UDUPI — A writ petition has been filed in the Karnataka High Court by a Muslim girl student, seeking a declaration that wearing a hijab (head scarf) is a Fundamental Right guaranteed under Article 14 and 25 of the Constitution of India and is an essential practise of Islam. The student of the Government run […]
NEW DELHI — The Congress on Tuesday accused Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and Prime Minister Minister Narendra Modi of betraying the country’s salaried and middle classes by not announcing any relief measures for them in the Union Budget. Congress general secretary and chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said the salaried and the middle classes have been […]
NEW DELHI — Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her Budget Speech 2022 said 30% tax would be charged on income from transfer of virtual digital assets. The FM said no set off would be allowed in case of losses. For a few months now, the crypto industry in India has been demanding clarity on taxation. […]
NEW DELHI — Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the country’s economic growth is expected at 9.2 per cent in the current financial year, on the back of a sharp rebound in the economy. She also said virtuous cycle of investment is expected to revive on account of capex (capital expenditure) and crowd in […]
NEW DELHI — The Centre on Monday extended work from home arrangement for 50 per cent of its employees below the level of Under Secretary till February 15, according to a Personnel Ministry order. Persons with disabilities and pregnant women employees would continue to be exempted from attending offices. The Personnel Ministry had on January […]
MUMBAI — Mumbai Police registered an FIR against unidentified persons for posting obscene comments and issuing death threats to journalist Rana Ayyub on her social media accounts, a police official said on Monday. The FIR was registered by the west region cyber police station on Sunday under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) […]
NEW DELHI — Ministry of Information and Broadcasting suspended the telecast of Malayalam news channel MediaOne over security concerns. According to reports, the regional television channel was found backing the Jamaat-e-Islami. Thus, the Union Information and Broadcasting Ministry citing “security reasons. took to its suspension. Media One went off air on Monday noon. Media One […]
NEW DELHI — The Editors Guild of India has written to the probe panel instituted by the Supreme Court, asking it to inquire into the claims by the recent New York Times report on Pegasus and also investigate the alleged use of the spyware against Indian citizens. The Guild, in a press statement, said that […]
LUCKNOW — After the ‘Dharm Sansad’ (religious gathering) at Haridwar in Uttarakhand last year, yet another ‘Dharm Sansad’ called for making India a ‘Hindu Rashtra’ even as the seers refused to recognise Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation and Pandit Jawahar Lal Nehru the first prime minister of the country. The Uttarakhand ‘Dharm […]
NEW DELHI — The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted some more time to the Centre for filing its response to a batch of pleas seeking an independent probe into the alleged Pegasus snooping matter and fixed them for further hearing on September 13. A three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana had issued […]