New Delhi: Two separate fires were reported from different parts of the city Monday.In the first incident, a fire broke out in a heap of garbage near an IT Park in Shastri Park area of northeast Delhi Monday afternoon.According to Delhi Fire Service (DFS), a call regarding the blaze was received at 2.25pm. In response,…
The Mumbai income tax appellate tribunal held the delay for e-verification to be procedural Mumbai: Many taxpayers believe their compliance responsibility ends once the income tax (I-T) return is uploaded. But, an additional process is required. An electronically filed I-T return must also be e-verified within 30 days of being uploaded, without which it is…
A detailed bill recognising walking and cycling as rights has existed since 2021, but years of inaction have prevented its safeguards from reaching Karnataka’s streets. Bengaluru: More than four years before the Supreme Court observed that safe walking is part of the fundamental rights guaranteed under Articles 21 and 19(1)(d), Karnataka had prepared a draft…
Chennai: Chennai police registered 38 cases and rounded up 77 persons during a week-long anti-narcotics crackdown conducted across the city between June 14 and June 20. The operation was carried out by the special teams headed by assistant commissioners and inspectors, under the supervision of deputy commissioners of police (DCP) across 12 police districts, intensified…
Rare 4-sided pillar with Buddha Parinirvana sculpture found in Adilabad Hyderabad: A rare stone pillar bearing a Buddha Parinirvana sculpture, alongside representations of Hindu deities and a warrior figure, has been identified in Bhimsari village of Adilabad district by members of Kotha Telangana Charitra Brundam (KTCB).Historians say the find is unique as it combines diverse…
The rollback came on June 19, when director-general of secondary education Jitendra Kumar issued a fresh directive scrapping the earlier order dated March 9 Gurgaon: The secondary education department has withdrawn its order that forced teaching and non-teaching staff to secure the deputy commissioner’s approval before applying for childcare leave (CCL) — a move that…
Kolkata: Chief minister Suvendu Adhikari announced that July 6 will be observed as a state holiday every year to mark the birth anniversary of Syama Prasad Mookerjee, founder of Bharatiya Jana Sangh and the first Union industry minister in Nehru’s cabinet. The state govt has proposed an allocation of Rs 200 crore for its commemorative…
Noida: A man identified in court the person he said had killed his mother during a snatching bid, testifying that the accused and his accomplice had met his father the day after the attack to demand payment for the job. But 24 years later, the three were acquitted. The court noted that the son’s testimony…
Anti-Incumbency, MLAs’ Performance Denting Party BJP Panaji: With assembly elections hardly six months away, the state unit of BJP has kicked off its pre-poll exercise by conducting an internal winnability survey of all the 40 constituencies. The preliminary survey has indicated that 50% of the 20 seats in North Goa are vulnerable.The saffron party, which…
The delegation commenced its Gujarat visit with a meeting in Gandhinagar with chief minister Bhupendra Patel and deputy chief minister Harsh Sanghavi Gandhinagar: A five-member delegation of World Athletics, the international governing body for athletics, on Monday visited Gujarat under the leadership of Antti Pihlakoski, chairman of the Bid Evaluation Panel, an official statement said….
