New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Income Tax Bill, 2025, which was introduced in the Lok Sabha on February 13 to replace the existing Income Tax Act, 1961, has been formally withdrawn, sources said on Friday.A new version of the Income Tax Bill, incorporating most of the recommendations made by the Select Committee chaired by BJP MP Baijayant Jay Panda, will be introduced in Parliament on Monday, according to people in the know.To avoid confusion by multiple versions of the Bill and to provide a clear…

Thrissur, Aug 8 (IANS) The Congress party in Kerala is considering initiating legal proceedings over the BJP’s victory in the Thrissur Lok Sabha constituency in the 2024 general elections following the revelations made by Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi regarding large-scale electoral fraud.The Leader of Opposition in the Kerala Legislative Assembly, V.D. Satheesan, told the media on Friday that Gandhi has called for a thorough investigation into alleged election malpractices.“Nu…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta on Friday intervened in the matter of a north Delhi restaurant denying entry to a guest in traditional Indian wear on the grounds of not following the outlet’s ‘western dress’ code.As the news of Pitampura-based eatery’s action reached Assembly premises, BJP’s Jangpura legislator Tarvinder Singh Marwah sought action against those who disrespected Indian ethnic clothes.Marwah told IANS, “Whoever has done this must be punished acco…

Jaipur, Aug 8 (IANS) In a significant move aimed at promoting ease of doing business in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Bhajanlal Sharma has approved a relaxation under Section 4 of the Rajasthan Shops and Commercial Establishments Act, 1958. With this decision, institutions employing between 0 to 10 workers will now be exempt from the provisions of mandatory registration under the Act.This change is expected to bring major relief to small shop owners and commercial establishments, reducing procedural…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday approved Rs 30,000 crore compensation to three public sector Oil Marketing Companies (IOCL, BPCL and HPCL) for the under-recoveries incurred on the sale of domestic LPG.The distribution of the compensation within the OMCs will be done by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas. The compensation will be paid in 12 tranches, a Cabinet communique said.According to the government, this significant step al…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) As part of the ongoing celebrations of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav, the Ministry of Textiles has reaffirmed its commitment to empowering women handloom weavers through various central sector schemes. In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha on Friday, Minister of State for Textiles Pabitra Margherita shared that over 14,000 women weavers have been trained under the SAMARTH scheme across the country in the past three financial years (2022-23 to 2024-25).The Ministry is implementi…

Bhubaneswar, Aug 8 (IANS) The opposition Biju Janata Dal (BJD) on Friday sharply criticised the state government, accusing it of showing complete neglect toward the agriculture sector over the past year. Addressing a press conference on Friday, BJD leaders alleged that none of the promises made to farmers have been fulfilled. They accused the government of acting against the interests of the farming community.The party claimed that the growth rate of the agriculture sector has sharply declined -…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The Union Cabinet on Friday approved four new components under the existing Central Sector Scheme of Special Development Packages (SDPs) for Assam and Tripura with a total outlay of Rs 4,250 crore.According to a Cabinet statement, Rs 500 crore will be given for the development of infrastructure in Adivasi-inhabited villages/areas of Assam as per the Memoranda of Settlement (MoS) signed by the Central government and the Assam government with the Adivasi groups of Assam.Thr…

Chengdu (China), Aug 8 (IANS) India’s campaign in the mixed team compound archery event at the World Games 2025 came to an end in the quarterfinals here on Friday, as Madhura Dhamangaonkar and Abhishek Verma suffered a narrow loss to the South Korean duo of Moon Yeeun and Lee Eun Ho. The top-seeded Indian pair, who topped the qualification round with a score of 1415 to be seeded first, went down 151-154 against the eighth-seeded Korean duo, ending India’s hopes of repeating their success fro…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Liverpool head coach Arne Slot refused to comment on Newcastle United forward Alexander Isak after the Swedish striker was linked with the Merseyside club. As per reports, Liverpool made an offer in the region of 110 million Pounds but their approach was instantly turned down by Newcastle United who are said to be looking for close to 150 million Pounds. At the moment, Liverpool have seemed to backed off but with Luis Diaz having joined Bayern and Darwin Nunez rumoured to…