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affordable healthcare for all citizens, stated Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya during the 7th meeting of the Central Institute Body (CIB) of AIIMS and Chintan Shivir at the National Institute for Health and Family Welfare on 29 July. The CIB serves as the highest decision-making body for all AIIMS, covering aspects such as finance, infrastructure, recruitment, policy enforcement, and procurement.

ISRO chief S Somanath congratulated citizens and informed them that all seven satellites have been successfully placed in the right orbit. Around 23 minutes after lift-off, the primary satellite got separated and it was followed by six other co-passenger satellites, which were deployed into the intended orbits sequentially, ISRO said. The co-passenger satellites are 1.

financial market, and close borders, a report by Reuters has claimed. -Niger's eastern neighbour Chad, a non-member of both regional organisations, has been invited to the ECOWAS summit, a statement from the Chadian president's office said on Saturday. -The European Union and France have cut off financial support to Niger and the United States has threatened to do the same.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — A U.S. nurse and her child have been kidnapped in Haiti, a faith-based humanitarian aid organization said on Saturday.

MAGDEBURG, Germany (Reuters) — Thousands took to the streets to protest against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Friday and Saturday as the party held a convention to choose its candidates for European parliamentary elections next year.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday said a robust and enlightened civil society is essential for a functioning democracy. Addressing a C20 meeting here, he said civil society organisations (CSOs) can act as force multipliers for governments. Referring to various C20 groups working in various domains like health, education and digital transformation, gender equality, technology and security, the defence minister emphasised that these groups have the potential to impact official policies and programmes. «A robust and enlightened civil society is essential for a functioning democracy as it enables the citizens to engage in deliberative dialogues and cooperative efforts outside the adversarial arena of electoral politics and towards achieving the national objectives,» he said. The C20, launched in 2013 as an official G20 engagement group, provides a platform for the CSOs to bring forth non-governmental perspectives on the issues being taken up by the official G20. The C20 (or Civil 20) is being held here over three days from July 29 to July 31 with over 700 delegates expected to participate in it.

National Education Policy (NEP) will give due respect and credit to every language in the country and those who try to politicise language for their selfish interests will have to shut their shops, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Delivering the inaugural address at the «Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam» on the third anniversary of the launch of the NEP, Modi said the biggest injustice to students is judging them on the basis of their language, instead of their capabilities. «The National Educational Policy will give due respect and credit to every language in the country… Those who try to politicise language for their selfish interests will now have to shut their shops,» the prime minister said.

crypto enthusiasts streamed into co-working spaces in Mexico City this week for the global launch of Worldcoin, hoping to have their irises scanned with a biometric verification device in exchange for cryptocurrency. Mexico City is one of 35 cities in 20 countries where Worldcoin — founded by Open AI CEO Sam Altman — is pushing its ambitious project to create a unique «digital passport» called World ID, which would help distinguish humans from bots online.

A post shared by The Bank Tavern (@thebanktavern) The Sunday Roast is their most popular menu which usually serves a 30 day dry aged rare topside of beef slow cooked pork belly. Moreover, the menu also usually have honey and rosemary roasted leg of lamb, vegetable and lentil loaf. As per the sample of their Sunday Roast menu, for starters, they serve Greek squid balls, masoor dahl pakoras, maple siracha glazed pork belly with apple slaw.

Along with this, the bank has reduced FD interest rate by 100 bps (1%) on 1 year tenure from 7% to 6%. Following the revision, the bank offers a rate of interest in the range of 3 per cent to 7.5 per cent to general customers for deposits maturing between 7 days and 10 years.

India as a nursery of new possibilities and several countries are approaching the government for setting up IIT campuses there, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday. Delivering the inaugural address at the «Akhil Bhartiya Shiksha Samagam» on the third anniversary of the launch of the National Education Policy (NEP), the prime minister said various global universities are also interested in setting up their campuses in India. «The world is looking at India as a nursery of new possibilities.

Russia is launching its electronic visa (e-visa) facilities for Indian passport holders from August 1. The e-visa will be processed in a maximum of four days and a $40 consular fee will be charged for the facility.

Russian bailiffs will be allowed to seize digital rubles from citizens, a government chief has confirmed – as the nation readies a “real-world” CBDC pilot.

Manipur since the military junta recaptured power in neighbouring Myanmar in 2021. The total seizure of drugs in 2021 was nearly 3 tonnes, but it went up to over 10 tonnes in a year, according to Union home ministry data. The democratically elected National League for Democracy was deposed by Myanmar's military in February 2021.

Supreme Court on Friday directed the Enforcement Directorate to withdraw the look-out circular (LoC) issued against Trinamool Congress' parliamentarian Abhishek Banerjee and his wife in connection with a money laundering probe. A bench headed by justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul passed the orders on an application filed by the couple seeking permission to travel abroad. The counsel for ED told the court that the couple will be allowed to travel abroad after the agency is informed about the travel plans a week in advance.

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam, which is coinciding with the thies anniversary of National Education Policy 2020, on Saturday at the India Trade Promotion Organization, the prime minister’s office said on Friday. During the programme, the prime minister will release the first instalment of funds under the PM SHRI Scheme.

India on Thursday described as «unacceptable» China issuing stapled visas to a few sportspersons from Arunachal Pradesh and asserted that it reserves the right to «suitably respond» to such actions.External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said India has lodged its «strong protest» with the Chinese side on the matter and there should be no discrimination on the basis of domicile or ethnicity in the visa regime for Indian citizens. Following the incident, India withdrew its entire Wushu team from the World University Games in China as 'stapled visas' were given to three Arunachal players.What is a stapled visa that China chooses to give to Indian nationals from Arunachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir? A ‘stapled visa’ is an unstamped piece of paper that is simply attached by a pin to a page of the passport.

Income Tax Return Filing for AY 2023-24 Latest Updates on July 28: With just four days before the July 31 deadline, there is no point in waiting for an extension of the due date. A record number of taxpayers have already filed their returns for AY 2023-24 (FY 2022-23) and the Government has also clarified in recent weeks that it is not contemplating any extension of the due date, i.e. July 31 for taxpayers whose accounts don’t need to be audited.

Bengaluru: Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot was on Thursday denied boarding on an Air India subsidiary AIX Connect flight over alleged «delay» in reporting. The Governor's office lodged a complaint over «breach of protocol» and the Airline on Friday offered an apology. The flight took off from Bengaluru's Kempegowda International Airport here on Thursday without allowing the Governor on board.

Individuals whose income exceeds the basic exemption limit in a financial year are required to file income tax return (ITR) in India. However, what is the case with senior citizens? Are senior and super senior citizens exempt from filing income tax return? Or, are they also required to file ITR?

As non-banking financial companies (NBFCs) are offering higher interest rates on fixed deposits than banks, individuals, especially senior citizens, can lock in for a longer tenure. However, they must keep in mind that these deposits, unlike banks, are not insured under Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation and carry a higher risk compared to bank deposits.