New Delhi: Hit by multiple desertions – mostly of its OBC leaders – last week, the BJP on Wednesday showcased its allies – the Nishad Party and the Apna Dal (S) – ahead of next month’s Uttar Pradesh election, although it refused to reveal seat-sharing details. Party chief JP...
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The Supreme Court on Wednesday decided to take the reins and marshal the efforts to pay compensation to families that lost their relatives to COVID-19, after noticing some States responded to the humanitarian move in a lukewarm fashion. A Bench of Justices M.R. Shah and Sanjiv Khanna said many...
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The standard deduction for salaried taxpayers after being abolished in financial year (FY) 2005-06 was reintroduced from FY2018-19 onwards at Rs 40,000, in lieu of removal of tax exemption for transport allowance of Rs 19,200 and medical reimbursement of Rs 15,000. The deduction limit was later enhanced to Rs...
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New Delhi: Akhilesh Yadav “is unsuccessful as a Chief Minister, as an MP and in his own family”, BJP’s Keshav Prasad Maurya said today as the Samajwadi Party chief’s relative Aparna Yadav switched to the BJP. Keshav Maurya, the Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, also mocked the former Chief...
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday informed the Bombay High Court that the current COVID-19 situation in the city and its adjoining regions was “under control” and there was no reason for citizens to panic. Senior counsel Anil Sakhre told the bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and...
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Assembly Election 2022 LIVE Updates: Amit Palekar, an advocate by profession was announced as Aam Aadmi Party’s chief minister face for the upcoming Goa assembly polls. Aparna Yadav, daughter-in-law of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Mulayam Singh Yadav joined BJP on Wednesday. She will also meet BJP chief JP Nadda...
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Panaji: Lawyer and social worker Amit Palekar is the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)’s chief ministerial candidate for Goa, party leader and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal announced today. Mr Palekar is from the OBC Bhandari community, which accounts for about 35 per cent of Goa’s population. He was recently...
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Grover, who is also one of the investor panellists on the Indian adaptation of business reality show “Shark Tank”, landed in a row after an audio clip which claims to be of him verbally abusing a Kotak Group employee went viral..
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New Delhi: Akhilesh Yadav, reacting to his relative Aparna Yadav switching to the BJP today, said he hoped she “carries our ideology to the BJP”. The Samajwadi Party chief also “thanked” the BJP. “I want to thank the BJP that they are giving tickets to those who even we are...
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Assembly election 2022: Delhi CM and Aam Aadmi Party’s national convenor Arvind Kejriwal nominated advocate Amit Palekar the party’s CM face for the Goa Assembly polls today. Meanwhile, Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav joined the BJP. Assembly polls in Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa will be held in a...
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