New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Central government on a writ petition challenging the constitutional validity of the Securities Transaction Tax (STT), which is levied on the buying and selling of stocks and other securities on Indian stock exchanges under the Finance Act, 2004. A Bench comprising Justice…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted people on the occasion of Sharad Purnima, a festival associated with prosperity and devotion. In a post on social media platform X, Modi wrote, “Heartfelt greetings to my fellow citizens across the country on the auspicious occasion of Sharad Purnima. May this sacred day…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to the Chief Secretary, Government of Jharkhand, and the Superintendent of Police, Hazaribagh, seeking a detailed report within two weeks in the reported death of a 5-year-old student at a residential school allegedly due to severe beating by a teacher. The…
New Delhi Oct 6 (UNI) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) today chargesheeted another accused in the 2022 case involving the Lawrence Bishnoi gang and its nexus with the banned Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) terrorist organization. The case pertains to a terror conspiracy hatched by the dreaded Lawrence Bishnoi gang in association with BKI to spread…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) In a significant move, the Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Bengaluru Zonal Office, will restitute properties valued at Rs. 20.16 crore to the victims and rightful claimants in the Injaz International money laundering case. The ED initiated its investigation based on a complaint from the Revenue Inspector, Tahsildar Office, Yelahanka, Bengaluru,…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) Congress leader Sonia Gandhi and Party President Mallikarjun Kharge today strongly condemned the reported attempt to attack Supreme Court Chief Justic B R Gavai describing it as an assault not on him but on the Constitution. “No words are adequate to condemn the attack on the Honourable Chief Justice of…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of the reported death of a worker who fell from a height of 10 feet at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport in Delhi. The deceased was employed by a contractor for construction work at the airport. Reports also…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) Bihar will go to polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11 to elect the 243 member state legislative assembly, Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar said today. Counting of votes will take place on November 14, the Chief Election Commissioner announced at a press conference here. Election Commissioners…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) The Nobel Committee has decided to award the 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to three scientists including two from the United States and one from Japan for discovering how the immune system is kept in check, the Nobel Committee announced today. Mary E. Brunkow of the Institute for…
New Delhi, Oct 6 (UNI) The Supreme Court today came down heavily on a man claiming to be the father of two minor Russian girls who, along with their mother, were found living in a cave near Gokarna, Karnataka, earlier this year. A bench, comprising Justices Surya Kant and Joymalya Bagchi, was hearing his plea…
