Month: June 2023

PM Commends GeM India’s Top Performers for Driving Economic Growth”

Manish Kumar

PM Compliments Diamond India’s Top Entertainers for Their Astounding Commitments In a snapshot of incredible pride and appreciation, State leader Narendra Modi stretched out his genuine congrats to the top entertainers of the Public authority e-Commercial center (Jewel) in India. Diamond has been instrumental in upsetting the manner government obtainment is directed in the nation, and these achievers play had a crucial impact in its prosperity. The Public authority e-Commercial center (Diamond) is an internet based stage sent off by the Public authority of India fully intent on making government…

CAG to conduct an audit into ‘irregularities’ in Delhi CM residence renovation: AAP says BJP openly misusing central agencies

Manish Kumar

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of India will conduct a special audit into alleged “irregularities and violations” in the “reconstruction” of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal‘s residence, Raj Niwas officials said. The Ministry of Home Affairs had recommended the special CAG audit after taking note of a letter it received on May 24, officials at Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena’s office said. The letter was received from the LG office and it pointed out “gross and prima facie financial irregularities” in the “reconstruction” of the chief minister’s official residence, they…

GST Intelligence Exposes 569 Fake Companies Used to Siphon Off ₹1,000 Crore as Tax Credit

Manish Kumar

The GST intelligence officers have busted a syndicate operating 569 fake firms and passing on fraudulent tax credit of Rs 1,047 crore, the finance ministry said. The majority of the fake firms are located in Delhi with a presence in 13 other states. The Jaipur Zonal Unit of Directorate General of GST Intelligence (DGGI) has busted a major crime syndicate operating in 14 states, based out of Delhi. The ministry said Delhi-based Rishabh Jain, aged 30, had hired 10 employees for operating these fake firms. After extensive recce and data…

New York City announces Diwali as a school holiday

Manish Kumar

Diwali, the festival of lights, is celebrated with much zeal in India, but the euphoria will be doubled for New Yorkers from now following the announcement of Mayor Eric Adams. The Mayor announced that Diwali will now be enshrined as a school holiday in New York City. Every year, thousands of people there celebrate the festival to commemorate the victory of light over darkness. The announcement by Mayor Eric Adams came after state lawmakers recently enacted legislation designating it as a holiday in the biggest school system in the US.…

Rahul Gandhi’s “Mohabbat ki dukaan” in Congress’s Animated Video: online battle for the 2024 general elections

Manish Kumar

The online battle for the 2024 general elections warmed up,  with the Congress releasing an animated video, showing the ruling BJP deploying divisive tactics and Rahul Gandhi taking down a ‘nafrat ka bazaar’ and replacing it with a ‘Mohabbat ki dukaan’. The Congress’ video, which portrays Rahul Gandhi as a uniting factor through his cross-country Bharat Jodo Yatra, comes months after the BJP released a short animated video showing Prime Minister Narendra Modi marching ahead in his mission to serve various sections of society and firmly on course to make India…

Adani calls Hindenburg report ‘targeted misinformation’; says group financials now healthier than ever before

Manish Kumar

Adani Group chairman Gautam Adani addressed the report released by US short-seller Hindenburg Research, which alleged the conglomerate of stock market manipulation and accounting frauds, and said that it was a combination of “targeted misinformation and outdated, discredited allegations.” The billionaire said that the short seller generated profits through a ‘deliberate drive down of stock prices of Adani group firms. In a message to shareholders, Gautam Adani said, “On the eve of our Republic Day, a US-based short seller published a report just as we were planning to launch the…

NCDRC imposes Rs 1.5 crore fine on hospital over sperm mix-up during IVF

Manish Kumar

The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has imposed a Rs 1.5 crore fine on a private hospital in Delhi and the doctors concerned for a mix up which resulted in the sperm of a wrong person being used during an Assisted Reproductive Technique (ART) procedure performed on a couple. The couple moved the commission claiming Rs 2 crore as compensation for negligence and deficiency in service. The top consumer commission came down hard on ART clinics that have mushroomed in recent years and where “unethical practices” were “rampant”. It…

E Sewa Kendras – Bridging the digital divide & ensuring justice for All

Manish Kumar

815 eSewa Kendras have been made under 25 High Courts, benefiting all the stakeholders to avail citizen-centric services of courts and  case-related information conveniently. About eSewa Kendras: eSewa Kendras have been rolled out to bridge the digital divide by providing e filing services to lawyers and litigants. Covering all High Courts and one District Court as pilot project, it is being expanded to cover all court complexes. The eSewa Kendras are being set up at the entry point of the court complexes with the intention of facilitating the lawyer or…

8th edition of World’s Largest Urban Cleanliness Survey Begins

Manish Kumar

The stage is all set for the 8th edition of world’s largest urban swachhata survey, Swachh Survekshan 2023 – Mera Shehar, Meri Pehchan. Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) launched the Field Assessment for Swachh Survekshan (SS) 2023. Under SS 2023, around 3,000 assessors will take the field for assessment from 1 July, 2023. The assessors will study performances of 4500+ cities across 46 indicators and it is expected to be completed within a month. Rolled out on 24 May, 2022, Swachh Survekshan 2023 champions Waste to Wealth and is curated towards processing…

Putin pays tribute to Russian pilots killed fighting mutineers

Manish Kumar

Putin makes first public comments since Saturday’s uprising  Prigozhin says he never intended a revolution  No clue in audio as to Prigozhin’s whereabouts, circumstances  Biden says West had nothing to do with the aborted mutiny  Russian President Vladimir Putin paid tribute to pilots killed fighting an aborted mutiny, confirming their deaths for the first time while thanking Russians for showing patriotic solidarity in the face of the Wagner militia group’s march on Moscow. Putin’s televised address was his first public comment since Saturday’s armed revolt led by mercenary leader Yevgeny…