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Deadlines for Filling Income Tax Returns Extended

NEW DELHI, May 20: Amid the severity of the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, the central government has extended the due date of filing income tax returns (ITR) for the financial year 2020-21 by two months till September 30, to provide relief to taxpayers. The Finance Ministry also extended the timelines for […]

Active Cases Declining: Union Health Ministry

NEW DELHI, May 20: Soon after releasing an easy “do it yourself” home test “Covislf” for Covid-19, the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) issued an advisory asking people not to indiscriminately use the home-based rapid antigen testing (RAT) kit and said it should be used only on symptomatic individuals and on immediate contacts of […]

Mamata Attacks Modi: Centre – West Bengal Relations becoming Murkier

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 20: The tussle between the centre and the newly re-elected Trinamool Congress government in West Bengal is becoming murkier with every passing day. After the governor Jagdeep Dhankhar claimed of “total lawlessness” in the state since the election results were declared earlier this month, which the chief minister Mamata Banerjee […]

“Aerosol Particles can Travel up to 10 Metres in Air:” Govt

Manas Dasgupta NEW DELHI, May 20: If the government’s latest Corona advisory is to be believed, the only protective measure against spread of the disease is to wear masks because social distancing and staying indoors, unless totally isolated from the entire outside world, have been tossed out of the windows. The advisory issued by the […]

Recovered Covid Patients to Take Vaccine after Three Months: Govt

NEW DELHI, May 19: In yet another new advisory to the Covid recovered patients, the centre on Wednesday recommended that vaccines can be taken three months after recovery. The second dose of Covid vaccine should also be delayed by three months for anyone contracting the disease after the first dose. So far, there was no […]

Covid-19: Sri Lanka Closes its Borders to International Travellers

NEW DELHI, May 19: In a setback to its tourism development, Sri Lanka’s has decided to close its borders to all international travellers for 10 days from May 21 amidst the rising cases of Corona that has hit the island the third time. The Sri Lankan government reported a record single-day high of 3,051 Covid-19 […]

Another Cyclone Forming, This Time in Bay of Bengal: IMD

NEW DELHI, May 19: Even before Tauktae has dissipated completely, Cyclone Yaas is likely to form over Bay of Bengal around May 25, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday. It is likely to move northwestwards and reach West Bengal or adjoining Odisha coasts on May 26 evening, it said. Atmospheric and oceanic conditions, […]

WhatsApp Asked to Withdraw its Privacy Policy in India

NEW DELHI, May 19: The Centre has asked the WhatsApp to withdraw its controversial privacy policy. The government sent the notice on Wednesday asking it to respond within seven days and warned the Facebook-owned firm that failure of a satisfactory response may result in steps “in consonance with law.” The Ministry of Electronics and IT […]

Modi Sanctions Rs 1,000 Crore Immediate Relief to Gujarat

Manas Dasgupta GANDHINAGAR, May 19: The Prime Minister Narendra Modi has announced an assistance of ₹ 1,000 crore for immediate relief work in Cyclone Tauktae-ravaged Gujarat. The Prime Minister made the announcement after conducting an aerial survey of the affected areas in Gir Somnath, Amreli, Junagadh and Bhavnagar districts in Gujarat, and the union territory of Diu. […]

Tauktae: At Least 47 Killed in Gujarat, PM Make Aerial Survey

Manas Dasgupta AHMEDABAD, May 19: Contrary to the initial claims of the state government, Gujarat has suffered heavy damages both in terms of human lives and property in the Tauktae cyclone that passed over the state on Tuesday after hitting the coast near Diu at a very high velocity of about 185 kilometres per hour. […]
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