NEW DELHI: The income tax department on Wednesday flagged major risks associated with virtual digital assets (VDA), such as cryptocurrency, joining the Reserve Bank of India in opposing the entry of these instruments.In a presentation to the parliamentary standing committee of finance, the tax authorities flagged as to how anonymous, borderless and near-instant value transfer…
“The man who does not read good books has no advantage over the man who cannot read them,” a quote by the famous American writer Mark Twain, stands as a paradox of the country itself. There was a time when the “land of opportunities” could ostentatiously call itself a nation of readers. The present strikes…
SRINAGAR: BJP and Hindu groups on Wednesday celebrated the National Medical Commission’s decision to withdraw permission to Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Institute of Medical Excellence (SMVDIME) in Reasi, Jammu, to run an MBBS course from 2025-26 academic session, while J&K chief minister Omar Abdullah reacted sharply, accusing them of playing with the future of students.As…
US embassy warns Indian students: 2025 visa rules, social media screening, and four-year limit explained The United States Embassy in India has issued a strong warning to Indian student visa holders, stating that breaking U.S. laws can lead to visa revocation, deportation, and future ineligibility for entry. Shared through the embassy’s official X account, the…
BENGALURU: India’s first space mission for 2026 will launch a defence satellite built by the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), a satellite for ministry of external affairs (MEA) to be used by Nepal, test on-orbit refuelling technology of a Bengaluru-based startup, aside from 13 other satellites, including foreign ones from UK, France and Brazil.The…
DDA provisional merit list DDA provisional merit list 2026: The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has released the merit-wise provisional select list for the post of Assistant Executive Engineer under Direct Recruitment 2025. Both the Assistant Executive Engineer (Civil), Post Code-08, and Assistant Executive Engineer (Electrical), Post Code-09, results have been announced.On January 7, 2026, the…
NEW DELHI: Vice President CP Radhakrishnan on Wednesday said that democratic institutions derive their strength from trust and moral responsibility, not from procedures alone.Radhakrishnan was speaking in New Delhi at the release of a book titled, ‘Sing, Dance and Lead: Leadership Lessons from the Life of Srila Prabhupada.’“Leadership, particularly in public life, is the force…
Low-stress, high-paying jobs Stress has a way of shrinking your life to a to-do list. You start measuring weeks in meetings survived, inboxes cleared, deadlines dodged — and by Friday you are not merely “tired”; you are chemically rinsed. In the United States, this is not a private complaint dressed up as poor coping, it…
File photo: Delhi CM Rekha Gupta (Picture credit: ANI) Delhi chief minister Rekha Gupta on Tuesday held a Jan Sunwai at the Chief Minister’s Jan Seva Sadan on Raj Niwas Marg, where residents from different parts of the Capital raised their complaints, concerns and suggestions directly before her.According to an official statement, the chief minister…
Why are Tripura schools shut till January 10? Schools across Tripura will remain closed till January 10, 2026, as the state faces an intense spell of cold weather accompanied by dense fog warnings. The decision was taken by the Tripura government as a precautionary measure to protect students from prolonged exposure to low temperatures and…
