Bihar cabinet expansion: 7 new BJP faces inducted into Nitish government | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Nitish Kumar led-NDA government on Wednesday expanded its cabinet ahead of the assembly elections scheduled in November this year.Seven BJP MLAs including Sanjay Saraogi, Sunil Kumar, Jibesh Mishra, Motilal Prasad, Krishan Kumar Mantoo, Raju Kumar Singh and Vijay Kumar Mandal took oath as cabinet ministers.Bihar governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oaths.Earlier, Bihar…

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Champions Trophy: Pitch invader, who hugged Rachin Ravindra, arrested and banned from all Pakistan venues – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has confirmed the arrest and banning of the pitch invader who breached security during the Champions Trophy Group A match between New Zealand and Bangladesh in Rawalpindi on Monday. The individual, reportedly carrying a photograph of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan leader Saad Rizvi, managed to evade security at the Rawalpindi…

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‘I am a born Congressman’: Karnataka deputy CM DK Shivakumar dismisses reports of rifts ahead of Shivratri event with Amit Shah – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: Karnataka deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Wednesday refuted speculations of internal rift within Congress as he accepted the invitation from Sadhguru Jaggi Vasudev to participate in the grand Mahashiratri celebrations at the Isha Yoga Center in Coimbatore along with Union home minister Amit Shah.Shivakumar said that his visit does not mean he…

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Centre spent Rs 66 crore on court cases in 2023-24, total over Rs 400 crore in 10 years | India News – The Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Centre has spent Rs 66 crore in the fiscal year 2023-24, making a total of over 400 crore on legal proceedings during Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s regime, from 2014 to 2024. The expenditure on court cases in 2023-24 exceeded the previous year’s spending by more than Rs 9 crore.Official records presented to…

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‘Hopefully better things will follow’ – Jasprit Bumrah on his stellar 2024 | Cricket News – The Times of India

Jasprit Bumrah posing with his ICC awards alongside the ICC chairman Jay Shah (Photo Credit: ICC) Jasprit Bumrah is not playing the Champions Trophy, but he was the International Cricket Council‘s (ICC) special guest last Sunday, when India played Pakistan in Dubai and India’s premier pacer was presented his ICC awards in a small ceremony…

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Taxpayers take note! Crack down against 40,000 TDS/TCS defaulters planned by Income Tax department – The Times of India

Officials will target recurring defaulters, examine instances showing significant variations between tax deduction and advance tax payment. (AI image) Taxpayers take note! The Income Tax Department plans to initiate a countrywide action against defaulters who have not deposited their TDS/TCS, according to officials. Based on tax deductions in FY22-23 and FY23-24, nearly 40,000 taxpayers are…

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