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01 Jan

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman: Last date to file Income Tax Return will not be extended

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Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that, the last date for filing Income Tax Return will not be extended. Taxpayers must note that the due date for filing ITR will remain December 31, 2021. On Friday Revenue Secretary Tarun Bajaj said, December 31 remains the official deadline for filing income tax returns. He also said returns filed so far are more than those filed in the previous year. Bajaj said that “he was expecting another at least 20-25 lakh returns to come in between 31st december night. The figures that we were anticipating would have come.There are absolutely no proposal to extend the dates.”…

30 Dec

4.1 magnitude earthquake shakes Pithoragarh district in Uttarakhand

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An earthquake of magnitude 4.1 struck Pithoragarh district midnight on Thursday but no damage has been reported. The earthquake occurred at 12.39 am had its epicentre at a depth of 10 km in Askot, District Disaster Management Officer Bhupendra Mahar said. "No damage has been reported so far as the earthquake was of mild intensity," Mahar said. On Wednesday, an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 on the Richter Scale jolted Southeast of Portblair in the early hours. According to NCS, the tremors of the earthquake had a depth of 100 kilometres and occurred at around 5.31 am.

29 Dec

There in wake of the Omicron outbreak, Goa has recently enacted law that requires full vaccination or a Covid-19 negative report before attending a party

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For attending parties or entering restaurants in Goa, Pramod Sawant, the state's chief minister, announced on Wednesday that a person must provide either a negative Covid-19 report or a double vaccination certificate. Sawant told reporters that the state government would issue a detailed order to this effect on Wednesday evening. Despite the fact that several states have restored night curfews in reaction to the Omicron warning, the state government has decided to skip it for the time being in order to protect the tourism industry during the Christmas-New Year festive season. Sawant has assured that his government is checking up…

29 Dec

DCGI gives nod to Sun Pharma to market molnupiravir for COVID-19 treatment

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On Tuesday Sun Pharma said, its subsidiary has received authorization for emergency use from the Drugs Controller General of India to manufacture and market a generic version of MSD and Ridgeback's antiviral drug molnupiravir under the brand name Molxvir in India. The recommended dose of the drug is 800 mg twice a day for five days.The duration of treatment of molnupiravir is much shorter compared to other therapies which is a significant advantage. Molnupiravir has been developed by MSD and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics.It has been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration and the UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory…

28 Dec

Biden has signed the National Defense Authorization Act

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US President Joe Biden signed the National Defense Authorization Act into law on Monday, authorizing $768.2 billion in military spending, including a 2.7% pay raise for service members, for 2022. The Act provides vital benefits and enhances access to justice for military personnel and their families, and includes critical authorities to support our countrys national defense, Biden said in a statement. The $768.2 billion price tag marks $25 billion more than Biden initially requested from Congress, a prior proposal that was rejected by members of both parties out of concerns it would undermine U.S. efforts to keep pace militarily with…

09 Dec

Sidharth Malhotra mourns over CDS Gen Bipin Rawat death, shares a picture from Shershaah set

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The news of the sudden demise of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat has shaken the whole nation. Actor Sidharth Malhotra also expressed grief over the sad news and shared his recent picture with the late dignitary, on his social media handle. Sidharth who played the role in the recently released patriotic movie 'Shershaah', took to Instagram handle and shared a group picture from the movie's trailer launch held at Kargil on the eve of Kargil Vijay Diwas, this year. The snap features the family members of late Indian army captain Vikram Batra, whose life and valour were depicted in…

26 Nov

Illegal 2 review: Piyush Mishra, Neha Sharma’s hit original gets a damp sequel

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Keeping up with the trend of hit originals being followed by damp sequels, Illegal 2 is yet another addition to the list. Despite bringing back the same star cast in the courtroom drama, the makers seem to have come up with a new instalment just for the sake of it. With Neha Sharma, Akshay Oberoi and Piyush Mishra, Illegal 2 is just last night's leftovers, served cold. As established in the original, lawyer-turned politician Piyush Mishra is a shark who can let others survive. Neha, who took him head on in the first instalment, is raring to go as a…

04 Nov

2 held with pangolin scales in Baikanthapur forest

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In an operation at Sharugara ranger in Baikanthapur forest division, forest officials arrested two people carrying pangolin scales. Pangolin scales totaling about 4.5 kg were seized. According to Ranger Sanjay Dutta of the forest department, the suspects had been attempting to smuggle the shipment from Assam to Nepal.

28 Oct

Eight dead and several injured after mini bus falls into gorge in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir

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Eight people are dead and several got injured after a mini bus travelling from Thathri to Doda fell into a gorge in Jammu and Kashmir's Doda district. The incident took place while the bus was on its way to Doda from Thathri and suddenly rolled down into a deep gorge along with river Chenab on Thathri-Doda road near Sui Gwari. As per the information provided by the Additional SP of Doda, the injured persons have been sent to the hospital for medical treatment. Union Minister Dr Jitendra Singh says 8 people have lost their lives in a road accident near…

02 Sep

Bigg Boss 13 winner Sidharth Shukla passes away

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Actor Sidharth Shukla passed away on Thursday at Cooper Hospital. He was 40. He suffered a massive heart attack in the morning. He lived with his mother and two sisters. This news came as a shock for his fans as the actor recently appeared on reality shows Bigg Boss Season 13 and Dance Deewane 3 with rumoured girlfriend Shehnaaz Gill. Siddharth Shukla, the winner of Bigg Boss 13 was a popular face of showbiz and has been a part of films like Humpty Sharma Ke Dulhania. The actor's last screen outing was Ekta Kapoor's popular show 'Broken But Beautiful 3' in…