Seven employees of an infrastructure company, including a doctor from Kashmir, were killed in a terror attack on a camp housing workers near the Sonamarg health resort on the Srinagar-Leh national highway. Five employees were also injured in the attack. This is the first major attack in the Valley on construction workers of a large infrastructure project, and has taken place in a region that has witnessed little or no presence of militants in the last decade. Police sources said that on Sunday evening, suspected militants opened fire on a camp set up by the construction company, which is building…
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The two ministerial panels set up by the GST Council met on Friday and discussed GST rate rationalisation and lowering tax rate on health and life insurance premiums. This was the first meeting of the 13-member GoM, under Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary, which was set up to suggest tax on health and life insurance premiums. The panel, which includes ministers from Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, West Bengal, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Punjab, Tamil Nadu and Telangana, has been mandated to submit its report to the GST Council by October end. On Saturday’s meeting, the GoM on…
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday released its list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha and Assembly bypolls. The party has fielded Navya Haridas against Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi for the Wayanad Lok Sabha bypoll. The party has also released the list of candidates for Assembly bypolls from Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and West Bengal. The party also named 24 candidates for Assembly polls across eight states. Former MP Sunil Soni will contest from the Raipur City South assembly in Chhattisgarh. Navya Haridas, 39, is a two-time councillor in Kozhikode Corporation and BJP parliamentary party…
Officials from the aviation safety body Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS) on Saturday met representatives of airlines at the body’s headquarters in Delhi in view of a spade of hoax bomb threats. Nearly 70 flights operated by the Indian carriers have received hoax bomb threats in the last few days. During the meeting, airline representatives discussed issues they are facing due to the series of Hoax bomb threats with BCAS DG Zulfiqar Hasan.They also apprised him that security issues during the festive season could lead to congestion at airports. After the meeting, Hasan said that safety protocols to deal with such…
A war of words broke out again between the Tamil Nadu government and the governor on Friday after Chief Minister MK Stalin said a line with the word ‘Dravida’ was skipped when the Tamil anthem was sung at an event attended by Governor RN Ravi. Urging the Centre to recall the governor, Stalin accused him of insulting national unity and Governor Ravi also hit back, claiming that the chief minister had made a racist remark against him. The Governor’s office also denied the DMK chief’s allegation, saying that RN Ravi was only attending the function, and the troupe reciting the state song,…
Virat Kohli entered the history books during India’s opening Test match against New Zealand in Bengaluru on Friday. Kohli scored a brave fifty in the second innings to complete 9,000 runs in Test cricket and became the only fourth Indian to achieve this historic feat. After being bowled out on a duck in the first match, the former captain displayed some glimpses of returning to his best with a much-needed fifty in the second innings. Kohli achieved the 9000 Test runs milestone after reaching the 53-run mark at M Chinnaswamy Stadium and joined legendary Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar in the…
The World Movement for Democracy will host its 12th Global Assembly in Johannesburg, South Africa, from November 20-22, 2024, marking the 30th anniversary of South Africa’s democracy. Under the theme “Revitalizing Democracy: Reflection, Resilience, and Innovation,” the Global Assembly will bring together over 500 civil society, political, labor, and business leaders along with activists, and thinkers from nearly 100 countries to reflect on democratic achievements of the past 30 years and project the democratic ambitions of this global community of action. At the Global Assembly, the World Movement for Democracy will also present its 2024 Democracy Courage Tributes to recognize the bravery of…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday attended the NDA Chief Ministers’ Council meeting in Chandigarh and said the top leadership discussed aspects of good governance and ways to improve people’s lives. Taking to social media X, PM Modi said that the NDA alliance is committed to furthering national progress and empowering the poor and downtrodden. “Chaired a meeting of NDA Chief Ministers and Deputy Chief Ministers. We had extensive discussions on aspects of good governance and ways to improve people’s lives. Our alliance is committed to furthering national progress and empowering the poor and downtrodden,” PM Modi said. After the…
Bollywood actor Tamannaah Bhatia is being questioned by the Enforcement Directorate in Guwahati on Thursday. ED has called Tamannaah Bhatia for questioning in the HPZ app scam. Moreover, the actor is not being questioned as an accused but only for promoting this app. According to sources, the questioning is still going on. She travelled to Guwahati with her mother to appear before ED. This was Bhatia’s second round of questioning with ED. Earlier too, the actor has been under investigation for the use of the Mahadev betting app. She was called in by the Maharashtra Cyber Cell in April for allegedly pushing Indian…
India is set to become a major player in the global solar module market by 2029, with plans to export solar modules to other countries, according to a CRISIL report. The report highlights that domestic solar module production is expected to increase significantly, positioning India as a global leader in solar module manufacturing. This growth is attributed to India’s large pool of skilled labour, a growing manufacturing ecosystem, and abundant access to raw materials. Government policies aimed at boosting the domestic solar industry are also playing a key role, with the country’s solar module manufacturing capacity projected to reach approximately…