Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday surpassed the record of country’s first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, to become the country’s longest-serving elected PM in uninterrupted tenure.As PM Modi completed 4,399 consecutive days in office, leaders from India and around the world congratulated him on the milestone and…
Officials said there were instances where land sold to developers was used to show capital gains as agricultural income. In some cases, authorities used satellite maps to detect misuse of the tax provision NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has come across many cases where individuals have claimed income tax exemption on…
Bengaluru: A routine police patrol led to the exposure of a vehicle registration fraud after officers spotted two Swaraj Mazda minibuses plying on the road with the same registration number.Further investigation uncovered a larger racket, with police seizing 12 minibuses and arresting two individuals allegedly involved in the scam. According to investigators, fake registration numbers…
Accident victim Nav Kumar The e-rickshaw after taking a hit from the car in Ludhiana on Sunday Accident victim Nav Kumar The e-rickshaw after taking a hit from the car in Ludhiana on Sunday Accident victim Nav Kumar Ludhiana: A 17-year-old boy was killed and two other people were injured early on Sunday when a…
Surat: Chowk Bazar police have arrested a 37-year-old RTI activist for allegedly extorting money from a manufacturer by threatening action against his ongoing construction project.The accused, Prashant Kachhadiya, had filed an RTI application with the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) against a four-storey building being constructed by the complainant, Mansukh Pansuriya, and allegedly demanded Rs 20…
Pune: Three Bangladeshi nationals, including two women, who were forced into prostitution and a man were arrested from the red light areas of Budhwar Peth on Tuesday night.Ashalata Khapare and a team of the Anti-Human Trafficking Unit of Pune police raided a brothel in Budhwar Peth’s red-light area and rescued two Bangladeshi women forced into…
The day asks you to move like a soldier in mist, alert and quiet. The Moon stirs your hidden zone, and Saturn’s pressure makes people around you test your patience more than usual.Be careful about sharing your plans with others. Even a casual conversation during tea breaks or when commuting can be more than you…
Gandhinagar: The Gujarat govt is preparing to roll out a wide-ranging policy aimed at fixing some of Ahmedabad’s most persistent urban problems: traffic congestion, road safety gaps, encroachments and the cattle menace. The announcement is expected soon after the new elected body of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) is constituted in the coming days.The move…
Imphal: Manipur CM Yumnam Khemchand Singh, deputy CM Nemcha Kipgen and Saitu MLA Haokholet Kipgen have jointly announced the immediate reopening of national highways for the free movement of all communities and resumption of the Imphal-Dimapur bus service.The announcement was made at the Kangpokpi district headquarters during the CM’s visit as part of the govt’s…
A BLO waits outside a family’s home to verify family details during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in New Delhi. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: From hostile residents and shifting households to flooded lanes and tight deadlines, booth-level officers (BLOs) engaged in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Delhi’s electoral rolls say the exercise has become…
