New Delhi: The Indian government has issued tax demands amounting to ₹21,719 crore under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015, over the period from July 1, 2015, to March 31, 2025. This was disclosed in the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday in a written response by Minister of…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday accused national commissions of turning a blind eye to the plight of Bengali-speaking people and victims of violence in BJP-ruled states, while being quick to intervene in West Bengal. She made the comments during an administrative meeting held in Illambazar, Birbhum district. Taking aim at what…
New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday issued a stern warning to Pakistan, declaring that India would respond with even greater force to any future acts of terror. Addressing the Rajya Sabha during a heated debate on Operation Sindoor, Singh confirmed that the three terrorists behind the April 22 Pahalgam massacre had been eliminated…
Bhubaneswar: The Union Ministry of Labour and Employment has announced the launch of the PM Viksit Bharat Rozgar Yojana (PM-VBRY), a major employment initiative aimed at creating over 3.5 crore formal sector jobs across India. The scheme, which will run from August 1, 2025, to July 31, 2027, comes with an allocation of ₹1 lakh…
New Delhi: An Indian national, Gautam Santhosh, lost his life in a tragic air crash near Deer Lake airport in Newfoundland, Canada, on July 26. The incident involved a small commercial survey aircraft and claimed the lives of both individuals onboard. Confirming the news, the Consulate General of India in Toronto expressed deep sorrow and…
Bhubaneswar: The Tusura airstrip in Odisha’s Balangir district remains unused for commercial flight operations as no airline has come forward to propose services under the Centre’s UDAN (Ude Desh ka Aam Nagrik) regional connectivity scheme, the Union government informed the Rajya Sabha. Responding to a question by Rajya Sabha MP Niranjan Bishi, who hails from…
Vaishali: The much-anticipated Buddha Samyak Darshan Museum-cum-Smriti Stupa in Bihar’s Vaishali was officially inaugurated by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday. The cultural and spiritual monument, spread across 72 acres and developed over a period of six years, has been constructed at a cost of ₹550.48 crore. Built to honour Bihar’s deep-rooted Buddhist heritage, the…
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Tuesday strongly rebutted Opposition criticism in the Lok Sabha, asserting that the Centre had delivered a firm and swift response to the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. He confirmed that security forces neutralised three terrorists involved in the attack under Operation Mahadev. Addressing…
Bhubaneswar: Odisha’s efforts toward forest regeneration and ecological sustainability have received a major push, with the Centre approving a massive funding package of over ₹2,000 crore under the National Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (National CAMPA). Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav, in a written response during a Lok Sabha session on Tuesday, confirmed…
Bhubaneswar: In the wake of a tragic road accident that claimed the lives of 18 Kanwariyas in Jharkhand’s Deoghar district, Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi offered his condolences and expressed deep sorrow over the incident. The mishap occurred near Jamuniya village during the Shravani Mela, a time when thousands of Shiva devotees undertake a…
