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New Delhi, September 7Income Tax Department sleuths today conducted simultaneous raids in multiple states as part of a pan-India tax evasion probe against certain registered unrecognised political parties (RUPP) and their alleged dubious financial transactions, official sources said.The officials confirmed that the raids were conducted at nearly 110 locations in…

Satya PrakashNew Delhi, September 7Ending a three-decade-old inheritance battle, the Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a Punjab and Haryana High Court verdict awarding the majority share in Rs 25,000-crore assets of the erstwhile Faridkot Maharaja Harinder Singh Brar to his daughters Amrit Kaur and Deepinder Kaur.The royal assets under dispute…

New Delhi, September 7Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday called for a “main front” of all non-BJP parties to take on the ruling alliance in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and asserted that the decision on its leadership can be taken later.Speaking to reporters after he wrapped up his…

New Delhi, September 7 The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved a Rs 27,360-crore scheme for the development of over 14,000 schools across the country as PM Schools for Rising India (PM-SHRI), which is expected to benefit 18.7 lakh students.Under the scheme, over 14,000 schools, including Kendriya Vidyalayas and Navodaya Vidyalayas…

Vijay MohanChandigarh, September 7Quashing disciplinary proceedings against a Major General for alleged irregularities in the purchase of security related equipment (SRE), the Armed Forces Tribunal has also taken the army authorities to task over the shoddy manner in which the probe was conducted.”The complete proceedings of the Court of Inquiry…

Chandigarh, September 7The Punjab Government on Wednesday released the salaries of its employees, which were delayed by a week this time.The pending dues of sugarcane farmers and power subsidy to Punjab State Power Corporation Limited, too, was released.Even as the Opposition parties took on the government over the delay in…

Chandigarh, September 7Punjabi singer Gurdas Maan’s much awaited song “Gal Sunoh Punjabi Dosto”got released on Wednesday. The song chronicles the controversy that the Punjabi singer landed into after advocating the idea of ‘one nation, one language’ in 2019.The song reveals hardships Maan went through after his support for ‘one nation,…

New Delhi, September 7 In a different era, bailing India out of trouble across 22-yards was his day job but as a Member of Parliament, Harbhajan Singh recently got an opportunity to perform a bigger duty—rescuing a distressed Indian citizen, held captive in a foreign land. One of India’s greatest…

Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu), September 7 The Congress on Wednesday launched its nationwide ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ with the handing over of the national flag to Rahul Gandhi. At the formal launch rally, senior party leader Digvijay Singh also thanked Gandhi for agreeing to walk all the way from Kanyakumari to Kashmir…

Chennai/New Delhi, September 7Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday paid floral tributes to his father and former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi at the latter’s memorial in Sriperumbudur here ahead of the ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’, and said he lost his father to “hate and division” and does not want to lose…

New Delhi, September 7 The Income-Tax department on Wednesday conducted a survey operation against Delhi-based think-tank Centre for Policy Research (CPR) and global NGO Oxfam India apart from a media foundation as part of a probe related to alleged FCRA contravention in funds received by them, official sources said. The…

Mohali, September 7Punjab Finance Minister Harpal Cheema on Wednesday assured the state government employees that their salaries would be paid by the evening.Cheema claimed that the state faced no shortage of money and there is a continuous inflow of it in the treasury.”Everyone will receive salaries in their accounts by…

Sandeep Dikshit New Delhi, September 7 Despite continuing western pressure, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday spelt out India’s keenness to expand trade, connectivity and investments with Russia. “India is keen to strengthen its partnership with Russia on Arctic subjects. There is immense scope for cooperation in the field of…

Deepender Deswal Hisar, September 7 AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal flagged off his Make India No 1 campaign here on Wednesday. Addressing a press conference, the Delhi CM said the Haryana government had closed 700 government schools in the past few years, which is a dangerous trend. He said 18 crore…

Jaipur/New Delhi, September 7 Rajasthan minister Rajendra Yadav said the Income Tax department conducted raids on Wednesday on multiple premises belonging to him and his family. Income Tax department sources said the searches are being conducted as part of a tax-evasion investigation. The searches are being carried out in state…