On Monday, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman unveiled the updated New Income Tax Bill, 2025, which aims to replace the current Income Tax Act of 1961. This revised Bill was introduced after incorporating nearly all recommendations from the Select Committee. The Finance Minister presented the amended Bill following the suggestions made by the Select Committee,...
Ahmedabad Traffic Police reported that two individuals from Jamalpur lost their lives after their scooter was struck by a speeding vehicle near the Jhansi Ki Rani BRTS bus stand in Nehrunagar during the early hours of Monday. As per police information, the accident took place around 1:30 am on August 11, when Akram Altafbhai Qureshi,...
An Air India flight traveling from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi on Sunday was diverted to Chennai as a precaution due to a suspected technical problem and the prevailing weather conditions along the route. “The crew of AI2455, which was operating from Thiruvananthapuram to Delhi on August 10, made a precautionary diversion to Chennai because of a...
Bengaluru: On Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated three Vande Bharat Express trains and the yellow line of Namma Metro in Bengaluru. While Modi personally flagged off the highly anticipated Bengaluru–Belagavi Vande Bharat Express, the services from Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Katra to Amritsar and from Ajni (Nagpur) to Pune were launched virtually. Officials stated...
Approximately 65 families of the victims from the June 12 Ahmedabad plane crash have submitted a petition in the US Federal Court against Air India and Boeing, the manufacturer of the aircraft, through the well-known law firm Beasley Allen based in the United States. Mike Andrews, the aviation attorney from Beasley Allen representing the case,...
On Sunday, Tejashwi Yadav, the Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, accused Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha of holding two voter ID cards and being registered in the draft voter list at two separate locations. He called for the Election Commission of India to carry out a “transparent” investigation into this issue....
Odisha’s Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi inaugurated a newly built 650-bed hospital at Saheed Laxman Nayak Medical College and Hospital in Koraput today, with an investment of Rs 280 crore. During the event, the Chief Minister announced that construction on the six-lane Jaipur–Berhampur–Bhubaneswar Economic Corridor will begin shortly. The CM also stated that all vacant...
At least seven individuals sustained severe burns following a stampede-like incident triggered by a fire at the Atma Vishweshwar Mahadev Temple in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, during an ‘Aarti’ ceremony held to celebrate Shravan Purnima on August 9, as reported by police on Sunday. They added that all victims are on the path to recovery. The...
The Bachchan family, consisting of Aishwarya Rai, Abhishek Bachchan, and their daughter Aaradhya, attracted significant attention upon their arrival at the Mumbai airport early Sunday morning. Videos showcasing the trio in matching travel outfits quickly gained popularity, with social media users commending their effortless fashion sense as they navigated through the terminal. In the footage,...
Heavy rainfall has impacted Himachal Pradesh over the past few days, resulting in multiple cloudbursts, flash floods, and landslides, which have caused the closure of 362 roads for vehicle traffic, officials reported on Saturday, 10 August. Among these, 220 roads were obstructed in Mandi district, while 91 roads were blocked in the neighboring Kullu district...