NEW DELHI: The income tax department is set to launch a drive to nudge people who entered into joint development agreements, but didn’t pay capital gains, to deposit the requisite tax. In Kolkata and Bengaluru alone, there are 25,000 to 30,000 such entities have been identified, said sources.Joint development agreements — a deal between real…
Lucknow: To make citizens aware of sweeping changes in India’s criminal justice system, Lucknow Police have begun holding ‘live pathshalas’—interactive public sessions explaining key provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023, Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) 2023 and Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA) 2023, which replaced the IPC, CrPC and Evidence Act from July 1,…
Lucknow: Two minor girls were injured in separate wolf attacks in Bahraich’s Kaisarganj forest region on Friday morning.In Mallahanpurwa, a wolf entered a house and tried to drag away a five-year-old girl who was asleep. Hearing her screams, family members rushed to her rescue. Startled by the commotion, the wolf dropped the child a short…
India and Qatar are expected to finalise the terms of reference (ToR) this week to initiate talks for a free trade agreement (FTA), the commerce ministry said on Sunday. The move comes ahead of Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal’s two-day visit to Doha, beginning October 6.Goyal will attend the Qatar-India Joint Commission on Trade…
Lucknow: The UP govt would establish Mission Shakti Centres in every police station of the state that would be dedicated to prompt and sensitive handling of women’s complaints, counseling and effective monitoring of crimes against them.This initiative, directed by Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna, aims to create specialized units within police stations for…
Lucknow: In a joint intelligence-led operation, teams of the Uttar Pradesh Anti-Terrorist Squad (ATS) and Jammu & Kashmir Police on Thursday swooped down on a private university in Lucknow’s Madiaon area, following the detention of Dr Parvez Ansari, an assistant professor allegedly linked to a Faridabad Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) module behind the Delhi blast.According to sources,…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday released its first list of 71 candidates for the upcoming Bihar assembly elections, with key leaders including deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha among those named. Meanwhile, Ahmedabad’s Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport witnessed a major emergency when a Qatar Airways flight reported a sudden…
Medical science has come a long way in the last few decades. With technological advances and innovations, researchers and doctors have managed to support people’s well-being even over once fatal diseases. However, there are still some disorders that leave us quite unnerved when they strike — dementia being one of them. A common and disabling…
Kunal Ganjawala shared a heartfelt Instagram post celebrating Sushma Shrestha (Poornima)’s birthday, reminiscing about her pivotal role in his early career. He acknowledged her unwavering support and introductions to prominent composers in the 90s, which provided him invaluable opportunities. The post included a nostalgic photo from the ‘Ek Din Bik Jayega’ recording, featuring legends like…
Lucknow: A delegation of the UP Congress visited the Lokbandhu Hospital on Saturday to meet journalist Sushil Awasthi who is recovering from a brutal assault.“The journalist narrowly escaped death, and despite this, no action is being taken by the police. Worse is that the police are not acting even when the journalist provided them with…
