India, All india, 6th Feb 2018, News & Stories from India

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India, All india, 06 Feb 2018

The measure, introduced in the latest Finance Bill, is aimed to provide relief to small and salaried class of taxpayers and aims to ease out issues of small discrepancies. (Photo: File)

Taxman to no longer file notice for minor mismatches between I-TR, tax credit data

The CBDT chairman said, policy to be enforced in respect of returns supplied for upcoming assessment year (2018- 19) commencing from Apr 1.

06 Feb 2018 9:12 PM

Opposition parties have decided to chalk out their strategy and 'take up their issue to the next level' if their demands are not met, party leaders said. (Photo: PTI)

Govt murdering democracy: Oppn writes in letter to RS chairperson

The letter to RS chairperson M Venkaiah Naidu was signed by Cong, the Trinamool Congress, Left parties and other opposition parties.

06 Feb 2018 8:52 PM

Justice DY Chandrachud was not convinced by Sibal's argument, drawing on a number of previous SC judgements that state 'mere possibility of misuse will not lead to striking down a legislation'. (Photo: File).

Law can't be scrapped for fear of misuse: SC on Aadhaar petitions

'Information is power and if power is given to state, it will use it like never before,' said lawyer Kapil Sibal for the petitioners.

06 Feb 2018 8:35 PM

Qadri, appearing for the police and government, said that 28 traffic corridors were required to be considered and the process of construction of flyovers and underpass in the city would take time. (Representational Image)

Delhi: SC rebukes police for selecting fewer spots for traffic decongestion

The apex court said that the authority cannot take only five spots out of 77 sites, asking them to co-ordinate it with metro.

06 Feb 2018 7:57 PM

'The defence minister is saying she will not inform India, the Indian martyrs and their relatives about the money spent on buying those aircraft. What does this mean? This only means there is some scam,' Rahul Gandhi said. (Photo: File)

BJP must make aircraft prices public, Rahul calls Rafale deal 'scam'

Cong prez’s attack came a day after Sitharaman refused to share details of deal on grounds of security pact signed between India, France.

06 Feb 2018 7:03 PM

Area councillor in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao said if proper tests are done, at least 500 cases of HIV would come up. (photo: Representational | File)

UP: At least 46 people infected with HIV in Unnao in last 10 months

A quack used a common syringe to administer injection, prompting the UP government to intensify its efforts to nab the culprit.

06 Feb 2018 6:03 PM

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) asserted that the Aadhaar letter, its cutaway portion, downloaded versions of Aadhaar on ordinary paper or mAadhaar are 'perfectly valid'. (Photo: Representational | File)

No need for plastic, laminated Aadhaar cards: UIDAI warns against unauthorised printing

Unauthorised printing could render the QR code dysfunctional or expose personal data without an individual’s informed consent, warned UIDAI.

06 Feb 2018 5:42 PM

Moily claimed the Congress would get a majority in Rajasthan which goes to polls later this year and that the UPA would also form the government at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections.

Rahul more than a match for Modi, fit to lead Oppn bloc: MV Moily

Moily claimed Cong's victory in recent Rajasthan bypolls is a clear indication that the NDA govt is facing a lot of 'unpopularity'.

06 Feb 2018 5:21 PM

The situation also prompted the Madarise Arbia Teachers Association to write to the Madrasa Shiksha Board in this regard. (Photo: Representational | File)

No Aadhaar: Nepali students could miss UP Madrasa board exams

Registrar, UPMEB, Rahul Gupta said that the government has been apprised about the matter and he was awaiting directives.

06 Feb 2018 5:19 PM

The incident took place at the godown at the Bajrangbali scrap market on Monday. Pungent smelling gas from the godown had filled the air, prompting residents to rush out of their homes. (Photo: Representational | PTI)

WB: At least 72 people fall sick after gas leak in Howrah district

The symptoms suggested that the gas could be chlorine, health official said, adding that of the 72, many were discharged after first-aid.

