‘CM Pinarayi Vijayan conspiring to hurt me’: Kerala governor’s big claim after convoy attacked

Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan on Monday accused Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan of conspiring to physically hurt him. The accusations have stemmed from an incident where Khan’s convoy was allegedly attacked by activists of the Students Federation of India (SFI), a student wing of the ruling CPI(M). #WATCH | Delhi: On SFI’s black flag protest […]

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Essar inks Rs 55k-cr pacts with Gujarat

Essar group has signed three agreements with the Gujarat government to invest Rs 55,000 crore across port, power and energy transition, and create more than 10,000 jobs. This is as part of the company’s renewed phase of making strategic investments in the state. The group has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to develop a […]

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PowerGrid may lose oversight role in boost to private investors

In what could give a further fillip to private investments in electricity transmission projects, the government is set to divest state-run Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd (PGCIL), which owns and operates the bulk of inter-state and inter-regional transmissions, of its regulatory mandate. The Union power ministry has prepared a Cabinet note to “completely separate” […]

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INCOME TAX RETURNS: Know when to discard returns

By Neeraj Agarwala In a surprising move, the income tax department has introduced the ‘discard income tax return (ITR)’ feature on the income tax portal, a step seemingly taken to enhance compliance convenience. It’s crucial to note that once an income tax return is submitted but pending verification, any post-submission edits by the taxpayer are […]

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Lok Sabha breach: How many layers of security does a visitor go through in Parliament? Explained

On a chilly Wednesday afternoon (December 13), when the entire country was remembering the fallen jawans on the 22nd anniversary of the Parliament attack, chaos prevailed when two intruders breached the security at one of the most secure places in the country, the new Parliament building in the national capital. Two men with visitor passes […]

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