New Delhi, 3/2: Cryptocurrency will never be a legal tender, Finance Secretary T V Somanathan said on Thursday clearing the air on the legality of private digital currencies in the market. The 2022-23 Budget has given clarity on taxation of virtual digital assets and proposed to impose a 30 per cent tax on…
Hoogly, 16/2: Asian Games gold medallist and Olympian Tulsidas Balaram, a part of Indian football’s ‘holy trinity’ in the prosperous 1950s and 60s, died here on Thursday after a prolonged illness, sources close to his family said. Balaram was 87 and a widower living in a flat on the banks of Hooghly river…
Patna, 8/2: A miscreant tore the screen of a cinema hall in Bihar’s Bettiah to protest against Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s Pathaan movie. The incident happened during the evening show (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.) on Tuesday in Lal Talkies located in Chanpatia block of the district. The accused along with one…
Ukraine, 23/2: Ukraine will introduce a nationwide state of emergency in which special restrictions will apply in order to keep the country calm and protect its economy amid fears of a Russian invasion, a senior Ukrainian security official said on Wednesday. The state of emergency will last for 30 days and can be…
Bhubaneswar: A man was sentenced to 20 years in jail by a court in Bhubaneswar for raping a 13-year-old girl last month. Additional Sessions Judge, Khurda, Subhanjan Mohanty delivered the verdict Thursday, 37 days after the incident happened. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the convict. The girl was on the way…
Patna, 12/12:Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has been in the headlines continuously for the last few days. However, this time the reason for being in the discussion is not political statements but their marriage. The news of the marriage of Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav suddenly came in front of everyone through the…
New Delhi, 18/1: In a shocking development, India’s top sprinter Dutee Chand tested positive for a prohibitive substance and was given a provisional suspension
Kolkata, 14/11: Condemning her ministerial colleague Akhil Giri’s controversial remarks on President Droupadi Murmu, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday apologised to her on behalf of the TMC. Banerjee said she has immense respect for the President, and her party has cautioned Giri against making derogatory remarks in the future. …
Jaipur: Veteran BJP leader and six-time MLA Suryakanta Vyas, affectionately known as “jiji” (elderly sister), passed away on Wednesday morning following a prolonged illness. “Vyas was rushed to Mahatma Gandhi (MGH) Hospital at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, and soon after, her health deteriorated. She died during treatment at around 7.15 am today,” her son Shivkumar Vyas…
Zimbabwe,3/9: Former Zimbabwe captain Heath Streak died on Sunday at the age of 49, his family confirmed on social media. Streak, who played 65 Tests and 189 ODIs for Zimbabwe from 1993-2005, was battling liver cancer for a long time. “In the early hours of this morning, Sunday the 3rd of September 2023, the greatest…
