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Prior to its accession to India, Sikkim had its own tax system (Representational) As the rest of India scrambled to meet the July 31 deadline for filing Income Tax Returns (ITR), one state remained blissfully exempt from the tax frenzy – Sikkim. Thanks to a special provision under Section 10 (26AAA) of the Indian Income…
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New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at the BJP Thursday after videos showed the roof of the new Parliament building leaking due to heavy rain in Delhi, which has claimed nine lives so far and caused severe waterlogging in the city. He shared a video of a courtyard of the new Parliament…
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An area affected due to the washing away of a 20-25 metre footpath. Dehradun: Heavy overnight rain in Uttarakhand has triggered many incidents of house collapse, flooding of areas and rise in water levels in several rivers of the state, according to the officials. At least 10 people died in Kedarnath and four went missing…
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File image of Manchester City.© AFP Manchester City have been fined £2.09 million ($2.68 million, 2.48 million euros) by the Premier League for 22 instances of delaying the kick-off or restart of matches, it was announced Wednesday. The English champions have accepted the punishment, which relates to rule infringements over the past two…
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The WHO-India donor agreement includes financial support for the work plan of the Centre, interim premises and a new building. File “India has committed $85 million over 10 years, 2022–2032, to support the programming of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Traditional Medicine Centre and this decade-long contribution will support a cross-sectoral programme of work to…
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The WHO-India donor agreement includes financial support for the work plan of the Centre, interim premises and a new building. File “India has committed $85 million over 10 years, 2022–2032, to support the programming of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Traditional Medicine Centre and this decade-long contribution will support a cross-sectoral programme of work to…
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Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Imran Khan. File | Photo Credit: AP A 73-year-old British-American author and journalist, who sought an interview with Pakistan’s jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, has been deported after his tourist visa was revoked, a media report said on August 1. Charles Glass, an author, journalist, broadcaster, and publisher who specialises…
More than 50 police officers were injured in violent clashes in the English town of Southport (AFP) London: British Prime Minister Keir Starmer will meet senior police leaders on Thursday, his office said, between after a second night of clashes between protesters and police prompted by the deaths of three young girls in a frenzied…
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France’s Leon Marchand produced a dazzling double gold-medal winning performance to electrify the Paris Olympics on Wednesday, powering to victories in the 200m breaststroke and 200m butterfly to send the host nation into ecstatic celebrations. The 22-year-old bagged his first gold of the night after summoning a lung-bursting late charge to claim the…
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Lt Gen Sadhna Saxena Nair has been awarded the Vishisht Seva Medal by the President. New Delhi: Lieutenant General Sadhna Saxena Nair has become the first woman to be appointed the Director General of Medical Services. She was also the first woman to serve as the Director of General Hospital Services (Armed Forces) as well…
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