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Former top-notch wicket-keeper Syed Kirmani exposes BCCI’s double standards
With befitting fanfare, Syed Kirmani’s autobiography titled Stumped – Life Behind and Beyond the Twenty-two yards, was launched in Hyderabad at a glittering ceremony on Sunday. As reported in these columns, there…
- Business
New I-T Bill: No ITR filing exemptions for small taxpayers
New Delhi: The new Income Tax Bill, 2025, passed by the Lok Sabha, clarifies that late-return filers are eligible for refunds on excess taxes deducted in a financial year. Analysts said on…
- India
Lok Sabha adjourned till 12 noon amid protests over voter roll revision issue
New Delhi: Lok Sabha proceedings were adjourned till 12 noon on Tuesday amid noisy protests by Opposition members over the Bihar voter roll revision issue. As soon as the House convened, Opposition…
- India
Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi reacts killing of journalists in Gaza
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said the “cold-blooded murder” of five Al Jazeera journalists is another heinous crime committed on Palestinian soil, and asserted that the immeasurable courage…
- Pakistan
Pakistan urges India to resume normal functioning of Indus Waters Treaty
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday said it is committed to the full implementation of the Indus Water Treaty and urged India to immediately resume the normal functioning of the agreement, which New Delhi…
- Pakistan
Pakistan criticises India’s MEA for ‘twisting’ Army chief Munir’s remarks
Islamabad: Pakistan on Monday criticised India’s Ministry of External Affairs, accusing it of “twisting” the remarks made by Army Chief Asim Munir during his visit to the US. In an address to…
- India
SC orders removal of stray dogs from Delhi-NCR streets
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, August 11, directed authorities to remove all stray dogs from Delhi-NCR localities and place them in shelters, stating that the canines would not be allowed…
- India
Nirmala Sitharaman introduces Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill in LS
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday introduced the Taxation Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which aims to provide tax exemptions to subscribers of the Unified Pension Scheme. The bill, introduced in…
- India
Pakistan’s Asim Munir threatens India in US, MEA responds
New Delhi: On a recent visit to the United States Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir threatened to attack India and destroy dams made on the Indus…
- India
SC upholds Medha Patkar’s conviction in defamation case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday refused to interfere with the conviction of activist Medha Patkar in the 2001 criminal defamation case filed against her by V.K. Saxena — the now…
- India
Yemen’s leader hails ‘cooperative’ ties, ‘deep-rooted friendship’ with India
Riyadh: Yemen’s top leader Rashad Al-Alimi has praised the “cooperative” bilateral relations and “deep-rooted friendship” his country shares with India, in a meeting with the Indian envoy. Al-Alimi, who heads the Presidential…
- India
Rajya Sabha adjourned till 2 pm amid protest over SIR
New Delhi: Rajya Sabha proceedings on Monday were adjourned till the post-lunch session within minutes of assembly, as Opposition MPs continued to raise the alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR)…
- India
Asadudin Owaisi seeks rollback of fee hike at Aligarh Muslim University
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) president Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday, August 10 demanded that the fee hike at the Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) be rolled back. The Hyderabad Lok Sabha MP said…
- India
Manipur: Five militants arrested for illegal activities
Imphal: Security forces have arrested five militants belonging to three proscribed outfits from Manipur’s Bishnupur, Imphal West, and Imphal East districts for extortion and possession of illegal arms, police said on Monday.…
- India
Congress rolls out Vote Chori portal to demand transparency in voter rolls
New Delhi: Upping the ante over Rahul Gandhi’s poll rigging claims, the Congress has launched a web portal for people to register and demand accountability from the poll panel against what it…