Incentives for honest taxpayers on the anvil The government is working on a proposal to help honest and consistent taxpayers enjoy public services and get tax-related work done on priority, officials said on Sunday. A committee under the Central Board of Direct Taxes is working on the proposal. It is …
Read More »Centre to develop ‘model shelters’ for urban homeless in states, UTs
Centre to develop ‘model shelters’ for homeless The Centre will develop “model shelters” for urban homeless in States, equipped with facilities such as playground, television and common kitchen, an official said. According to the Housing Ministry, two model shelters will be developed in each State under the Deendayal Antyodaya Yojana …
Read More »A chatbot for customer support
The Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation Limited has launched AskDisha, a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, to troubleshoot customers’ travel-related queries. AskDisha will support several regional languages and will be voice-enabled. Source : https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/a-chatbot-for-customer-support/article25222779.ece
Read More »Passengers will soon be able to file zero FIRs from on board trains
Soon, an app to file complaints from trains Passengers can soon file complaints through a mobile app from trains. The complaints will be registered as ‘Zero FIRs’ and will be investigated immediately by the RPF. A pilot project on the mobile application is under way, RPF D-G Arun Kumar has …
Read More »Rajnath to do shastra puja on border
He will do ‘shastra puja’ along border with Pakistan Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will celebrate Dasara and perform ‘shastra puja’ in Bikaner along the India-Pakistan border, officials said on Sunday. This is for the first time a senior Union Minister will conduct ‘shastra puja’ or worship of weapons along …
Read More »Shortlists announced
The shortlists for the best Indian literary fiction and non-fiction work were also announced. Half the Night is Gone by Amitabha Bagchi, A Day in the Life by Anjum Hasan, All the Lives We Never Lived by Anuradha Roy, Requiem in Raga Janki by Neelum Saran Gour, Poonachi by Perumal …
Read More »Five new cases of Zika detected in Rajasthan
Total number of cases now stand at 60 Five new cases of Zika virus were detected in Jaipur on Sunday, taking the total number of infected people to 60, a Rajasthan health department official said. The figures were issued after a review meeting chaired by Additional Chief Secretary, Medical and …
Read More »PMs’ museum plan gets off the ground
Congress has objected to it being located on the Teen Murti Estate premises The foundation stone for a museum of Prime Ministers on the Teen Murti Estate premises will be laid on Monday, despite objections from the Congress. Culture Minister Mahesh Sharma and Minister of State for Housing and Urban …
Read More »Victim of a crime should have a say in punishment: SC
‘Justice in the rule book may not serve the victim’ The victim of a crime should have a say in the punishment of the criminal, the Supreme Court has said in a judgment. A Bench of Justices Madan B. Lokur, S. Abdul Nazeer and Deepak Gupta held that punishment should …
Read More »‘SC has been wanting in its duties in Ram Temple case’
VHP working president says that despite the significance and public impact of the issue, it has not been decided yet The pendency of appeals in the Ram Temple-Babri Masjid case has created uncertainty and kindled animosity between Hindus and Muslims, says the Vishwa Hindu Parishad’s working president, Alok Kumar , …
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