BSF recovers Maoist dump in Odisha-AP border
Odisha to introduce “School Clubs” in secondary schools from 2023-24 academic sessions
Bhubaneswar: School Clubs will be introduced in all secondary schools in Odisha from the academic year 2023–24, an official source said.The clubs will supplement the newly introduced aspirational curriculum of the state government and help students in providing personalized learning...
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Rahul Gandhi disqualified from Lok Sabha
New Delhi: Former Congress president Rahul Gandhi was disqualified from Lok Sabha Friday, a day after he was convicted by a Surat court in a 2019 criminal defamation case. Announcing his disqualification, the Lok Sabha Secretariat in a notification said that it was effective from March 23, the day of...
Read moreOppn holds protest march alleging ‘democracy in danger’, seeks JPC probe into Adani issue
New Delhi: Several opposition parties Friday took out a protest march from Parliament House, alleging that democracy is in "danger" and demanding a JPC probe into the Adani issue. Prominent leaders, including K C Venugopal, Adhir Chowdhury, K Suresh, Manickam Tagore, Imran Pratapgarhi and Mohammed Javed, were stopped by the police and detained at Vijay Chowk here for violating prohibitory orders, the opposition claimed. Addressing the media at Vijay Chowk, several...
Read moreDelhi court reserves order on bail plea of former Dy-CM Manish Sisodia in CBI’s excise policy case
New Delhi: A Delhi court Friday said it will pronounce its order on former Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia's bail plea March 31 in the excise policy case lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Special Judge M K Nagpal reserved his order on the Aam Aadmi Party leader's plea seeking regular bail in the case after the CBI handed over a short note regarding its contention in the case....
Read moreLok Sabha passes Finance Bill with 64 official amendments
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Friday passed the Finance Bill 2023 with 64 official amendments, including the one that seeks the withdrawal of long-term tax benefits on certain categories of debt mutual funds and another for setting up the GST Appelate Tribunal. The Finance Bill that gives effect to tax proposals for fiscal year starting April 1 was passed without a discussion amidst ruckus by opposition members demanding a JPC (Joint Parliamentary...
Read moreSpecial Cell registers FIR against protest at Indian High Commission in London
New Delhi: The Special Cell of Delhi Police has registered an FIR in connection with the protest staged by pro-Khalistani activists at the Indian High Commission in London March 19 during which the Tricolour was pulled down from the premises. According to a senior police official, the case was registered after the Union Ministry of Home Affairs asked Delhi Police to take legal action. "The FIR was registered under relevant sections...
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Should US ban TikTok? Can it? Know about risks the app poses and challenges to block it
Ames (US): TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew testified before the House Energy and Commerce Committee March 23, 2023, amid a chorus of calls from members of Congress for the federal government to ban the Chinese-owned video social media app and reports that the Biden administration is pushing for the company's sale. The federal government, along with many...
Haryana police on alert after Amritpal Singh’s last location traced in Kurukshetra district
Chandigarh: Haryana Police Friday said it has stepped up vigil across the state and its personnel have been put on alert after radical preacher Amritpal Singh's last location was traced in the Kurukshetra district. However, the whereabouts of Amritpal and his associate Papalpreet Singh remain unknown. They were allegedly harboured by a woman at her home in...
Oppn holds protest march alleging ‘democracy in danger’, seeks JPC probe into Adani issue
New Delhi: Several opposition parties Friday took out a protest march from Parliament House, alleging that democracy is in "danger" and demanding a JPC probe into the Adani issue. Prominent leaders, including K C Venugopal, Adhir Chowdhury, K Suresh, Manickam Tagore, Imran Pratapgarhi and Mohammed Javed, were stopped by the police and detained at Vijay Chowk here...
Govt to set up panel headed by finance secretary to improve NPS
New Delhi: The government Friday announced that a committee under the finance secretary will be set up to improve the New Pension System (NPS) with a view to take care of the concerns of employees while maintaining fiscal prudence. While moving the Finance Bill 2023 for consideration and passage in the Lok Sabha, finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman...
Delhi court reserves order on bail plea of former Dy-CM Manish Sisodia in CBI’s excise policy case
New Delhi: A Delhi court Friday said it will pronounce its order on former Deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia's bail plea March 31 in the excise policy case lodged by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI). Special Judge M K Nagpal reserved his order on the Aam Aadmi Party leader's plea seeking regular bail in the case...
UEFA open investigation into FC Barcelona match-fixing accusations
Madrid: UEFA, the governing body of European football, confirmed Thursday that they are to investigate payment made by FC Barcelona to a former vice-president of the Spanish referees' technical committee. Barca are alleged to have paid around 7.5 million euros to a company owned by Jose Maria Negreira between 2001 and 2018, while Negreira was vice president...
La Liga: Jose Luis Mendilibar replaces Jorge Sampaoli as Sevilla FC coach
Madrid: Sevilla FC have named Jose Luis Mendilibar as their new coach until the end of the season, replacing Jorge Sampaoli in the dugout at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan stadium. The Argentine, who only took over from Julen Lopetegui back in October 2022, was relieved of his duties Monday morning with the Andalusians sitting in 14th in La...
Poland defender Bereszynski to miss Euro 2024 qualifier against Czech Republic
Warsaw: Napoli and Poland defender Bartosz Bereszynski will miss Friday's UEFA Euro 2024 qualifier in Prague against the Czech Republic due to an injury suffered in Monday's training, Poland's team manager Jakub Kwiatkowski confirmed Thursday. The first match of the qualifying campaign will be the debut of the new Poland coach, Portuguese Fernando Santos, who replaced Czeslaw...
Lok Sabha approves setting up of GST Appellate Tribunal
New Delhi: Lok Sabha Friday cleared changes in the Finance Bill to pave the way for setting up of an appellate tribunal for resolution of disputes under GST. Currently, taxpayers are filing writ petitions before high courts in the absence of the appellate tribunal. As per the amendments proposed in the Finance Bill 2023, which was passed...
India’s EndTB 2025 goal ambitious, herculean task, but achievable: Experts
New Delhi: India's END tuberculosis (TB) programme, that is committed to making India Tuberculosis-free by 2025, five years ahead of the global target of 2030, is an ambitious goal, a herculean task, but certainly achievable, said experts on World TB day. World Tuberculosis Day is observed every year March 24. "Yes! We can end TB!" is the...
