No plan to make Covid testing mandatory at airports as of now: Health Ministry Sources
New Delhi: There is no plan so far to make RT-PCR testing for COVID-19 mandatory at airports for travellers, Union health ministry sources said on Thursday, amid an uptick in coronavirus infections in India. Even though the number of cases is rising and the JN.1 sub-variant has been detected in the country, there is no […]
Lok Sabha takes up bills to replace criminal laws
New Delhi: The Lok Sabha Tuesday took up three bills that seek to replace the existing criminal laws of the country, with some MPs saying these will provide justice rather than punishment, and others pointing to “loopholes” in the proposed legislations that they claimed would give discretionary powers to enforcement agencies. The redrafted Bharatiya Nyaya […]
Eight ISIS operatives arrested as NIA raids 19 locations
New Delhi: The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested eight alleged ISIS operatives including a module head as it carried out raids at 19 locations in three states and Delhi on Monday, an official said. The early morning crackdown against the terror group in Ballari and Bengaluru in Karnataka, Amaravati, Mumbai and Pune in Maharashtra, Jamshedpur […]
Net direct tax collection swells 21 pc to Rs 13.70 lakh cr in FY24
New Delhi: Net direct tax collections grew by 20.66 per cent to over Rs 13.70 lakh crore in the current fiscal so far, the income tax department said on Monday. The net direct tax collection of Rs 13,70,388 crore (as of December 17, 2023 ) includes Corporation Tax (CIT) at Rs 6.95 lakh crore and […]
India votes in favour of UNGA draft resolution on immediate ceasefire in Gaza
United Nations: India voted in favour of a draft resolution in the UN General Assembly that demanded an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict as well as the unconditional release of all hostages. The 193-member UN General Assembly adopted the draft resolution, introduced by Egypt, at an Emergency Special Session here Tuesday. The resolution […]
Railways provides fare concession to four categories of disabilities: Minister
New Delhi: The Indian Railways offers concession in passenger fare to four categories of persons with disabilities, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw informed the Lok Sabha in a written reply on Wednesday. Vaishnaw’s response came in response to JD(U) MP Sunil Kumar Pintu questioning the government’s stance on fare concessions to differently-abled people and asked “whether […]
PM’s decision to abrogate Art 370 gave new strength to unity, integrity of India: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday hailed as “historic” the Supreme Court verdict upholding the scrapping of Article 370 and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave new strength to the unity and integrity of India with the decision in 2019. The apex court unanimously upheld the Centre’s decision to abrogate provisions of the Article bestowing […]
SC judge voices concern over online harassment
Says deepfake tech raises privacy invasion alarms New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Justice Hima Kohli on Saturday voiced her concern over the rising trend of sexual harassment through social media and said the emergence of deepfake technology is ground-breaking but it also raises alarms regarding privacy invasion, security risks and propagation of misinformation. Speaking at […]
Polarisation across world is marked by social media growth: CJI
Says intolerance among communities has grown Mumbai: The polarisation across the world, with India not being an exception, is marked by the growth of social media and growing intolerance among communities, Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud has said here. Speaking at the Jamnalal Bajaj Awards function on Friday, he also said that India’s […]
SC rejects plea seeking direction to fix limit of expenses by political parties, candidate
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition seeking a direction to fix the limit of expenses by political parties and candidates in elections, saying these are matters of legislative policy. “Either these are legislative changes or policy matters. How can we entertain a petition like this,” a bench headed by Chief Justice […]