'She Chose Not To Speak More': NITI Aayog CEO On Mamata Banerjee's Charge

Chief Executive Officer of NITI Aayog, BVR Subrahmanyam, dismissed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's claim that her microphone was muted while speaking at the NITI Aayog meeting. He clarified that each Chief Minister was given a designated speaking time, which was displayed on screens at their tables, and that the time allotted to the West Bengal Chief Minister had ended. Addressing a press conference after the NITI Aayog meeting, Mr Subrahmanyam said that the West Bengal Chief Minister requested to speak early before lunch, and "it...

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बेंगलुरु हॉस्टल कांड : चीखती रही युवती, चाकू से वार करता रहा शख्स, मौत का खौफनाक मंजर CCTV में कैद

कोरमंगला स्थित एक 'पेइंग गेस्ट' में दो दिन पहले गला रेतकर जिस महिला की हत्या की गई थी उससे जुड़ा एक सीसीटीवी फुटेज सामने आया है जिसमें एक व्यक्ति को उस पर चाकू से हमला करते हुए देखा जा सकता है. पुलिस के मुताबिक महिला की हत्या 23 जुलाई की रात को की गई थी. हमलावर ने कमरे में घुसकर 24 वर्षीय कृति कुमारी को मार डाला था. एक पुलिस अधिकारी ने बताया, 'कृति कुमारी बिहार की रहने वाली थी और वह शहर में एक निजी कंपनी में काम करती थी.' हत्यारे को अभी तक गिरफ्तार नहीं किया गया है. एक सीसीटीवी फुजेट सोशल मीडिया पर वायरल है और इसे कोरमंगला घटना का बताया जा रहा...

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Visually Challenged Girl Sexually Assaulted By Sweeper In Hyderabad: Cops

A sweeper was taken into custody for allegedly sexually assaulting a visually challenged girl at a government school for blind girls at Malakpet here, police said on Thursday. The minor girl was taken to a state-run hospital on July 15 by her mother after she developed health issues and the doctors there informed the police about the "sexual assault", they said. A police team went to the hospital and recorded the statement of the girl's mother and a case was registered under relevant sections of the POCSO Act on July 16, a senior police official...

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66% Taxpayers Opted For New ITR Filing Regime In Current Season: CBDT Chief

About 66 per cent of taxpayers out of the over 4 crore filers have opted for the new regime for income tax return (ITR) filing during the current season till now, CBDT Chairman Ravi Agrawal said Wednesday. He told PTI during a post-Budget interview that the focus of the government and the direct taxes administration is on "simplification" of the tax processes including filing of ITRs and conduct of other businesses with the Income Tax Department. "The philosophy (of the government) is that the more you simplify, the more it will make it easy for...

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क्या खनिज संपदा वाली जमीन पर राज्य लगा सकते हैं टैक्स? 25 जुलाई को SC सुनाएगा फैसला

क्या राज्य खनिज संपदा वाली जमीन पर टैक्स लगा सकते हैं? सुप्रीम कोर्ट में 9 जजों की संविधान पीठ 25 जुलाई को इस पर फैसला सुनाएगी. यह मामला पिछले 25 साल से कोर्ट में लंबित है. देखा जाए तो सुप्रीम कोर्ट के फैसले से झारखंड, ओडिशा, आंध्र प्रदेश, असम, छत्तीसगढ़, मध्य प्रदेश और उत्तर-पूर्व के खनिज समृद्ध राज्यों के कर राजस्व पर गंभीर असर पड़ सकता है.  अदालत को टैक्स को लेकर केंद्र और राज्य सरकार की शक्तियों से संबंधित संवैधानिक प्रावधानों की महत्वपूर्ण व्याख्या करनी है. 14 मार्च को सुप्रीम कोर्ट कोर्ट में 9 जजों की संविधान...

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IAS Officer's Wife Who "Eloped" With Gangster Returns Home, Dies By Suicide

She eloped with a gangster nine months ago. On Saturday, the 45-year-old woman returned to her IAS husband's home in Gujarat, where she tried to kill herself. The woman, Surya Jay, died during treatment at a hospital a day later, on Sunday. The incident was reported from Sector 19 in Gandhinagar. The husband, Ranjeet Kumar, who is a secretary at Gujarat Electricity Regulatory Commission, had instructed the domestic staff that his wife, who is involved in a child abduction case, should not be allowed in the house, said police. Sources say Surya...

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Talks With India On Murder-For-Hire Plot Has Been Effective: US Official

The conversation with India regarding the allegations of a plot to assassinate a Khalistani terrorist in the US that involved an Indian government official has been “respectful” and “effective” because it's being held behind closed doors, according to Jake Sullivan, the National Security Advisor to the US president. In November last year, US federal prosecutors charged Indian national Nikhil Gupta with working with an Indian government employee in the foiled plot to kill Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in New York. Gupta, who was arrested in the Czech...

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