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Visitors find comfort, convenience and a few gaps

New Delhi: For thousands of visitors, Independence Day at the Red Fort offered a chance to experience a ceremony they had mostly watched from afar. While many were first-time attendees, those returning for a second visit found the arrangements more organised and the overall experience smoother than before.Mahesh Kumar, 55, was among those impressed by…

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Cleanliness app, Malnad tourism body among I-Day highlights in coastal Karnataka

Police personnel rehearsing on Thursday for Indpendence Day parade at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru. UT Khader, minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minority Welfare, Haj and Waqf, inspecting the guard of honour during Independence Day celebration at Nehru Maidan in Mangaluru on Saturday UT Khader, minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minority Welfare, Haj and Waqf, addressing the…

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Art exhibition backs education for first-generation learners

Hyderabad: Works by leading modern and contemporary Indian artists, including SH Raza, Akbar Padamsee, Krishen Khanna, Himmat Shah, Thota Vaikuntam and Seema Kohli, are being showcased at ‘Paropakar 2026’, a fundraising art exhibition aimed at supporting the education of children from economically disadvantaged backgrounds through the non-profit institution Nachiketa Tapovan.The exhibition, which opened on Aug…

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39 directed to appear before sessions court

Panaji: A Valpoi court has directed 39 Melaulim villagers and activists involved in the Jan 2021 protests against IIT to remain present before the sessions court, North Goa, on Sept 11.The villagers and activists had clashed with police over the setting up of the IIT-Goa campus at Melaulim, leaving several persons, including police personnel, injured….

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Now, tax amnesty for undisclosed foreign assets

NEW DELHI: As part of efforts to get non-resident students and professionals, or those who have relocated to India, to come clean on undisclosed overseas assets and income, govt Saturday notified a new voluntary disclosure scheme for small taxpayers, who can pay an effective tax of 60% and avoid penalties and prosecution.In a notification, govt,…

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