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October 18, 2024 1:55 PM October 18, 2024 1:55 PM

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VP Jagdeep Dhankhar addresses foundation day programme of NHRC in New Delhi

Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar has said that Human rights has always been in the moral fabric of India. Addressing the foundation day programme of National Human Rights Commission in New Delhi today, Mr Dhankhar said, the Indian constitution is the North Star for human rights. He said, the Preamble...

October 18, 2024 1:41 PM October 18, 2024 1:41 PM

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SC rules that law on prohibition of child marriages will prevail over Personal Laws

The Supreme Court today held that the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act cannot be stunted by personal laws and marriages involving children violate the free will to have a life partner of choice.         A Bench comprising Chief Justice, D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Misra a...

October 18, 2024 1:18 PM October 18, 2024 1:18 PM

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addresses launch of Dare to Dream 5.0 Innovation Contest

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today said that unconventional warfare has posed new challenges in the defence sector. He said, technology has given rise to this new form of unconventional warfare and drones, cyber warfare, bio-weapons, and space defence have emerged as key challenges. Defence Minist...

October 18, 2024 8:50 AM October 18, 2024 8:50 AM

Government and Meta Launch ‘Scam se Bacho’ Campaign to Combat Online Scams

    Government and Meta have joined forces for the "Scam se Bacho" campaign to tackle the rising threat of online scams. During the launch of the campaign in New Delhi, Information and Broadcasting Secretary Sanjay Jaju delivered the keynote address, describing the initiative as a timely and essenti...

October 18, 2024 8:24 AM October 18, 2024 8:24 AM

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Indian Railways reduces advance ticket booking period from 120 to 60 days

  Indian Railways has reduced the advanced ticket booking period by half. In a statement, Railways said that passengers will now be able to book train tickets up to 60 days in advance, instead of the previous 120 days. This change will come into effect from November 1. Until October 31, passeng...

October 17, 2024 9:50 PM October 17, 2024 9:50 PM

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First-ever coal gallery inaugurated at National Science Centre in New Delhi

Union Culture and Tourism Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Minister of State for Coal and Mines Satish Chandra Dubey today unveiled the first-ever coal gallery at the National Science Centre in New Delhi. The exhibition - 'Black Diamond - Unveiling the Depths' - is based on the lifespan of coal...

October 17, 2024 9:44 PM October 17, 2024 9:44 PM

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India extends its first-ever rupee-denominated Line of Credit under IDEAS

India has extended a new Line of Credit for 487.60 crore rupees to the Mauritius government for financing a water pipeline replacement project. This is the first-ever rupee-denominated Line of Credit to have been extended by India for project financing to any country under the Indian Development and...

October 17, 2024 9:25 PM October 17, 2024 9:25 PM

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CBDT amends income tax rules to ease TDS, TCS credit claims for salaried employees

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has notified amendments to income tax rules to simplify the process of claiming credit for TCS collected and TDS deducted for salaried employees and to enable the claiming of TCS credit for minors in the hands of their parents. The Income Tax Act rules have b...