This Women’s Day, the Delhi government reduced tax on sanitary napkins
The AAP government in Delhi has reduced the tax on sanitary napkins from 12.5 % to 5%. Delhi Deputy Chief Minister and Finance Minister Manish Sisodia made the announcement in the budget for 2017-18 on Wednesday, which was also the International Women’s Day. Sanitary napkins costing Rs 20 have been made tax free, whereas the VAT […]
104 differently-abled couples get married in mass wedding ceremony in Ujjain, set record
PTI Hundred and four differently-abled couples got married at a mass ceremony organised in Ujjain in Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, thereby creating a world record, PTI reported. “This was for the first time in the world when 104 physically-challenged couples tied the knot at one place. This record got entry into the Golden Book of World Records,” […]
At Modi’s event to honour women Panchayat leaders, Sarpanch dragged away by cops
A young woman from Uttar Pradesh was gagged and whisked away by police when she raised slogans near the podium where Prime Minister Narendra Modi was addressing a gathering of women panchayat members on International Women’s Day in Gandhinagar on Wednesday. Hours earlier, two gangrape victims and an Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activist were taken […]
Uphaar fire tragedy: Supreme Court rejects Gopal Ansal's plea against jail term
Uphaar theatre owner Gopal Ansal (centre)New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed Uphaar theatre owner Gopal Ansal’s plea not to send him to jail to serve the remaining sentence for the 1997 fire tragedy, but extended his date of surrender by 10 days.A bench of Justice Ranjan Gogoi, Justice Kurian Joseph and Justice A.K. Goel […]
By-poll in Amma's constituency on April 12
[India], Mar. 9 (ANI): The Election Commission of India on Thursday announced that the by-poll to RK Nagar assembly constituency will be held on April 12.The filing of nominations for the same will begin from March 16.The Election Commission announced that the last date for receiving nominations will be on March 23, following which the […]
Prashant Paricharak suspended over remarks on army wives
[India], Mar. 9 (ANI): The Maharashtra Government today suspended BJP-backed independent Maharashtra Legislative Council (MLC) and a legislator from Solapur Prashant Paricharak for one and a half years for allegedly making objectionable remarks on wives of army soldiers during campaigning for the local polls last month.A committee led by chairman of the upper house Ramraje […]
If you wish to see AP grow, stop buying or watching Sakshi media: Nara Lokesh hits out
Andhra Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu’s son Nara Lokesh has chosen to hit out at ‘hypocritical media’ after his affidavit to the Election Commission (EC) this week showed that his assets were almost 20 times more than what he had claimed in October last year. The affidavit came to light as Lokesh filed his nomination […]
Hyderabad intel squad helped MP and UP police apprehend IS suspects and reach Lucknow lair – Economic Times
Economic TimesHyderabad intel squad helped MP and UP police apprehend IS suspects and reach Lucknow lairEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: Were it not for a small group of intelligence experts in Telangana dedicated to tracking individuals and groups inspired by the so-called Islamic State, central agencies and Madhya Pradesh police might still have been scrambling to track […]
Order may blow up prosecution case for Hyderabad, Samjhauta blasts – Economic Times
Economic TimesOrder may blow up prosecution case for Hyderabad, Samjhauta blastsEconomic TimesNEW DELHI: The acquittal of Swami Aseemanand in the Ajmer Dargah blast case could weaken the prosecution’s case in two other episodes of “saffron terror” – the February 2007 Samjhauta train and May 2007 Hyderabad Mecca Masjid blasts – where he …Confession in 2010 haunts […]
Hyderabad girl cracks the word, enters Spell Bee finals – Times of India
Hyderabad girl cracks the word, enters Spell Bee finalsTimes of IndiaHYDERABAD: The online semi-finals of the ninth season of Classmate Spell Bee competition, in Hyderabad, drew to a close this week. The contest, which is powered by Times NIE and Radio Mirchi 98.3 FM, saw Nida Adeel from Delhi Public School emerge …and more »
