Maha Kumbh 2025: App-based e-rickshaws, e-autos to enhance local transport

IANS | December 2, 2024 4:14 PM

Prayagraj, Dec 2 (IANS) In the run-up to Maha Kumbh 2025, a significant step has been taken to improve local transport for devotees visiting Prayagraj. Starting December 15, an app-based booking service for e-rickshaws and e-autos will be available, on platforms like Ola and Uber.

Understanding the Shia genocide in Pakistan: A crisis in Kurram district (IANS Analysis)

IANS | December 1, 2024 9:04 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The systematic targeting of Shia Muslims in Pakistan, particularly in the Kurram district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, has grown into a humanitarian crisis. The escalating violence against the Shia community underscores a complex interplay of historical, geopolitical, and socio-political factors that demand urgent attention and resolution.

Number of women filing income tax returns in India surge 25.3 pc in 4 years

IANS | December 1, 2024 2:48 PM

New Delhi, Dec 1 (IANS) The total number of women filing income tax returns in India has shot up by a robust 25.3 per cent in the last four years from 1.83 crore in assessment year (AY) 2019-20 to over 2.29 crore in AY 2023-24, according to figures compiled by the Income Tax Department.