The nation today pays tribute to the soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force who lost their lives in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir on this day in 2019. 40 CRPF personnel lost their lives in an attack by Pakistan-based terrorist organization Jaish-e-Mohammed. A suicide bomber rammed a car full of explosives into a convoy of security forces at Lethpura in Pulwama. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has paid tributes to the soldiers who lost their lives in the 2019 terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama. In a tweet, Modi said the country will never forget the supreme sacrifice of our brave heroes, whom…
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Politics is also heating up regarding the income tax survey on BBC’s offices located in the capital Delhi and Mumbai. While the Congress has targeted the government over this income tax survey in the BBC office, the BJP has termed the BBC as the world’s most ‘corrupt rubbish corporation’. The party also said that the ongoing ‘survey operation’ of the Income Tax Department against this media group is under the rules and constitution. At a press conference at the party headquarters in Delhi, BJP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia slammed the opposition parties, including the Congress, for targeting the government over the action and…
Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra has always been in controversy for her statements, but a word she used for other MPs during her Lok Sabha proceedings on Tuesday created a ruckus. Mahua is accused of using the word ‘bastard’ for BJP MPs while another MP was speaking. Speaking of his words, the video of the proceedings of the Lok Sabha is also going viral on social media. BJP MPs created ruckus in the House and stalled the work on using this word of Mahua. He has demanded action against Mahua or she be asked to apologize to the House. In fact, on Tuesday…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said that the more mud is hurled at him, the more the lotus will bloom amid allegations from opposition parties on matters related to the Adani group. The Prime Minister said this while replying to the discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the motion of thanks on the President’s address. “Lotus” is the election symbol of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party at the Centre. The Prime Minister said- Some people have to understand that the age-old country is a country of common man’s sweat and traditions that have been going on for generations. There is no family…
The country’s big businessmen Adani Group and American research firm Hindenburg are now coming face to face. Adani Group has intensified its legal war against Hindenburg. For this, the big law firm of Group America has been hired. The company to which the Adani Group has entrusted the legal battle is Wachtell. Wachtel contacted the office of the Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas firm, which is working with the Adani group. Cyril Amarchand Mangaldas is headed by Cyril Shroff, whose daughter is married to Gautam Adani’s son. Wachtel is reportedly in an advisory role for the Adani Group. Specializing in thwarting unwanted attacks by corporate attackers, the…
Talks for a bailout package between Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund ended without any agreement on Thursday. Pakistan was in talks with the IMF for a $6.5 billion package with the organization and it ended without any result. This is a big blow to the people of Pakistan. However, both sides have agreed that those measures will be implemented through which a deal can be made to avoid bankruptcy. Talks with the IMF have ended at a time when its foreign exchange reserves have gone below three billion dollars. IMF does not want to blindly trust the country. But this time very strict…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has said that the government has adopted the capital expenditure route to revive the economy after the Covid pandemic. Responding to the discussion on the Union Budget in the Lok Sabha, Sitharaman said that this budget is being presented against the backdrop that India is coming out of the pandemic and the path to recovery is clearly visible. He said that despite facing problems, the Indian economy is the fastest growing major economy. The Finance Minister said that in this budget, the government has tried to balance India’s development imperatives within the fiscal limits. Sitharaman said that by taking…
The ED on Friday said it has found “beneficiaries” such as Nalini Chidambaram, wife of former Union finance minister and Congress leader P Chidambaram, former CPI(M) MLA Debendranath Biswas and a company owned by former Assam minister late Anjan Dutta in the Saradha money laundering case. ”s assets worth more than six crore rupees have been attached. The central agency said in a statement that a provisional order for attachment of movable assets worth Rs 3.30 crore and immovable assets worth Rs 3 crore has been issued under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA). The ED had earlier said…
The Punjab government on Friday decided to levy VAT (Value Added Tax) of 90 paise per liter on petrol and diesel. This decision was taken in the state cabinet meeting. Housing and Urban Development Minister Aman Arora told reporters, “Yes, VAT has been imposed on it”. This is the first tax imposed on the public by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government after coming to power. In fact, on Friday, the cabinet gave the green signal to the cash-strapped government’s decision to impose cess. The Bhagwant Mann government is currently facing a shortage of money. There has been no change in fuel prices in…
Sri Lanka has identified sites related to Ramayana which will give a boost to tourism in India. Sri Lanka Tourism Promotion Officer Jeevan Fernando told agencies that 50 sites related to Ramayana have been identified to promote tourism from India to the island. , These will be used to woo Indian tourists. For this, Sri Lanka’s Ministry of Tourism will run a large-scale advertising campaign in India. The government is identifying places associated not only with Hinduism but also with Buddhism to attract tourists from other South-East Asian countries including Japan. He said the island nation is diverse and its many places can attract…