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Centre Addresses Mental Health In Union Budget Amid Data Suggesting 4 Rs/Person Government Spending A Year

Sonia SolankiFebruary 2, 20220

The mental health awareness issue was addressed in the budget session of 2022-23. The Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the pandemic has intensified mental health-related issues. To combat the problem and to provide quality mental health counselling and services, a National Tele Mental Health Programme will be launched. It will include a total of 23 mental health centres. Their work will function under the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS). Whereas, the International Institute of Information Technology, Bengaluru, will provide technical support. The Director of NIMHANS, Dr Partima Murthy, said this programme will help in identifying the mild form of mental illness. At present, around 10.4% of people have been diagnosed with menta...

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Crypto Tax First Step To Legalize Digital Currency In India: Details Inside

Sonia SolankiFebruary 2, 20220

Crypto tax or digital assets will be taxed at 30%, as announced by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman. This will be the highest tax band in the country. "I propose to provide that any income from transfer of any virtual digital asset shall be taxed at the rate of 30%. No deduction in respect of any expenditure or allowance shall be allowed while computing such income, except the cost of acquisition," Sitharaman said. She also said that currency lies with RBI only, other than that is a crypto asset and will see 30% tax. Cryptocurrencies will be treated as digital assets. U-turn On Banning Cryptocurrency At the end of last year, there were strong rumours that the Indian government is planning to ban all cryptocurrencies. But presenting a digital asset tax of 30% s...

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BJP Brought China, Pakistan Closer: Rahul Gandhi Slams Modi Government Over Increasing Border Tension

Sonia SolankiFebruary 2, 20220

Rahul Gandhi took a jibe at the Modi-led BJP government on tackling the foreign policies and the states. He said, “The nation is at risk from outside and inside. I don’t like that. This worries me”. In addition to that, Rahul Gandhi also said the Indian government's goal should have been to keep the two neighbouring countries, Pakistan and China, apart instead of bringing them closer. He said it’s a very serious threat that we are facing as a nation. Rahul's Attack On Foreign Policy Rahul Gandhi’s said, “It’s very clear that the Chinese and Pakistani are planning. Look at the weapons they are buying. Look at the way they are talking. We have made a massive blunder and I am absolutely sure we can f defend against the Chinese”. Bilateral talks between Pakistan and China h...

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Modi Government Deceived Parliament, SC On Pegasus Allegations: Congress

Snehashish RoyFebruary 1, 20220

Congress has hinted that the party will raise the matter related to the Pegasus row in Parliament on Monday. The party has launched an attack on the BJP and claimed that the Centre had "deceived" the House on the issue. The attack was revived following The New York Times report that mentioned the Indian government's buying of Israeli spyware Pegasus in 2017. The Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge said in a press conference that Congress had raised the matter in Parliament earlier and the party will raise it again. "Parliament was deceived by the Modi government. It is clear that the Supreme Court was also duped by the Modi government. It is also clear that the people of India were lied to by the Modi government and its ministers," said Kharge. Accord...

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Smriti Irani Touches Mulayam’s Feet; Is BJP Allying With SP In UP Elections?

Gunjan ChaudharyJanuary 31, 20220

The budget session of Parliament has started today. During this, the movement of many leaders was seen in the complex. One picture that has come in front is that of Union minister Smriti Irani and Samajwadi Party founder and patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, which is making headlines. Smriti Irani and Mulayam Singh Yadav were going back and forth while leaving the entrance of Parliament, during which, Smriti's eyes fell on Mulayam Singh Yadav. On seeing Mulayam, Smriti took blessings by touching her feet, but at that time Mulayam was finding it difficult to climb the ladder and on seeing this, Smriti tried to support him. However, later the security personnel also reached there and caught Mulayam Singh. Apart from this, another picture also surfaced. In this, she once looked toward R...

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Anna Hazare Furious Over Maharashtra Decision To Sell Wine; Says, “Alcoholism Will Increase”

Gunjan ChaudharyJanuary 31, 20220

Social worker Anna Hazare has strongly opposed the sale of wine in malls, supermarkets and grocery stores in Maharashtra. He said on Monday that this decision of the state government is unfortunate. Hazare, a veteran social worker, said, "It is the government's responsibility to motivate people to quit drugs, but I am surprised to know that the state government is taking such decisions for financial benefits." This will lead to an addiction to alcohol among people. Promote Fruit-Based Wineries Maharashtra skill development minister Nawab Malik had said last Thursday that the state cabinet has decided to promote fruit-based wineries in the state. This will give additional income to the farmers. Defending the decision of the state government, Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut had said that...

