Month: August 2021
GST revenue at over Rs 1.16 lakh cr in July
New Delhi, Aug 1: GST revenue for the month of July stood at over Rs 1.16 lakh crore, 33 per cent higher than the collection in the same month of 2020, indicating that the economy…
DLSA team visits flash flood affected families at Bandipora
STATE TIMES NEWS BANDIPORA: A team of District Legal Services Authority Bandipora led by Chief Judicial Magistrate Bandipora, Abdul Qayoom Mir on Saturday visited the flash flood affected families to assess the ground situation in…
Cong ‘James Bond of spying’ when in govt; Pegasus a ‘fabricated issue’: Naqvi
New Delhi: Attacking the Congress which has been protesting in Parliament demanding a discussion on the Pegasus snooping allegations, Union minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said the party was “James Bond of spying” when…
PM Modi to be first Indian PM to preside over UNSC meeting: Syed Akbaruddin
Telangana, Aug 1: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be the first Indian PM to preside over a meeting during New Delhi’s presidency of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), said Syed Akbaruddin, India’s former envoy…
Delhi HC seeks CBSE stand in plea concerning assessment of private class 10 students
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has granted time to the Central Board of Secondary Education to respond to a plea concerning the methodology of assessment of private class 10 students after the examination was…
Helicopter reaches HP’s Lahaul to rescue remaining 66 people stranded in Udaipur
Shimla: A helicopter on Sunday reached Himachal Pradesh’s tribal district Lahaul-Spiti to rescue the remaining 66 people stranded there for six days, a state disaster management official said. State disaster management director Sudesh Kumar Mokhta…
10 fresh COVID-19 cases recorded in Ladakh
Leh: Ladakh recorded 10 fresh COVID-19 cases, taking the tally to 20,338 while the active cases in the union territory stood at 56, officials said on Sunday. Ladakh has registered 207 Covid-related deaths — 149…
Pegasus issue: SC to hear on Aug 5 pleas seeking probe into snooping allegations
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on August 5 the pleas, including the one filed by senior journalists N Ram and Sashi Kumar, who have sought an independent probe by a sitting…
Over 49.49 Cr vaccine doses provided to States, UTs: Union Health Ministry
NEW DELHI, Aug 1: Over 49.49 crore COVID-19 vaccine doses have been provided to States and Union Territories (UTs) so far, through all sources, and a further 8,04,220 doses are in the pipeline, informed the…