Final exam crucial step in student’s academic career: UGC tells SC
New Delhi: The UGC has told the Supreme Court that final examination is a “crucial step” in the academic career of a student and the state government cannot say that its July 6 directive, asking universities and colleges to conduct final year examinations by September 30 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, was “not binding”. The University […]
Optional exams for performance improvement in class 12 boards in Sept: CBSE
New Delhi: The optional exams for improvement of performance in class 12 board examination are proposed to be held in September, the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) said on Thursday. The results of the exams, which were cancelled in view of the COVID-19 pandemic, were announced last month on the basis of an alternate […]
J&K BJP chief targets Pakistan over attacks on party leaders
Jammu: Pakistan is afraid of the BJP’s rise in Kashmir and is engineering targeted killings of party workers in the Valley, BJP’s J&K chief Ravinder Raina said on Thursday, asserting the neighbouring country will not succeed in its nefarious designs. His statement came in the backdrop of militant attacks on some village-level BJP leaders, following […]
Conflict actors exploiting current uncertain climate through misinformation: India at UN
United Nations: India at the UN said that the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted initiatives that contribute to peacebuilding and exacerbated conflict situations, stressing that some conflict actors are exploiting the current uncertain climate to press their agendas through misinformation and even sponsor opportunistic terrorist attacks. “We are in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic […]
Record single-day spike of 66,999 cases pushes India’s COVID-19 tally to 23,96,637; death toll 47,033
New Delhi: With a record single-day increase of 66,999 cases, India’s COVID-19 tally mounted to 23,96,637 on Thursday, while the number of patients who have recovered from the disease surged to 16,95,982, pushing the recovery rate to 70.77 per cent in the country, according to the Union health ministry. The death toll due to COVID-19 […]
PM unveils faceless tax scrutiny; faceless appeals to start from Sept 25
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday unveiled faceless tax scrutiny and appeal and urged people to pay their due taxes and contribute to nation building. Also the Income Tax department will adopt a ‘taxpayer charter’ which outlines rights and responsibilities of both tax officers and taxpayers. Launching the platform ‘Transparent Taxation – Honoring […]
COVID-19 recovery rate rises to 70.77%, fatality rate declines to 1.96%: Health ministry
New Delhi: The COVID-19 recovery rate has risen to 70.77 per cent on Thursday with the total number of patients recuperating from the disease reaching nearly 17 lakh, while the case fatality rate has further declined to 1.96 per cent, the Union Health Ministry said. It said “record-high” recoveries have led to a decline in […]
Faceless scrutiny, appeals to ease taxpayers’ compliance burden, increase fairness in tax system: FM
New Delhi: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Thursday said the faceless tax scrutiny assessment and appeal would help ease compliance burden of taxpayers and increase fairness and objectivity in the tax system. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the platform ‘Transparent Taxation – Honoring the Honest’ which provides for launch of faceless assessment and adoption of […]
Faceless tax assessment to promote transparency, empower honest taxpayers: India Inc
New Delhi: Faceless tax assessment and appeals unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday will promote transparency and certainty, and empower honest taxpayers, India Inc and experts said. In a major overhaul of tax administration, Modi unveiled faceless tax assessment and appeals to reduce the scope for corruption and overreach by officials, and said […]
Congress revokes suspension of two Pilot camp MLAs
Jaipur: The Congress on Thursday revoked the suspension of Bhanwarlal Sharma and Vishvendra Singh, two MLAs who had rebelled against the Ashok Gehlot government in Rajasthan. They were suspended from the party’s primary membership last month over their alleged involvement in a “conspiracy” to topple the Congress government in the state. The decision to revoke […]
