Pakistani troops on Friday violated the ceasefire by firing mortars along the International Border in Jammu district, leaving a BSF jawan injured. The BSF troops posted along the border retaliated. This is second ceasefire violation along the Indo-Pak border in Jammu and Kashmir in as many days. “Pakistani Rangers fired few bullets warning troops working ahead of the fence in […]
» Read moreThe Income Tax Department has launched an e-facility to link Aadhaar with Permanent Account Number (PAN), a mandatory procedure for filing IT returns now. The department’s e-filing website (https://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/) has created the link on its homepage. The link requires the PAN, the Aadhaar number and the “exact name as given in the Aadhaar card”. “After verification from the UIDAI [Unique […]
» Read moreCongress president Sonia Gandhi, hospitalised for food poisoning, is progressing well and is likely to be discharged in a day or two, authorities at the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital said today. Ms. Gandhi, 69, who underwent a shoulder surgery in the same hospital last year, had been admitted on May 7. “The health condition of Sonia Gandhi who was admitted […]
» Read moreYSR Congress Party (YSRCP) president Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy on Wednesday said his party would offer support to any candidate that the BJP fields in the coming presidential election. Mr. Reddy told this to Prime Minister Narendra Modi during a meeting with him that lasted for over half an hour at the latter’s official residence here. “We will support any […]
» Read moreFormer convenor of AAP’s Punjab unit Gurpreet Singh Waraich ‘Ghuggi’ on Wednesday resigned from the primary membership of the party, expressing displeasure over the process of Sangrur MP Bhagwant Mann’s appointment as the new state unit chief. He said the entire election process of appointing the new state chief was “fake and unfair”, adding that the party adopted a “pick […]
» Read morePrime Minister Narendra Modi today devised an unusual equation to describe the future of the country. “IT + IT = IT”, he said much to the bafflement of the audience he was addressing at the launch of the Supreme Court’s new digital filing system. The PM then described what he meant: “Information technology + Indian Talent = India Tomorrow.” The […]
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