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Income tax disputes: Govt drops 23,467 appeals under higher tax-effect limits; what taxpayers need to know

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- The government has withdrawn 5,978 departmental income-tax appeals and decided not to file another 17,489 after raising the monetary limits for pursuing tax disputes before appel... Read More


Punjab: Remember Partition horrors to ensure tragedy is never repeated, says Shekhawat

AMRITSAR/JALANDHAR, Aug. 15 -- Union minister of culture and tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Friday said the suffering and sacrifices endured by people during the Partition must be remembered to e... Read More


Government refutes Jarange-Patil's claims on Kunbi certificates ahead of protest

India, Aug. 15 -- As the deadline for Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange-Patil's "final and decisive protest" against the BJP-led Mahayuti government approaches, the state government has denied his ... Read More


Punjab yet to file reply on gangster Anmol plea seeking to expedite trial in Moose Wala murder case

BATHINDA, Aug. 15 -- The state of Punjab on Friday again failed to file its reply on a petition filed by the counsel for gangster Anmol Bishnoi before the Mansa district court in February, seeking to ... Read More


Kapurthala police crack youth's murder with duo's arrest, 2 pistols recovered

Kapurthala, Aug. 15 -- Three days after two motorcycle-borne men allegedly shot dead a 24-year-old youth over personal rivalry in Kapurthala's Bishanpur Jattan village on Tuesday night, police arreste... Read More


Warring, jathedar, SGPC chief condemn police action in Ambala

Chandigarh/Amritsar, Aug. 15 -- Punjab Congress president Amarinder Singh Raja Warring on Friday condemned the Haryana Police for using force against protesters in Ambala who were demanding the releas... Read More


Barnala CI incharge gets prez medal for distinguished service

Chandigarh, Aug. 15 -- Inspector Baljit Singh, posted as in-charge of the crime investigation agency (CIA), Barnala, has been awarded the President's Medal for Distinguished Service on the eve of the ... Read More


Preserve memories of partition tragedy, include it in national curriculum: Khattar

India, Aug. 15 -- Union housing and urban affairs minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday called for the horrors of the Partition to be preserved in history and included in the national curriculum, str... Read More


Sandip Roy: Why Bhutan is about more than Gross National Happiness

New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- The Wi-Fi password at the hotel was "happiness." But of course. What else would it be in Bhutan, the country that gave us the idea of Gross National Happiness (GNH)? I was invi... Read More


Posters targeting PM Modi put up across Tiruchirappalli, BJP seeks police action

Tiruchirappalli, Aug. 15 -- Posters carrying alleged defamatory and derogatory remarks against Prime Minister Narendra Modi have been put up at several locations in Tiruchirappalli, prompting the BJP'... Read More