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Image source: hindustantimes.com According to a National Health Mission (NHM) bulletin, Assam’s COVID-19 tally increased to 7,30,143 as 149 more people tested positive for the infection, while three new fatalities brought the death toll to 6,668. On Sunday, three people were killed in the districts of Kamrup (Rural), Nagaon, and Udalguri. The Kamrup (Metro) district reported the newest cases on Sunday, with 38, followed by 25 in Sivasagar, 23 in Cachar, and nine in Nagaon. The positivity rate fell slightly to 10.47 per cent from 10.50 per cent the previous day.   Assam currently has 3,691 active cases, compared to 3,896…

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested former Mumbai Police commissioner Sanjay Pandey on Tuesday in connection with an alleged illegal phone tapping of NSE employees, according to officials. After more than seven hours of questioning, the Indian Police Service (IPS) officer from the class of 1986 was taken into custody by the federal agency conducting the investigation.  The ED arrested former NSE MD and CEO Chitra Ramkrishna in the case last week and recently told the court that “snooping of phone calls” at the NSE apparently started in 1997. Pandey’s company, which is under investigation, in this case, was founded in…

With the new GST hike, consumers may have to pay more starting July 18 because the Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council approved a rate hike to fix inverted duty structures and took away some exemptions. This means that the prices of some goods and services will go up. Nirmala Sitharaman, the minister of finance, said that if GST rates go up, it will be to make up for “inefficiencies” in the value chain. The minister had said that no state was against changing the rates. “The Fitment Committee’s suggestions before the GST Council were considered in full, and more or…

Presidential polls 2022: Voting concludes to choose the next President of India. Votes will be counted at Parliament House on July 21, and the incoming president will take office on July 25. Image source: theindianexpress.com Over 98% of the country’s 4,796 registered voters cast ballots in Monday’s presidential elections, which were held in Parliament and state legislatures across the country. One hundred percent turnout was recorded in 10 states and the Union Territory of Puducherry. By the end of the voting, it was clear that Draupadi Murmu, the NDA’s nominee, would easily defeat Yashwant Sinha, the opposition candidate. There were…