Opposition stages protest outside Parliament over 'SIR' drive in Bihar

IANS | July 22, 2025 12:39 PM

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Opposition parties on Tuesday staged a protest at the Makar Dwar of Parliament, against the Election Commission's Special Intensive Review (SIR) exercise in Bihar, accusing the Centre of attempting to "snatch away the rights to vote," particularly those belonging to the downtrodden and marginalized families.

SBI to file CBI complaint after tagging RCom, Anil Ambani as ‘Fraud’: MoS Pankaj Chaudhary

IANS | July 22, 2025 12:24 PM

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Minister of State for Finance, Pankaj Chaudhary, stated in Parliament that the State Bank of India (SBI) has classified Reliance Communications Limited (RCOM), along with Promoter Director Anil D. Ambani, as “Fraud” in accordance with the Reserve Bank of India’s Master Directions on Fraud Risk Management and the bank’s board-approved policy on Classification, Reporting & Management of Frauds. The bank is now in the process of filing a complaint with the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the minister informed.

Every 1 in 5 GST taxpayers in India now a woman: SBI Research

IANS | July 22, 2025 10:10 AM

New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) There are over 1.52 crore active Goods and Services Tax (GST) registrations and one-fifth of registered GST taxpayers in India now have at least one woman, and 14 per cent of registered taxpayers have all female members (on the basis of the constitution of business), an SBI report revealed on Tuesday.