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Direct tax collections climb 20% to Rs.9.55 lakh crore as of Aug 10

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The Centre's gross direct tax collections in 2026-27 up to August 10 jumped nearly 20% on an annualized basis to around Rs.9.55 lakh crore with the net revenue after refunds surg... Read More


'Focus on both WC and Asiad'

NEW DELHI, Aug. 12 -- The next two months will be the most important period for the Indian hockey team until the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics. With the World Cup (August 15-30) and Asian Games (September... Read More


Top court orders audit of Bengal SIR tribunals

India, Aug. 12 -- Around 7.33 million names, or 21.7% of Telangana's 33.8 million electors, are likely to be deleted from the draft electoral roll after the SIR, CEO C Sudharshan Reddy said.P9 Publis... Read More


NOT EVERY DEPT LOSS TO BE VIEWED AS GRAFT, SAY NEW CVC GUIDELINES

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Financial and non-financial losses caused to a government department, need not necessarily be considered to be the result of corruption or malfeasance, and no official should be ... Read More


State of border will reflect on china ties: india

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- The ministry of external affairs on Tuesday said the state of border affairs has ramifications for overall India-China ties, adding that the two sides have agreed to use diplomat... Read More


9 of cyber crime syndicate held after 88-yr-old loses Rs.70k: cops

New Delhi, Aug. 12 -- Police have arrested nine people from Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh and busted a cybercrime nexus, which stole mobile phones and uses the linked bank accounts to siphon off money, ... Read More


Claude-generated text to have AI watermark

India, Aug. 12 -- AI giant Anthropic has said it will watermark text generated by its Claude chatbot, as part of commitments under the European Union's AI Act. In a support page, Anthropic said the po... Read More


Colombia quake toll tops 250, rescuers search for survivors

India, Aug. 12 -- Rescue crews dug through mountains of shattered concrete in western Colombia on Tuesday, racing to find survivors after a powerful earthquake killed more than 250 people, according t... Read More


Self-enumeration in Ladakh from Aug 17

India, Aug. 12 -- Self-enumeration for the second phase of Census 2027 will begin in Ladakh and 16 snow-bound districts of Jammu and Kashmir on August 17, officials said on Tuesday. Self-enumeration w... Read More


Nasa invites Isro to Moon Base project

Mumbai, Aug. 12 -- Nasa has invited the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) to join its Moon Base programme, deepening the US-India partnership in space exploration, the US Embassy in India said... Read More