New Delhi: Ajit Singh (82), former Union Minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief passed away this morning, according to a tweet from his son Jayant Chaudhary. “He battled his condition till the very end and breathed his last today morning,” he said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi was among those who paid tribute to the…
New Delhi: Former Attorney General, senior lawyer and Padma Vibhushan awardee Soli Sorabjee (91), passed away at a private hospital here this morning following brief illness. He is survived by his wife, a daughter and two sons. Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana, who paid tribute to Sorabjee, said, “Sad news. One of our legal…
New Delhi: The Government of India has slashed the price of Remdesivir from Rs. 5,400 to Rs. 3,500 for the benefit of Corona patients and has supplied 6.69 lakh bottles to various States in the last five days, said Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers D.V. Sadananda Gowda (DVS). He held a meeting with Mansukh…
New Delhi: The Class 10 CBSE Board exams have been cancelled and Class 12 Board exams have been postponed. CBSE Class 10 Board results will be prepared on the basis of objective criterion developed by the Board. Class 12 students will be given a fresh date. The announcement comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi met…
Rajinikanth honoured with Dadasaheb Phalke Award New Delhi: Tamil Superstar Rajinikanth has been honoured with the 51st Dadasaheb Phalke Award. The Award jury comprised Asha Bhonsle, Mohanlal, Subhash Ghai, Biswajeet Chatterjee and Shankar Mahadevan. The Superstar took to Twitter to share a long note in Tamil, expressing his profound gratitude at the honour. Rajinikanth wrote,…
New Delhi: For how many generations would reservations in jobs and education continue, the Supreme Court sought to know during the Maratha quota case hearing on Friday and raised concerns over “resultant inequality” in case the overall 50 per cent limit was to be removed. A five-Judge Constitution Bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan was…
Prime Minister reaches AIIMS at 6.25 am not taking any special routes New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi took the COVID shot this morning, becoming the first beneficiary in the nationwide vaccination against Coronavirus. Sister P. Niveda, from Puducherry, administered the jab. PM Modi was administered the home-grown Covaxin developed by Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech and…
Soliga tribal woman shares her Republic Day experience in New Delhi Mysore/Mysuru: Madamma, a Soliga tribal woman from Chamarajanagar and Nagaraj Gonda, a Gond tribal from Bhatkal, were super-excited for the unexpected fortune. They were selected from the State to attend the Republic Day parade in the national capital. They also got a chance to…
No changes in Income Tax slabs Senior citizens who only have pension and interest income need not file IT Returns New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2021-22 in the Parliament this morning. In significant changes to taxation process, she announced scrapping of Income Tax for senior citizens under certain conditions. Salaried…
New Delhi: The Union Budget 2021 was presented in paperless form for the first time, with Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman seen holding a ‘Made in India’ tablet in a red case instead of the conventional brown briefcase or ‘bahi khata’ as she posed for the media ahead of Parliament session. The colonial legacy of…
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