will make direct tax laws simple to understand, remove ambiguities, and reduce tax disputes.
Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Launches Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025 For School-Level Innovators
The Buildathon aims to inspire creative thinking for national development, promote self-reliance and sustainable growth, engage schools in synchronised innovation, project India as a global innovation capital through a potential world record, and celebrate young problem-solvers on national and global platforms.
CBI Closes Disproportionate Assets Case Against Ex-IDBI Deputy MD Batra, Still Probed In ₹950 Crore Kingfisher Loan Fraud
The CBI had booked Batra in 2018, a year after his arrest in connection with the loan extended to the airlines, for allegedly amassing Rs 1.69 crore of assets disproportionate to his known source of income from January 1, 2008 to July 30, 2016, during his tenure at the bank as chief general manager, executive director and deputy managing director.
Mumbai News: BMC Invites Tender For 10-Year Operation And Maintenance of Aspirational Public Toilets Despite Stay Order
Despite a stay order on the construction of aspiration toilets at seven places in Mumbai, the BMC on Tuesday invited a tender for appointing a contractor for operation and maintenance for these toilets for the next 10 years.
Maharashtra News: ‘Centre Must Announce ₹10,000 Crore Relief Package For Flood-Hit Marathwada,’ Says Shiv Sena (UBT) Chief Uddhav Thackeray
Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Tuesday demanded that the Centre announce an assistance package of Rs 10,000 crore for Marathwada, where rains have wreaked havoc, damaging houses and crops over the last few days.
Global health R&D benefits rich countries too, study argues
A 14-year old girl in Addis Ababa getting the HPV vaccine during the HPV vaccine in January 2021. Photo credits: WHO As the US cuts back on its funding for global health research, a new study has argued that this money largely stays within rich countries, and leads to inventions that are later repurposed for people in wealthy, donor states. Under Donald.
Railway commuters must avoid risky behaviour
Railway Minister Ashwini Vishnaw announced plans for closed-door local trains in Mumbai to enhance commuter safety, emphasizing the need for awareness until the initiative is implemented.
UP Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar Hospitalised After Minor Brain Stroke Symptoms
Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak personally escorted him to Ram Manohar Lohia Institute, where he underwent emergency treatment for nearly two and a half hours. Initial CT scan and blood reports revealed no serious complications, though doctors noted difficulty in his movement and speech.
Golf Icon Phil Mickelson Calls for Ilhan Omar to Be Sent Back to Somalia
Phil Mickelson condemned Rep. Ilhan Omar for her comments on the murder of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, calling for her removal from Congress and deportation.