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The survivor, who has recorded her statement, is on bedrest and her father has requested to move her to Odisha for safety NEW DELHI: Three persons were arrested on Sunday for their alleged involvement in the gang rape of a medical student in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, police said. The survivor, currently under treatment…
The Indian government is signalling a warmer reception for Chinese investment in electronics manufacturing, provided companies commit to technology transfer and local workforce training, officials said.This could improve the chances of Chinese joint ventures clearing the stricter scrutiny currently applied to investments from neighbouring countries, a ministry of electronics and IT (MeitY) official said.“The ECMS…
NEW DELHI: In what could prove a game-changer in the Bihar polls, PM Narendra Modi will launch via video-conferencing on Friday Bihar’s Mukhyamantri Mahila Rojgar Yojana and directly transfer Rs 10,000 each into the bank accounts of 75 lakh women across the state.Officials said the scheme was aimed at making women “atmanirbhar” (self-reliant) and promoting…
Markets regulator Sebi on Friday announced a simplified framework for transferring securities from a nominee to the legal heir, aimed at reducing unnecessary tax and compliance hassles.Under the current system, such transfers were sometimes treated as “sales” and assessed for capital gains tax, even though Section 47(iii) of the Income Tax Act, 1961, exempts them….
NEW DELHI: Nupur Bora, a 2019-batch Assam Civil Service (ACS) officer, has found herself at the center of a major corruption scandal after being arrested for alleged involvement in illegal land transfers and possession of disproportionate assets. Only six years into her career, Bora was serving as the circle officer of Goraimari in Kamrup district…
Assam bureaucrat Nupur Bora GUWAHATI: An Assam bureaucrat under investigation for alleged corruption involving illegal land transfer to “a particular community” in Barpeta, among the districts where the BJP-led govt has launched a drive against suspected Bangladeshi settlers, was Monday revealed to be a young woman into only her sixth year in the state civil…
