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10 Jun

Mumbai Residential building collapses: 11 dead 7 rescued

editor0 CommentsHealthbuilding collapse, India, maharashtra, Mumbai, rain

A residential building has collapsed in the Malad area of Mumbai, killing at least 11 people. Rescue efforts are underway as more people are feared trapped in the debris. Mumbai has been put on high alert because heavy rains are causing water logging in several areas. An investigation has been ordered but a minister said the heavy rains could have caused the collapse on Wednesday night. Officials said they have evacuated other dilapidated buildings in the area as heavy rains are likely to continue in the coming days. Police pulled out 18 people from the debris but only seven of…

09 Jun

Leaked Data alleges US billionaires of paying almost no Income tax

editor0 CommentsBusinessbillionaires, Income tax, International, USA

Data revealing income tax paid by US billionaires has been leaked to a news website. The website says it has seen the tax returns of some of the world's richest people, including Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and Warren Buffett. It alleges Amazon's Mr Bezos paid no tax in 2007 and 2011, while Tesla's Mr Musk paid nothing in 2018. They claimed the richest 25 Americans pay less in tax, an average of 15.8% of adjusted gross income, than most mainstream US workers. They also said said they were analysing what it called a "vast trove of Internal Revenue Service data"…

09 Jun

All you know about the new income tax portal

editor0 CommentsSikkimIncome tax, income tax new portal, income tax portal laumched

The income tax department of India has replaced its old portal with a new one on June 7, 2021. After this the Income Tax department has informed tax payers via an e-mail communication, asking them to re-register their digital signature certificate (DSC) once again on the newly launched IT website. This new portal comes with a lot of new features and is expected to give a smarter and smoother Income Tax Return (ITR) filing experience to the users. Announcing the launch of its new portal, the income tax department tweeted, “We proudly present to our valued taxpayers, the new e-Filing…

09 Jun

Amazon Prime Video questions Manoj Bajpayee about his new job at Netflix

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Recent success of The Family Man 2 actor Manoj Bajpayee has been seen in the trailer of the anthology titled Ray which is all set to release on Netflix. The trailer was released on Tuesday and fans just could not get over Manoj Bajpayee's performance in it. Welcoming him, Netflix India's Twitter account wrote, “@BajpayeeManoj coming to a Netflix series! We love that you're a part of this family, man #Ray”. .@BajpayeeManoj coming to a Netflix series!We love that you're a part of this family, man ❤️#Ray— Netflix India (@NetflixIndia) June 8, 2021 As soon as Netflix shared this information, social media…

09 Jun

French President Emmanuel Macron slapped in public

editor0 CommentsSikkimcrime, france, International, president

In a video circulating on social media, President Macron is seen walking up to a barrier on a trip to Tain-l'Hermitage outside the city of Valence. He was on an official visit to the south-east of France. A man in a green T-shirt slaps Mr Macron in the face before officers quickly move in. The two men have been arrested following the incident, French media report. "We must not let ultra-violent people take over the public debate: they do not deserve it." said Macron. The man reportedly cried "Montjoie, Saint-Denis" - the battle-cry of the old Kingdom of France. Mr…

09 Jun

What does the new ‘Free Vaccine’ policy mean?

editor0 CommentsHealthCOVID VACCINE, health, India, MODI

PM Modi announced: "From 21 June, all adults over the age of 18 will be vaccinated [for] free,". "Whether it is the poor, the lower middle class, the middle class, or the upper middle class, under the central government programme, everyone will get free vaccines," He said. How has the policy changed? Prime Minister Modi's addressed the nation on TV, in which he talked about the history and logistics of vaccine programmes in India. This is where he made the announcement. Prime Minister Modi made a national TV address on the vaccination programme Under the earlier Covid vaccine policy, half…

09 Jun

Airtel’s new brand campaign reinforces India’s preference for network quality

editor0 CommentsBusinessAirtel, India, TECHNOLOGY, Telecom

Bharti ("Airtel"), India's driving correspondences arrangements supplier, today carried out another brand mission to exhibit the unbalanced client inclination for its elite organization and separated administrations. Watch the TVC here- https://youtu.be/hGuqEavJPVU According to information distributed by the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI), 2 in each 3 new portable clients pick Airtel over different organizations during September 2020 - February 2021. During this period, north of 25 mn clients joined the Airtel organization, highlighting the strength of brand. Shashwat Sharma, Chief Marketing Officer, Bharti Airtel said: "We have one and only one core value - client fixation. And it’s gratifying…

08 Jun

Nirmala Sitharaman asks Infosys to fix glitches on income tax e-filing site, tags Nandan Nilekani

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The new e-filing website of the Income Tax Department was launched on Monday with a host of new features for taxpayers. The new URL http://incometax.gov.in replaced the long-existing http://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in, and it went live at 8:45 pm, the tax department said in a tweet. However, some users complained on social media that certain features were taking longer than usual to load in the new portal. Taking note of the same, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today tagged IT giant Infosys and its co-founder Nandan Nilekani after receiving a large number of complaints from users on the new e-filing website of the Income…

08 Jun

Bengal Madhyamik and Uchha Madhyamik board exams cancelled in view of Covid-19 pandemic

editor0 CommentsHealthEDUCATION, exams, India, West Bengal

CM Mamata Banerjee during a press conference on Tuesday, cancelled West Bengal Class 10 Madhyamik board exams and the Class 12 Uchha Madhyamik board exams. Earlier, CM Banerjee had said that the Class 12 board exams would be conducted in the last week of July and Madhyamik or Class 10 board exams would be held in the second week of August. The decision to cancel the exams came after the public had given a stand against the conduction of board exams amidst the pandemic. The CM said that 79% of the 24000 emails that were received from the public were…

08 Jun

Fire breaks out at Pune Sanitiser Firm: 18 dead 20 rescued

editor0 CommentsHealthaccident, chemical factory, fire, India, Pune, sanitizer firm

At least eighteen employees of a chemical factory in Maharashtra's Pune have died and several are missing as a massive fire broke out in the sanitiser-manufacturing unit of the firm on Monday. Some 37 workers were trapped inside the building when the blaze started around 15:45 on Monday. The factory belonged to SV Aqua Technologies, a company that makes chlorine dioxide products, which is typically used in water treatment. Fire engines rushed to the spot as smoke billowed from the compound - firemen had to break walls on either side to rescue people. Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed his condolences…