1. PM Modi to launch 'transparent taxation' platform
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday will unveil the next phase of direct tax reforms aimed at easing compliance and rewarding honest taxpayers, as the government looks to rebuild the pandemic-hit economy.
2. Sikkim CM Writes To PM Modi Seeking Visit Of 17th Karmapa To State
Amid the ongoing tense standoff with China at the Line of Actual Control, the Chief Minister of Sikkim has written to Prime Minister Modi requesting him to facilitate the return of 17th Karmapa Ogyen Trinley Dorje to India.
3. ED grills Rajasthan transport minister for 7 hours in Jaipur
Rajasthan Transport Minister Pratap Singh Khachariyawas on Wednesday reported at the Enforcement Directorate's Jaipur office after his father received a notice from the central agency. He was grilled for around 7 hours in the ED office.
4. Swadeshi' does not necessarily mean boycotting every foreign product: Mohan Bhagwat
Swadeshi does not necessarily mean boycotting all foreign products, said Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday, asserting that "we will purchase whatever is suitable for us, that too, on conditions laid out by us".
5. Jammu and Kashmir: BSF patrols Chenab River ahead of Independence Day
Border Security Force (BSF) patrolled Chenab River along the International Border with Pakistan ahead of Independence Day here on Wednesday.
6. Aligarh rural SP transferred, SHO suspended for allegedly thrashing BJP MLA
A large number of BJP workers held a protest outside a police station where a BJP MLA was allegedly manhandled by three policemen, including an SHO on Wednesday.
7. Central vista project: Three firms in race to build new Parliament
Out of seven companies who were in the race to get a contract to construct the new Parliament building, three have been selected to submit online financial bids, the Central Public Works Department (CPWD) said.
8. Amit Shah keen to resolve Naga, ULFA, other NE issues: Himanta Biswa Sarma
With the Centre and the NSCN-IM having resumed peace talks, Assam Finance and Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday said that Union Home Minister Amit Shah is keen to resolve the Naga, ULFA, and inter-state border issues in the northeast.
9. Telangana: Police seize 100 quintals of illegally procured PDS rice, probe underway
A haul of 100 quintals of illegally procured public distribution system (PDS) rice, being transported to Chhattisgarh and other states was seized at Warangal by Telangana Police on Wednesday.
10. Bengaluru violence: Sec 144 extended in DJ Halli, KG Halli areas till Aug 15
The imposition of Section 144 of Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) in areas under DJ Halli and KG Halli police station limits has been extended till 6 am on August 15, Bengaluru Commissioner of Police Kamal Pant said on Wednesday.
