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Rickshaw puller in UP gets I-T notice for Rs 3 Cr

Pratap Singh also posted a video on social media claiming illiteracy hindered him from distinguishing between an original and a coloured copy PAN card.

Oct 25, 2021

K'taka honour killing: Youth's body found in well

According to the authorities, the girl alerted the victim's parents about her family members and relatives assaulting him.

Oct 25, 2021

India logs 14,306 fresh Covid cases, 443 deaths; West Bengal reports surge after Puja

The daily positivity rate is at 1.43 per cent, having been below 2% for the previous 21 days and below 3% for 56 straight days.

Oct 25, 2021

Equity indices trade lower; Sensex down by over 300 pts as markets open Monday

The Sensex began at 61,398.75 points, up from 60,821.62 points at the earlier estimate.

Oct 25, 2021

Starting 2022, India to undertake river dolphins census every three years [details]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi had on August 15, 2020 initiated the Project, which envisaged bringing both the river dolphins and marine dolphins under its conservation programme.

Oct 24, 2021

US woman bombs ex-boyfriend for seeking custody of child; found guilty, convicted [details]

Ashley Nicole Haydt, 36, from Taylor, Alabama, was convicted on 21 October 2021, by a federal jury for her role in a truck bombing that targeted an ex-boyfriend and the father of the child that they had together.

Oct 24, 2021

NIA arrests one more ISIS operative in recruitment conspiracy case [details]

The accused Muhammad Tauqir Mahmood in association with co-accused persons had raised funds, radicalized and recruited gullible Muslim youth

Oct 24, 2021

COVID cases on rise in West Bengal; unchecked puja gatherings blamed [details]

Experts have already warned that West Bengal will see a spike in the coming weeks as Covid-19 norms have been largely flouted during the recent Durga Puja celebrations

Oct 24, 2021

Fuel prices hiked again by 35 paise/ltr for 5th consecutive day

In the financial capital Mumbai, petrol prices have now risen to Rs 113.47 per litre while diesel to Rs 104.47 a litre, the highest among all metros.

Oct 24, 2021

Alleging forced conversions, K'taka govt orders probe on churches, priests, prayer meets [details]

The order, dated October 16, puts all religious heads, their details and activities allegedly under the scanner.

Oct 24, 2021

PM to visit Italy, UK for G-20 Summit & COP-26 from Oct 29; bilateral meetings lined up [details]

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold a number of bilateral meetings, including with Prime Minister of Italy Mario Draghi.

Oct 24, 2021

Over 1,200 kids admitted to Bengal's Burdwan Medical College; 9 dead [details]

According to the Medical College's Head of the Paediatric Department, all the children who are getting affected are below one year old and the children who are below six months are the most vulnerable to the disease.

Oct 24, 2021

Over 100 researchers & scholars, 80 papers; int'l conference in J&K grabs global attention [details]

An International Conference on "Applied Statistics in Biological, Agricultural, Social and Medical Sciences" was held at Faculty of Fisheries, Rangil Ganderbal, SKUAST-K on 20th and 21st October 2021.

Oct 24, 2021

Singapore resumes flights from India; travellers to serve 10-day home quarantine [details]

In a statement, the ministry said it has examined the COVID-19 situation in the six South Asian countries to which it had previously been closed.

Oct 24, 2021

Nobody will be allowed to scuttle peace and progress in J&K: Amit Shah

Addressing a public rally in Bhagwati Nagar area of Jammu city, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said, "The monopoly of three families is over once and forever."

Oct 24, 2021