Month: July 2021

After tough pandemic, Patel thrilled to be India’s first female swimmer at Games

AHMEDABAD, July 5 – Maana Patel said she was thrilled to become the first Indian female swimmer ever to qualify for the Olympics, having faced pool closures and a harsh lockdown as she prepared for the Tokyo Games during the COVID-19 pandemic. Patel, 21, will compete in Tokyo […]

India reports 39,796 new COVID-19 cases in last 24 hours

July 5 – India reported 39,796 new COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours, health ministry data showed on Friday, with active cases at 482,071.Reporting by Ankur Banerjee in Bengaluru Editing by Shri Navaratnam Our Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles. https://www.reuters.com/world/india/india-reports-39796-new-covid-19-cases-last-24-hours-2021-07-05/

Hundreds of Afghan security personnel flee into Tajikistan as Taliban advance

DUSHANBE, Tajikistan/KABUL, July 5 – More than 1,000 Afghan security personnel fled across the border into Tajikistan on Sunday after Taliban advances in northern Afghanistan, the Tajik border guard service said, while dozens of others were captured by the insurgents. The crossings underscore a rapidly deteriorating situation in […]

Shocking that people still booked under scrapped section 66A of IT Act, says SC

New Delhi, July 5: The Supreme Court Monday said it is amazing and shocking that people are still being booked under Section 66A of the Information Technology Act that was scrapped by the apex court verdict in 2015. Under the scrapped section a person posting offensive messages could be […]

Stan Swamy: A life dedicated to Adivasis

Ranchi, July 5: I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race The Biblical words seem to sum up the life of Stanislaus Lourduswamy, 84, the Jesuit priest from Jharkhand who was popularly known as Stan Swamy died on Monday in Mumbai hours before his appeal for […]

Stan Swamy dies in custody awaiting medical bail, Bombay HC expresses shock

Mumbai, Jul 5 : Jesuit priest Stan Swamy, an accused in the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case, died on Monday while waiting for an interim bail on medical grounds. Dr Ian D’souza, director of the Mumbai-based Holy Family Hospital, the private facility where Swamy was undergoing treatment, and the tribal […]

CBDT grants further relaxation in electronic filing of Income Tax Forms 15CA/15CB

DELHI, JULY 5: As per the Income-tax Act, 1961, there is a requirement to furnish Form 15CA/15CB electronically. Presently, taxpayers upload the Form 15CA, along with the Chartered Accountant Certificate in Form 15CB, wherever applicable, on the e-filing portal, before submitting the copy to the authorised dealer for […]

Union Education Minister launches NIPUN Bharat Programme today

NIPUN Bharat aims to cover the learning needs of children in the age group of 3 to 9 years – Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ NIPUN Bharat envisages making the experience of learning at the foundational stage Holistic, Integrated, Inclusive, Enjoyable, and Engaging – Union Education Minister DELHI, JULY […]

PM addresses CoWin Global Conclave2021

CoWin platform is being made open source, available to any and all countries: PM With nearly 200 million users, the ‘Aarogya Setu’ app is a readily available package for developers: PM No parallel to such a pandemic in hundred years and no nation, however powerful, can solve a […]

Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh says, Space Technology is used in diverse fields to bring “Ease of Living” for common man

Interacts with top officials of ISRO to review ongoing projects in various sectors DELHI, JULY 5: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), MoS PMO, Personnel, Public Grievances, Pensions, Atomic Energy and Space Dr Jitendra Singh today said that India’s Space Technology is […]

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