Income Tax Bill: ‘No warrant, no notice, this is surveillance’, Cong slams govt on ‘unrestricted access’ to emails, social media posts

Income Tax Bill: ‘No warrant, no notice, this is surveillance’, Cong slams govt on ‘unrestricted access’ to emails, social media posts

The recently introduced Income Tax Bill 2025 has sparked significant controversy due to its provisions granting tax officials access to citizens’ digital and financial spaces. Introduced in Parliament by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on February 13, the bill has been criticised for allowing tax authorities to access emails, social media accounts, bank details, and trading … Read more

Monthly pension: Odisha govt to offer Rs 20,000 pension to those who were imprisoned during Emergency period

Monthly pension: Odisha govt to offer Rs 20,000 pension to those who were imprisoned during Emergency period

The Odisha state government, under the leadership of the Bharatiya Janta Party, has introduced a scheme to provide a monthly pension of Rs 20,000 to individuals who were detained during the Emergency period between 1975 and 1977. This pension will also cover medical expenses for eligible recipients who are still alive as of January 1, … Read more

H.P. Chief Minister Sukhu flays BJP for playing ‘petty politics’ over natural disaster

H.P. Chief Minister Sukhu flays BJP for playing ‘petty politics’ over natural disaster

Himachal Pradesh CM Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu accused the opposition party of playing petty politics surrounding the natural disaster faced by the hill State | file photo | Photo Credit: Sukhu Laxman Singh Hitting out at the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) on Wednesday, Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu accused the opposition party of playing … Read more

Central leaders to be in limelight during BJP’s four Parivartan Yatras in Rajasthan

Central leaders to be in limelight during BJP’s four Parivartan Yatras in Rajasthan

BJP National President J.P. Nadda chairs a meeting of party national general secretary, at BJP HQ in New Delhi on August 29, 2023 | Photo Credit: ANI The Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) will launch four ‘Parivartan Yatras’ from four corners of Rajasthan, beginning this week-end, ahead of this year’s State Assembly election, covering all the … Read more

Communal violence in Nuh brings the fragility of the BJP-JJP alliance in Haryana to the fore

Communal violence in Nuh brings the fragility of the BJP-JJP alliance in Haryana to the fore

Wreckage of vehicles that were set ablaze by miscreants after incidents of violence following Monday’s attack on a VHP procession, in Nuh district, on Aug. 3, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Signs of a rift between the ruling alliance partners in Haryana, the Bharatiya Janta Party (BJP) and the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), have been … Read more