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When Riots Were Taking Place, They Were Celebrating: PM Modi Targets SP On UP Elections 2022

Gunjan ChaudharyJanuary 31, 20220

Prime Minister Narendra Modi counted the achievements and plans of the Yogi government in the first virtual election rally. Along with this, fiercely attacked the Opposition. PM Modi addressed the people of 21 assembly constituencies of Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Saharanpur, Baghpat and Gautam Budh Nagar virtually and sought support for the party candidates. Chief minister Yogi Adityanath, BJP state president Swatantra Dev Singh, deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya attended the rally from the virtual studio set up at the BJP state headquarters. A large number of BJP supporters were present in all the districts including Noida to listen to the PM. PM Modi said that no one can forget what was discussed about UP. Five years ago, only the 'dabangs' and the rioters used to run the l...

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UP Assembly Election: Samajwadi Party Uses Sardar Patel’s Picture On Victory Chariot; Is It Playing Sympathy Card?

Gunjan ChaudharyJanuary 31, 20220

In Uttar Pradesh's politics, on one hand, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) talks about realizing the dream of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel by giving the slogan of Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas. At the same time, the Samajwadi Party (SP) government in the state has also made promises for the development of all. When Mulayam Singh Yadav's son and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, who was contesting the election from Mainpuri's Karhal assembly seat, came out on a victory chariot, everyone was in awe. This time there was a picture of Sardar Patel on his victory chariot. Many types of speculations have been made by experts after seeing this picture. In UP, where on one hand the BJP is fighting the elections on the issue of Hindutva and development. At the same time, the Samajwadi Party has e...

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Congress Election Campaign: Priyanka Is Giving Hint, There Is A Boy At Home, Who Cannot Fight, Says Smriti Irani

Gunjan ChaudharyJanuary 31, 20220

Priyanka Gandhi herself is handling the command of the Uttar Pradesh elections. This time, she is going among the public regarding the issue of women empowerment in the elections. The slogan given by Congress in the elections this time is, 'ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon' (I am a woman, and I can win). Not only the slogan, but Priyanka Gandhi has also spoken about fielding more women candidates in the Assembly elections this time. Through her slogan, she is trying to establish a direct dialogue with women this election. When a media person asked Union minister Smriti Irani, who arrived in Agra for a campaign, said, "By this, she (Priyanka) wants to indicate that the boy at home cannot fight." People also gave their reactions to this statement. Responding to Smriti Irani's statem...

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Punjab Election: With Bare Representation Of Women, Political Parties Focused On Disparate ‘Change’ In State

Snehashish RoyJanuary 31, 20220

'Breaking the glass ceiling' has been one of the war cries across political parties during elections to attract more women voters. Every leader, representing any party, will be seen remarking in favour of increased women participation in politics. However, looking at the most revered candidates' lists for the Punjab Assembly election, a dearth is seen in the number of women candidates. Despite a high-profile campaign launched by the Congress in Uttar Pradesh surrounding women, the echo does not seem to reach Punjab. In UP, Congress promised to dedicate 40% of its tickets to women. Whereas, only 11 out of 109 seats are given to them in Punjab. The Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) alliance announced 117 candidates and only 5 of them are women. The Aam Aadmi ...

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Pegasus Row: Union Minister VK Singh Calls New York Times ‘Supari Media’ Over A Recent Report

Gunjan ChaudharyJanuary 29, 20220

Union Minister General VK Singh called 'The New York Times' the 'Supari Media' on Saturday. He said this about a report that has claimed that the Government of India had bought Pegasus spyware under a deal with Israel in 2017. According to this report in the US daily, Israeli spyware Pegasus and a missile system were at the center of about two billion dollars deal in 2017 for refined weapons and intelligence devices between India and Israel. 'Knowledgeable' Cannot Trust 'Supari Media' Responding to this report, Union minister General VK Singh wrote on Twitter, "Can you trust NYT? They are known 'Supari Media'." In order to spy others including journalists, human rights activists and leaders in many countries last year, some governments had allegedly revealed the use of Peg...

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Supreme Court Committee Begins Investigating Pegasus case

Gunjan ChaudharyJanuary 29, 20220

The Supreme Court committee is monitoring the case related to Pegasus software and it is awaiting the report now. A government source gave this information on Saturday. Sources said that the investigation committee constituted under the supervision of the Supreme Court's retired judge RV Ravindra has also published a newspaper advertisement on January 2. The advertisement appealed to submit the phones of people who claim that their phone detected the Pegasus virus. Now, the Supreme court is waiting for the committee report. According to a report in The New York Times, Israeli spyware Pegasus and a missile system were the centre point of the advent of an approximately $2 billion deal between India and Israel in 2017. After the report was published, the Opposition Congress par...

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