06 Feb 2018 4:48 PM

Tuesday's closing was weakest since January 5 when the gauge had settled at 34,153.85. (Photo: File/PTI)

Markets see mild recovery, Sensex closes down 561 points at 34,195

Along with weak global market, RBI policy meet outcome and post-Budget sell-off also weighed on markets.

06 Feb 2018 4:32 PM

Talking about the update process of the National Register of Citizens, Gogoi alleged that religious and linguistic minorities were left out in large numbers from the first draft, signalling a 'government conspiracy'.

Chief Secretary, DGP in RSS pocket, alleges Assam ex-CM

The veteran Cong leader said the intelligence did not inform him about their proximity to the RSS when he was appointed at this post.

06 Feb 2018 4:27 PM

Hansraj Ahir said, 'Karnataka has seen 100 communal incidents in 2017 in which nine people were killed and 229 injured while there were 91 incidents of riots in Rajasthan in which 12 people were killed and 175 injured." (Photo: PTI)

111 killed in 822 communal incidents in 2017, says Hansraj Ahir

The highest no. of communal cases in 2017 were reported in UP where 44 people were killed and 542 others were injured in 195 incidents.

06 Feb 2018 4:04 PM

On being questioned by student's parents, the teacher maintained that the boy deserved to be punished. (Photo: Pixabay)

Andhra teacher forces student to drink fruit juice mixed with urine, arrested

The boy had on Saturday mixed his urine in the fruit juice bottle of a classmate who complained about him to the teacher.

06 Feb 2018 3:55 PM

Members of the parties stayed away from the House when the proceedings resumed at 3 PM after two adjournments during the day. (Photo: ANI)

Opposition parties boycott proceedings of RS, allege voice being ‘muzzled’

Among the parties which boycotted the proceedings after lunch include the Congress, TMC, NCP, DMK, Samajwadi Party, CPI-M, CPI and the AAP.

06 Feb 2018 3:30 PM

A purported footage of the flames at the station went viral on social media. (Photo: ANI | Twitter)

Fire at under construction station of Hyderabad Metro; none hurt

HMRL Managing Director N V S Reddy said that while the welding work was being done on Monday evening, some sparks caused a small fire.

06 Feb 2018 3:07 PM

Earlier, as agitated MPs from Andhra Pradesh continued their protests during Question Hour, the proceedings were adjourned for ten minutes till 11:20 am. (Photo: ANI/Twitter)

We are sensitive to special status demand by Andhra MPs: Govt

TDP MPs have were protesting in the Lok Sabha over the Union Budget not offering any special benefits to Andhra Pradesh.

06 Feb 2018 3:03 PM

Naveed Jutt's father was a retired Army driver and he, along with his brothers, was part of madrassas which were owned by the Jamaat-ud-Dawa, a front for Lashkar-e-Toiba. (Photo: ANI)

Pak terrorist Naveed Jutt, who escaped from captivity, took special ‘Kasab class’

LeT terrorist Mohd Naveed Jutt alias Abu Hanzala was arrested by the police in June 2014 from Kulgam in South Kashmir.

06 Feb 2018 3:00 PM

Kureepuzha Sreekumar, a noted Malayali poet, was threatened after he attacked Hindutva forces over their stand on the controversy over the construction of a 'caste wall' at Vadayampady near Kochi. (Photo: Facebook)

Kerala: 6 RSS workers held for threatening poet protesting against 'caste-wall'

CM Pinarayi Vijayan said that a group of 15 RSS/BJP workers led by a panchayat member Dipu were behind the incident.

06 Feb 2018 2:49 PM

'For our government, every section, every religion is equal. We consider the opposition also to be part of the development process,' he said.

Modi-govt has achieved Gandhi's clean India in 3.5 yrs, Cong couldn't in 60: BJP MP

Rakesh Singh spoke about the achievements of the government in various fields, particularly in implementing the 'Swachh Bharat' campaign.

06 Feb 2018 2:22 PM

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