The government is all set to introduce a new Bill to reform the income tax laws on Thursday (February 13, 2025), the last day of the first part of the Budget session. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had mentioned it during her Budget speech on February 1. The report of the joint committee of Parliament on … Read more
Image used for representation only | Photo Credit: PTI Pakistani troops on Wednesday violated ceasefire by resorting to unprovoked firing on Indian posts along the Line of Control (LoC) in Poonch district of Jammu and Kashmir, prompting a befitting response by the Indian Army, security officials said. The extent of damage on the Pakistan side … Read more
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses a press conference after the budget presentation in the State Legislative Assembly, in Kolkata on February 12, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged on Wednesday that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in Uttar Pradesh was not disclosing the correct death toll … Read more
The Immigration and Foreigners Bill, 2025 that is expected to be introduced in the current session of the Parliament, is likely to introduce for the first time, threats to national security and sovereignty as ground to refuse entry or stay to a foreign national in the country. It may also have provisions to bar the … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron visiting the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) in Saint-Paul-les-Durance in southern France on Wednesday, February 12, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI India and France on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) announced that they would continue to work closely to implement the India-Middle East-Europe Corridor (IMEC) project. The … Read more
Congress President and Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge speaking to mediapersons. | Photo Credit: ARUN KULKARNI The Congress on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) asked the Narendra Modi-led Union government to come clean on the claims made in a news report that it had changed the rules regarding land allocation near international borders … Read more
K.C. Venugopal, at a meeting held on Wednesday (February 12, 2025), directed the government to review the existing rules that decide the toll tax on National Highways. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Parliament’s Public Accounts Committee, headed by senior Congress leader K.C. Venugopal, at a meeting held on Wednesday (February 12, 2025), directed … Read more
Congress’s Shashi Tharoor reported the highest individual expenditure of ₹94.89 lakh. File. | Photo Credit: PTI Candidates in the 2024 Lok Sabha election each spent an average of ₹57.23 lakh for campaigning, according to an Atlas on last year’s general elections released by the Election Commission of India on Wednesday (February 12, 2025). While the … Read more
Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha chairs a high-level security meeting, at PCR in Srinagar on February 12, 2025 | Photo Credit: ANI Days ahead of the anniversary of the Pulwama attack, the Lieutenant Governor of Jammu and Kashmir Manoj Sinha on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) chaired a security meeting in Srinagar, and said … Read more
Legitimate business messages will now have further disclosure requirements. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) on Wednesday (February 12, 2025) notified tighter rules for spam calls and SMS messages over telecom networks. Under the fresh amendment to the Telecom Commercial Communications Customer Preference Regulations (TCCCPR), 2018, telcos are required … Read more