The new academic year begins today in Kerala. The Kerala government will begin virtual classes for school students from today, in an effort to ensure that they do not miss out on lessons due to COVID-19 induced lockdown.

More than 45 lakh students will be part of this online initiative.

The government has notified new income-tax return forms for 2019-20, making it mandatory for high spenders to file ITR and allowing assesses to avail benefits of extended timelines in view of Covid-19.

People incurring large spending will not be able to escape paying taxes, with the government making filing mandatory in specific cases even in their income is below the taxable limit.

Wajid Khan, of music composer duo Sajid-Wajid, died at the age of 42. The news was confirmed by singer Sonu Nigam, who posted a picture on Instagram and wrote, My brother Wajid left us.

Speaking about his health condition, music composer Salim Merchant told PTI, He had multiple issues. He had a kidney issue and had a transplant a while ago. But recently he got to know about kidney infection... He was on the ventilator for the last four days, after his situation started getting worse. Kidney infection was the beginning and then he got critical.

The Gautam Budh Nagar administration on Sunday announced that the Noida-Delhi border will continue to remain closed for the movement of public.

Announcing the latest guidelines for Unlock 1, Gautam Budh Nagar District Magistrate said that the decision was taken as the source of infection in 42 per cent of coronavirus cases in Noida in the last 20 days has been traced to Delhi.

Two officials at Pakistan High Commission in Delhi were caught spying by Indian authorities on Sunday.

Abid Hussain and Tahir Hussain, working in the visa section of the Pakistan High Commission, were nabbed while they were engaged in an unwanted anti-India activity. They used to roam around assuming fake Indian identities.

After the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) issued guidelines on Sunday for reopening the country in a phased manner, It is to be noted that 200 special trains will ply across the country starting fro June 1.

More than 1.45 lakh passengers booked tickets to travel on the starting day, June 1.

Around 26 lakh passengers booked tickets for the special train during the entire month of June.

A complaint has been filed against actress-comedian Surleen Kaur and Shemaroo Entertainment by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) for a derogatory remark on Hindu faith during a stand-up act.

The comedian had linked ISKCON with pornography and also made a remark on Lord Ganesha, following which she received a heavy backlash on social media.

Delhi Police's Special Investigative Team (SIT), who is probing the riots in northeast Delhi's in Chand Bagh that happened in February this year, is most likely to submit its first chargesheet by June 1, sources have said.

As per reports, over 15 other people, including suspended AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and his brother, have been named in the chargesheet for plotting the riots that claimed as many as 53 lives and left almost 200-250 inured.

The Odisha Cabinet on Friday approved as many as 22 proposals including amending the Factories Act, 1948, and allowing the workers to work 115 hours overtime in three months by enhancing the time limit.

The overtime limit is increased from 75 hours to 115 hours per quarter, and now the engagement of women workers will be allowed, with consent, between 7 pm to 6 am in factories with the condition that adequate safety, welfare and security measures and safeguards are taken by the concerned factories as prescribed, read an official statement issued by the Odisha government.

After doorstep delivery of diesel, the government is looking at starting home delivery of petrol and CNG for the greater convenience of customers, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said on Friday.

Also, the government is looking at unveiling a new fuel retailing model where all types of fuels — petrol, diesel, CNG, LNG and LPG — would be available at one place, he said.

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