Month: October 2021

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, OCTOBER 3: 90.51 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 22,842 new cases in the last 24 hours Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.80%; Lowest since March 2020 India’s Active caseload stands at 2,70,557; lowest […]

Helpline for elderly logs over 3.39 lakh calls since May

New Delhi, Oct: The government’s senior citizen helpline, Elderline, has received over 3.39 lakh calls since May, with more than 79,000 of them from Uttar Pradesh. The national helpline launched by the Social Justice and Empowerment Ministry in collaboration with Tata Trusts aims to reach out to the […]

Trump asks US judge to force Twitter to restore his account

NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump has asked a federal judge in Florida to force Twitter to restore his account, which the company suspended in January following the deadly storming of the U.S. Capitol. Trump’s attorneys on Friday filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Miami […]

N Korea says it fired anti-aircraft missile, 4th recent test

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea said Friday it test-fired a new anti-aircraft missile, its fourth weapons launch in recent weeks, which experts say is part of a strategy to receive relief from economic sanctions and win other concessions. South Korea, Japan and the United States typically publicly […]

Women’s march targets Supreme Court, with abortion on line

WASHINGTON — The first Women’s March of the Biden administration heads straight for the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday, part of protests around the country demanding continued access to abortion in a year that conservative lawmakers and judges have that access on the line. Organizers […]

European-Japanese space mission gets 1st glimpse of Mercury

BERLIN — A joint European-Japanese spacecraft got its first glimpse of Mercury as it swung by the solar system’s innermost planet while on a mission to deliver two probes into orbit in 2025. The BepiColombo mission made the first of six flybys of Mercury at 11:34 p.m. GMT […]

Gandhi Jayanti: DIPR Jammu hosts Photo Exhibition depicting different shades of Bapu’s life

JAMMU, OCTOBER 02: Department of Information and Public Relations (DIPR) today organised a photo exhibition here at Media Complex to mark the birth anniversary of Father of Nation, Mahatma Gandhi. The exhibition was inaugurated by Joint Director Information Jammu, Namrita Dogra. As many as 50 pictures related to […]

CBDT notifies Rules for implementing the amendments made by the Taxation Laws(Amendment) Act, 2021

DELHI, OCTOBER 2: The Taxation Laws (Amendment) Act, 2021 (2021 Act), inter-alia, amended the Income-tax Act, 1961 (Income-tax Act) so as to provide that no tax demand shall be raised in future on the basis of the amendment to section 9 of the Income-tax Act made vide Finance […]

COVID-19 UPDATE

DELHI, OCTOBER 2: 89.74 Cr. vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive 24,354 new cases in the last 24 hours Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.81%; Lowest since March 2020 India’s Active caseload stands at 2,73,889; lowest […]

Samaroh for Swachhata Mahanayaks held

Urban India says “Thank You” to its Safaimitras on Swachhata Divas Swachh Bharat Mission – Urban 2.0 begins its journey today DELHI, OCTOBER 2: Residents of Bhopal were treated to a rare sight – that of groups of Safaimitras (sanitation workers) engaged in a lively game of cricket, […]

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