Sitharaman withdraws Income Tax Bill in Lok Sabha; new Bill to be introduced on Aug 11
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday withdrew the Income Tax Bill, 2025, in the Lok Sabha, and the government will come out with an updated version of the legislation after incorporating changes suggested by the Select Committee. A new version of the Income Tax Bill will be introduced in the […]
Rahul’s claim is case of someone cutting branch he is sitting on: BJP
New Delhi, Aug 8 (PTI) The BJP on Friday mocked Rahul Gandhi’s disclosure to back his allegations of rigging in the Maharashtra assembly polls as a case of someone cutting the branch he is sitting on, and said the Congress and its allies won most of the their seats where the number of voters had […]
Anti-terror operation in Kulgam enters 8th day
Srinagar, Aug 8 (PTI) In one of the longest anti-terror operations in south Kashmir, the gunfight in Kulgam district entered the eighth day on Friday as security forces continued to battle the terrorists hiding in the deep forest area, officials said. Senior police and Army officers are monitoring the operation round-the-clock, the officials said. On […]
EC officials question Rahul Gandhi over ‘delay’ in filing objections on draft Bihar poll roll
NEW DELHI, Aug 8 (PTI): With no political party approaching the Election Commission for inclusion or removal of names from Bihar’s draft voters’ list, sources in the poll panel on Friday questioned why Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has not raised any objections now. Taking a dig at Gandhi, the sources said it seems the Congress […]
Building damaged in fire mishap at Kupwara in north Kashmir
Srinagar, Aug 8: A fire broke out overnight in a commercial cum residential building in Batergam area of North Kashmir’s Kupwara district. Officials said that a fire broke out late on Thursday evening in a commercial-cum-residential building at Batergam. Soon a team of police and Fire & Emergency Services reached to the spot and managed […]
CBK presents charge-sheet in multiple-crore online financial fraud case
Srinagar, Aug 8:The Economic Offences Wing of Crime Branch Kashmir on Friday said that it has filed a preliminary chargesheet in Case FIR No. 28/2025 under Sections 318(4), 316(5) read with 61(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023, of Police Station Kangan (transferred to Economic Offences Wing) before the Court of Judicial Magistrate 1st […]
Battle field symposium titled ‘Hajipir–Valour beyond the Pass’ held
Baramulla, Aug 7. A Battlefield Symposium titled “Hajipir – Valour Beyond the Pass” was held on 07 August 2025 at Thimayya Hall, Baramulla, to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of the 1965 Indo-Pak War. The event brought together veterans, defence experts, strategic analysts, serving officers and members of the wider academic and defence community to reflect […]
NIA court frames charges against two persons in terror funding case
Srinagar, Aug 7: The NIA court in Srinagar has framed charges in a high-profile terror funding case involving two persons here, a statement issued by the agency said Thursday. The charges have been framed against two accused Shabir Ahmad Bhat of Kakapora and Javaid Ahmad Yatoo of Pampore, while criminal proceedings have also been […]
JK deserves statehood without delay: CM Omar Abdullah
Gurez, Aug 7: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said that Jammu and Kashmir should be granted statehood as soon as possible, as it is the right of the people, who have been waiting for its restoration. During an address at the National Tribal Festival in Gurez, Omar Abdullah, said the Supreme Court mentioned about […]
4.8 lakh backlog vacancies filled in central govt since 2016: Jitendra Singh
NEW DELHI, Aug 7 (PTI): Occurrence and filling of vacancies, including the backlog ones, is a continuous process, Union Minister Jitendra Singh said on Thursday. “Instructions have been issued to all ministries/departments of the central government to constitute an in-house committee for identification of backlog reserved vacancies, to study the root cause of such vacancies, […]