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21 Jul

Virtual Webinars Organised by Guwahati Branch of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India

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Guwahati Branch of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India is currently organizing Virtual Webinars regularly on various subjects for updating its members and students. The Branch generally holds Seminars at the institute premises but due to ongoing situation of COVID-19, the branch is holding virtual webinars on regular basis for its members and have organized 15 such webinars on subjects like Standards on Auditing, how to excel in Excel, GST Notifications, Information Technology, Company Fresh Start Scheme 2020, Bank Audit, Drafting and Articulation, Tax Planning through Succession and HUF, GST Annual Audit and Returns, etc. during this period of…

21 Jul

Over one lakh people affected in Meghalaya Floods

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Over a lakh have been affected due to the floods in the plain belt of West Garo Hills in Meghalaya, the area District Collector Ram Singh said. Five people have lost their lives. The area has witnessed a surge in water levels since the last one week, with most areas submerged under the flood, caused by the backflow of the Brahmaputra river. As many as 175 villages have been affected by the flood, he added. With over 1,70,000 people affected by the floods, the district administration has set up 22 relief camps. The government has promised an ex gratia payment…

21 Jul

Assamese actress Geetawali Rajkumari tested COVID positive

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Assam’s beloved silver screen actress Geetawali Rajkumari and her daughter Anushka on Tuesday have been tested positive for COVID-19 Both the actress and her daughter Anushka test results came today.The actress was suffering from cold and fever for a few days and was tested today in Jorhat.

21 Jul

Saif, Kareena & Taimur Soon to Shift in Large Apartment

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Actor Saif Ali Khan, his wife Kareena Kapoor Khan and their little adorable munchkin Taimur Ali Khan have been living in a lavish apartment at Fortune Heights, in Bandra – Mumbai for many years now, they now feel the need for a bigger space, so the Pataudi family have invested in a new home just opposite the current one. Saif reveals that the family is planning to move into a larger apartment which is located opposite to where they are presently staying. He has plans to rent out space after shifting to his new big house. They purchased the flats for whopping Rs…

21 Jul

Sonowal visits erosion and flood affected areas of Chirang and Bongaigain district Govt. to take up project for permanent solution of flood and erosion of Aie river: CM

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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal visited the erosion hit areas of Tulsijhara in Chirang district and flood affected areas of Jamdaha (Bekar Chowk Bazar) in Bongaigaon district today and assessed the devastations caused by river Aie. He also visited flood relief camps set up at No. 341 Majharabari LP School and No. 128 Nowapara LP School by Chirang district administration and interacted with the inmates and took stock of the government services being provided at the centres.While interacting with media persons during his visit, the Chief Minister said that the flood waters of river Aie have destroyed huge tract of agricultural…

21 Jul

Police : Armed man seized bus, holding some 20 people hostage in Ukraine.

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An armed man seized a bus and took some 20 people hostage in northwestern Ukraine on Tuesday, Ukrainian police said. Police sealed off the center of Lutsk, a city 400 kilometers (250 miles) west of Kyiv,. The assailant is armed and carrying explosives, they said in a Facebook statement. Police officers are trying to get in touch with the man. He called the police himself at 9:25 a.m. (0725 GMT) after taking control of the bus and introduced himself as Maksim Plokhoy, Deputy Interior Minister Anton Gerashchenko said on Facebook. Gerashchenko said there is a book online, signed by Maksim…

21 Jul

Tripura CM Biplab Kumar Deb apologises for remark on comparing Bengalis with Jats and Punjabis.

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Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Tuesday apologised for his statements comparing Punjabis and Jats with Bengalis, and said he did not intend to hurt sentiments. Deb had stirred a controversy by saying Punjabis and Jats are physically strong but less brainy while Bengalis are known to be very intelligent. In a series of tweets in Hindi on Tuesday morning, the chief minister sought forgiveness for his remarks and said many of his friends were Punjabis and Jats, and he is proud of people hailing from the two communities. “I always salute the contributions of the Punjabi and Jat…

21 Jul

Rajeev Masand summoned by Mumbai Police in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death investigation

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Journalist and film critic Rajeev Masand has been summoned by Mumbai Police in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput's death investigation. The development came days after Kangana Ranaut on her Nation Wants to Know interview with Republic TV's Editor-in-Chief Arnab Goswami named Masand as a person who she felt should be summoned in the investigation. Rajeev Masand has been summoned in Sushant Singh Rajput’s death investigation. The journalist-critic was named by Kangana Ranaut as someone who should be called Journalist and film critic Rajeev Masand has been summoned by Mumbai Police in connection with Sushant Singh Rajput's death investigation. Kangana in her interview said,…

21 Jul

Amarnath Yatra cancelled

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New Delhi: Amarnath Yatra has been cancelled amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Jammu and Kashmir administration and the Shri Amarnathji Shrine Board on Tuesday decided to cancel the annual pilgrimage (Amarnath Yatra) for this year in view of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. The decision was taken after Board met today.

21 Jul

Rajiv Gandhi Case Convict Nalini attempt suicide in jail

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Nalini Sriharan, serving a life term in the Rajiv Gandhi assassination case, threatened to kill herself in prison last night after being accused of harassing another convict, a top Tamil Nadu official said on Tuesday. Sunil Kumar Singh the chief of the Tamil Nadu Prisons Department said that "It was more like blackmail or a threat. She did not attempt suicide". The incident took place at the Vellore Women's prison, where Nalini, 55, has been jailed for nearly three decades. "Nalini threatened to kill herself when the jail was inquiring into a harassment complaint. Another life convict has alleged that…