GOVERNMENT

Govt to issue OTT guidelines soon: Minister

2:18 pm February 9, 2021

New Delhi: The government will soon issue guidelines for regulation of OTT (over the top) platforms that will address issues such as sensitive content, the Rajya Sabha was informed on Tuesday. Replying to a Zero Hour mention, Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar said a lot of suggestions and complaints on the regulation of OTTs […]

Thousands without heat, water after tornadoes kill dozens

‘Over 56 per cent people in Delhi have antibodies against COVID’

9:52 pm February 2, 2021

New Delhi: Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Tuesday said that the fifth serological survey has been completed in Delhi, and the report shows 56.13% of people have antibodies against Covid. He said that this is the biggest serosurvey carried out by any state in the country, the Delhi government had collected 28000 samples with […]

FM proposes tax exemption for aircraft leasing cos

2:28 pm February 1, 2021

New Delhi: The government on Monday proposed tax exemption for aircraft leasing companies. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman while presenting the Union Budget for 2021-22 proposed tax exemption for aircraft leasing companies and also announced tax exemption for notified affordable housing for migrant workers. Sitharaman also said the Rs 1.5 lakh deduction on payment of interest for affordable housing has […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

GDP growth rate for 2019-20 revised downwards to 4 pc

8:27 pm January 29, 2021

New Delhi: The government on Friday revised downwards the economic growth rate for 2019-20 to 4 per cent from 4.2 per cent estimated earlier. “Real GDP or GDP at constant (2011-12) prices for the years 2019-20 and 2018-19 stands at Rs 145.69 lakh crore and Rs 140.03 lakh crore, respectively, showing growth of 4.0 per […]

At least 42 dead as Indonesia quake topples homes, buildings

8:43 pm January 15, 2021

Mamuju: Astrong, shallow earthquake shook Indonesia’s Sulawesi island just after midnight, toppling homes and buildings, triggering landslides and killing at least 42 people. More than 600 people were injured by the magnitude 6.2 quake, which sent people fleeing their homes in the darkness on Friday. Authorities were still collecting information about the full scale of casualties and […]