The Supreme Court on Monday will hear a petition seeking immediate removal of farmers protesting against the contentious farm laws at several border points of Delhi for over a month now. As per Supreme Court website, a Bench of Chief Justice S A Bobde, Justice A S Bopanna and Justice […]
NYPO to organize youth parliament before Budget session
National Youth Parliament Organization (NYPO) is organizing a Youth Parliament on January 7-8, 2021 to discuss Budget for India for FY 21-22. In 2019, we the people of India, set an ambition of making India a $5 trillion economy for 2024-25. However, Covid-19 brought huge uncertainties leading to severe economic […]
‘Period room’ set up for women in Maharashtra’s Thane slum
In a bid to ease the woes during menstruation of women residing in congested slums and to provide them hygienic sanitary facilities, a ‘period room’ has been set up at a public toilet in Maharashtra’s Thane city. Claimed to be the first-of-its-kind initiative at a public toilet, the facility in […]
PM Modi to meet CMs tomorrow before Covid-19 vaccination begins from January 16
Ahead of the roll-out of Covid-19 vaccines from January 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will interact with chief ministers of all states on January 11, which will be the first interaction between PM Modi and the CMs after the Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) gave restricted, emergency-use approval to […]
US, western allies ‘concerned’ over Hong Kong arrests
The U.S. Secretary of State and foreign ministers of the U.K., Canada and Australia expressed their “serious concern” about the arrest of 55 politicians and activists in Hong Kong, the governments said in a joint statement. Hong Kong’s National Security Law, under which the arrests were made, is a breach […]
Khattar’s kisan panchayat to support farm laws riles up protesting farmers
Heavy police deployment has been made around Karnal’s Kaimla village ahead of Haryana chief minister Manohar Lal Khattar’s Kisan Mahapanchayat, aimed to drum up support for the three contentious agriculture laws that have triggered widespread protests in North India. All the roads leading to the village have been blocked by […]
Google, Microsoft among corporate donors to Joe Biden’s inauguration
Alphabet Inc.’s Google and Microsoft Corp. are among the more than 960 organizations and individuals that have donated more than $200 for President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to a list released by the committee organizing the event. The committee didn’t list individual totals or provide additional details of the donations. […]
ITR filing last date today: ‘Don’t miss deadline,’ says government
The extended deadline for filing the income tax returns for the financial year 2019-20 (the assessment year 2020-21) is today. There will be no extension of the deadline any further, as the department on its Twitter handle has urged taxpayers to not miss the deadline. How long can the returns […]
Labour ministry likely to give shape to National Employment Policy by December
The Ministry of Labour and Employment is likely to give a shape to the National Employment Policy (NEP) by December this year following the implementation of four labour codes and completion of four major surveys, including one one migrant workers. The NEP will draw a broad road map for improving […]
Mehbooba Mufti seeks L-G’s intervention in Waheed Parra re-arrest case
Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president and former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has sought J&K Lt governor Manoj Sinha’s intervention after the Youth PDP president was rearrested after his release, in the winter capital of Jammu. Waheed Parra was granted bail by the special NIA (National Investigation Agency) […]
Indonesian prez Joko Widodo confirms Sriwijaya Air flight crashed into Java Sea
Indonesia’s President Joko Widodo confirmed that the missing Boeing 737-500 jet operated by Sriwijaya Air crashed into Java Sea. He received the report from the transport ministry on Saturday evening, Jokowi said in a statement. He called on all parties to expend all effort to search for and rescue the […]
CBI arrests 2 for sale, purchase of child pornography over Instagram
The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested two persons – Neeraj Kumar Yadav and Kuljeet Singh Makan – in a case related to alleged sale/purchase of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) over Instagram and other social media platforms, officials said on Sunday. The agency registered a case under section 14 […]
Indonesian divers spot parts of plane wreckage in Java Sea
Indonesian divers on Sunday located parts of the wreckage of a Boeing 737-500 at a depth of 23 meters (75 feet) in the Java Sea, a day after the aircraft with 62 people onboard crashed shortly after takeoff from Jakarta. “We received reports from the diver team that the visibility […]
Don’t know about your messages, but your WhatsApp Pay details are safe
A review of WhatsApp’s India payments policy reveals that Facebook is not going to have any access to a user’s details of a digital transaction as the Indian policy overrules any privacy changes in the messaging platform. WhatsApp Pay’s India payment policy is different from the privacy policy on WhatsApp that has […]
IIT Jammu organises first-ever convocation ceremony
The Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Jammu on Saturday organised its first-ever convocation ceremony in hybrid mode on January 9, 2021. The ceremony was organized in a hybrid mode wherein a total of 79 students were conferred with B Tech degrees in the Departments of Computer Science and Engineering, Mechanical […]