Bishnoi community is a Hindu religious sect, known for its love for nature and animals. They belong to western Rajasthan and are also found in many parts of Haryana. Reports show that in 2016, over 1,700 people who were involved in wildlife crimes in Rajasthan were arrested due to the efforts of this community. Isn’t …
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The new Income Tax Return (ITR) forms for the assessment year 2018-19 were notified on Thursday by the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) that mandated salaried class assessees to provide their salary breakup and businessmen their GST number and turnover. The policy-making body of the tax department said some fields have been “rationalised” in the latest forms and that …
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In a tragic incident, a 68-year-old man who was being taken to a hospital lost his life midway after the ambulance carrying him was stuck in the Bharat Bandh protest by various SC/ ST outfits. The incident was reported from Bijnor in Uttar Pradesh on Monday. According to ANI the ambulance carrying him could not make it to the hospital …
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The controversy around H-1B visas and Donald Trump have no end. The Indian IT companies who usually prefer to apply for the H-1B have dramatically reduced their visa filings. Foreign nationals are exhibiting reluctance to make the jump to a US company due to the Trump administration’s hard-line anti-immigration stance, a top Silicon Valley newspaper has said. representational / reuters …
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Shankar Kotian may be earning only 25% of what he used to a few years ago but the 43-year-old techie-turned-farmer says the world for him is a much better place now. It took Kotian 16 years at Infosys and work experience in multiple countries to realise his heart was where his home was. sampathmk.com In 2011, Kotian, who belongs to …
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In what can be termed as medical apathy, two people, who got injured in railway accident, were seen lying on the bed with their hands and legs tied in AMU’s Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College. The two patients were seen seeking help, while hospital staff remained missing from the emergency ward. ANI However, Chief Medical Officer of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, …
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A lot of India-based private airlines have been making headlines for various reasons – some due to debt, or technical failures or sometimes, sexual offence. Recently, an Air hostesses working with no-frills carrier SpiceJet protested at Chennai airport early morning today after they were allegedly strip-searched by the airline’s own security personnel, reported NDTV. The air hostesses have alleged that they …
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Well-wishers filled the streets of Cambridge on Saturday for the funeral of British physicist Stephen Hawking, hailed by another leading scientist as an imprisoned mind roaming the cosmos. Hawking crippled since a young man with a degenerative disease. Confined to a wheelchair for most of his life after being diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease when he was 21, Hawkings towering …
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A man was beaten to death for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl in Ghaziabad. The incident took place in Chaman Vihar colony in Tronica city after Jitendra, a scrap dealer took the child of his acquaintance to a religious function on Friday night and raped her by taking her to his house while returning from the function. “But instead of …
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The wildlife of India has been looked up to with regards to its variety and richness. However, in the last few decades, the population of not just the tigers, but various wild animals has been endangered. one of them is the lions. reuters There was some good news between 54.6 per cent jump in the population of a lion outside …
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