Wrestler Vinesh Phogat, hoping to win India a gold medal at Paris Olympics, received a shock today after being disqualified from her event hours before the final. The reason: she was 100 grams overweight to compete in the 50-kg wrestling event. The news has broke the heart of millions of …...Read More
Can Vinesh Phogat Disqualification Be Overturned? PM Modi Asks Olympics Body
"Fear Being Killed": 600 Bangladeshis Try To Enter Bengal, Stopped By Border Force
The attempt was made in West Bengal's Jalpaiguri district. Even as the political turmoil and violence continues in Bangladesh, a group of nearly 600 people from the country were stopped from entering India at a border point in West Bengal by the Border Security Force, which has been on high …...Read More
Pak's Spy Agency Accused Of Spreading False Anti-India Info Amid Bangladesh Unrest
The protagonists intend to spread fake news targeting the Indian Army. Amid the ongoing unrest in Bangladesh, reports have emerged of false narratives being created through social media to fuel anti-India sentiments among the people. Various X accounts have been found spreading disinformation about India in Bangladesh, aimed at instigating …...Read More
Funds For Freebies But Not For Compensation? Supreme Court Pulls Up Maharashtra
It was later found that the land allotted to the private party was notified as forest land. (File) The Supreme Court on Wednesday pulled up the Maharashtra government for not filing its response to the construction of buildings in forest land and compensation to the affected private party. The court …...Read More
IIT Indore Designs Shoes That Generate Electricity With Each Step
The shoes are equipped with sophisticated tracking technology In a significant technological breakthrough, the Indian Institute of Technology, Indore, (IIT Indore) has delivered ten pairs of Tribo-Electric Nanogenerator (TENG) based shoe sole energy harvesting units to the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO). These shoes, are designed to harness energy …...Read More
"Drama": Finance Minister Rubbishes Objections To Tax On Insurance Premium
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman, targetted by her critics over the 18 per cent Goods and Services Tax or GST on life and medical insurance premiums, retorted today that leaders having objection should first have consulted their state finance ministers who have a say in the GST Council. Amid growing …...Read More
Lok Sabha Passes Bill To Amend Long Term Tax Provision On Properties
The Lower House later approved the Finance Bill with 45 official amendments. (File) The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Finance Bill 2024 after the government relaxed the just-introduced new capital gains tax on real estate, allowing taxpayers an option to switch to a new lower tax rate or stay …...Read More
Probe Agency Enforcement Directorate Gets Supreme Court's Rap
The bench asked the Enforcement Directorate to "look at the quality of prosecution". Making stinging observations about the Enforcement Directorate while hearing a Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) matter, the Supreme Court on Wednesday said there had been only 40 convictions in 5,000 such cases and asked the agency …...Read More
Waterlogging, Traffic Disruptions In Delhi After Heavy Rain
The maximum temperature in Delhi is likely to settle around 32 degrees Celsius. Rain lashed parts of Delhi during the evening hours of Wednesday, causing waterlogging and disrupting traffic movement in some areas of the city, with the weather department forecasting more rain in the coming hours. Waterlogging was reported …...Read More
Nirmala Sitharaman Proposes Amendments To LTCG Tax On Immovable Properties
Nirmala Sitharaman today said the contentious LTCG tax proposal on real estate is being amended. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said the contentious LTCG tax proposal on real estate is being amended to give option to taxpayers to compute tax liability under the old system or at reduced rates without …...Read More
