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TDS be deducted on cash withdrawals from post office schemes
The Department of Posts has issued new rules for deduction of TDS if the aggregate withdrawal from all post office schemes is more than Rs 20 lakh. The provision includes withdrawals from PPF also.As per the new provisions under Section…
US, EU voice readiness to mediate in Nile dam issue
The US and the European Union (EU) have expressed readiness to mediate in the issue of the disputed Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD) built on the Nile River, Sudan's Sovereign Council said in a statement.Donald Booth, the US special…
2 British-era cannons to adorn Mumbai garden
These two 3.10-metre long, 165-year-old steel cannons were among the scores of large guns which once protected the open-to-sea borders of Mumbai, but now, they will face inwards and deployed to enhance the beauty of the city's gardens.In an…
Sunshine greets visitors as Srinagar throws open Tulip Garden
Bright sunshine greeted people on Thursday in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh after four days as the meteorological (MET) department forecast dry weather till the weekend.It was a good omen for this year's tourism in Kashmir as the Srinagar…
Women personnel of Assam Rifles participate in counter-terrorism ops along Pak, Myanmar borders
Breaking the shackles, women are joining the paramilitary and armed forces in huge numbers and are participating in counter-terrorism and counter-infiltration operations along the border with Pakistan and Myanmar.Around 200 women have…
Nitish Kumar missing from Bihar govt banners
The politics in Bihar has intensified after current Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's photograph was found missing from banners displayed during a government function in Katihar district.The opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) took a dig at…
Crowdsourced video bags first prize in Clean Air Punjab contest
Akshyae Singh, who crowdsourced a video from his friends and family in Mohali on air pollution in Punjab, has bagged the first prize in the Clean Air Punjab competition. The second and third prizes were won by two students from Amritsar and…
Sunday picnic unearths centuries-old Satavahana era mystery cave
A casual Sunday outing in the forests near the Maharashtra-Madhya Pradesh border by an archaeologist resulted in a major discovery - a 2,000-plus year old mystery cave dating back to the Satavahana dynasty era.The cave is hidden and…
Indore man goes from rags to riches by selling hot dogs
Examples of people getting from rags to riches abound but the story of Vijay Singh Rathore of Indore is very unique in its own way, as he rose from a 'tea boy' who earned merely Rs 8 a month in 1978 to becoming millionaire now by selling…
This officer croons with policing in Punjab
He's a young Punjab Police officer with a literary mind.He's penning poems, songs and books to create social awakening, besides equipping people with the skills to become the cyber defenders.He is 31-year-old Gurjot Kaler, Superintendent of…