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…
FM replaces Bahi Khata with ‘Made in India’ tablet
February 1, 2021New 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…
PM Modi pays tribute to Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa on his birth anniversary
January 29, 2021New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid rich tributes to late Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa, the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, on his birth anniversary while addressing the National Cadet Corps (NCC) Rally at Cariappa Ground in Delhi yesterday. “We are holding this event of Annual NCC rally at the ground named…
Former Union Minister Buta Singh passes away
January 2, 2021New Delhi: Former Union Minister Buta Singh passed away in New Delhi this morning at the age of 86. Singh, a senior Congress leader, was admitted to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), where he was in a state of comatose after suffering a brain hemorrhage. His family said he died at around…
Bhoomi Puja for new Parliament building
December 10, 2020New Delhi: To mark the symbolic launch of the new Parliament building on the Central Vista this afternoon, Prime Minister Narendra Modi performed the ground-breaking ceremony (Bhoomi Puja) at the heart of Delhi near India Gate. Modi, who goes online to participate in most of his events due to the Coronavirus pandemic, was physically present…
Karnataka’s connection with Central Vista
December 10, 2020Shanku, gem and diamond-studded Peeta reach New Delhi from Sringeri Mutt New Delhi: As wished by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the ground-breaking ceremony is attended by dharma gurus of all religions. Karnataka too has a connection here. Union Minister Pralhad Joshi informed the Sringeri Sharada Peeta Mutt about the PM’s intention and the Sringeri Seer…
Convicted netas cannot be barred for life from polls: Centre
December 4, 2020New Delhi: Convicted lawmakers cannot be debarred from contesting elections for life, the Centre told the Supreme Court yesterday in response to a petition that sought convicted legislators to be treated on par with convicted bureaucrats, who are debarred for life from Government service. Making a distinction between bureaucrats and Members of Parliament (MPs) or…
Install CCTV cameras in offices of CBI, ED and NIA: SC orders Centre
December 4, 2020‘Entry and exit points, main gate, lock-ups at all Police Stations must have surveillance cameras’ New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday has directed the Centre to install CCTV cameras and recording equipment at the offices of investigating agencies, including the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and National Investigation Agency (NIA),…
FASTags mandatory for all four-wheelers from Jan.1
November 9, 2020New Delhi: The Union Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has made FASTag mandatory for all types of four-wheelers, with effect from Jan.1, 2021. FASTag is a device that employs Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) Technology for making toll payments directly from the prepaid account linked to it. It is affixed on the windscreen of vehicles,…
Appointed as DG of Civil Aviation Security
October 15, 2020New Delhi: Kodagu-born Maneyapanda Appaiah Ganapathy, IPS, has been appointed as the Director General (DG) of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). The 1986 batch, Uttarakhand cadre IPS Officer, is currently CISF Special Director-General and Head of the Airport sector. PM Modi-headed Appointments Committee of Cabinet recently approved the Aviation Ministry’s proposal to appoint…
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