Author: Sayani Banerjee

Qatar is highly disappointed by the Taliban conditions imposed on girls and women education and stated them to be highly outdated and a ‘step backwards’. It has also requested the Taliban to reform their regressive terms and look up to Doha for running an Islamic system without such constraints. What Took Place Qatar’s Foreign Minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, condemned the Taliban’s moves on girls and women education in a conference on Thursday with European Union Foreign Policy chief Joseph Borrell. Rising to power in August, the Taliban has implemented various unnecessary and severe restrictions on women, including…

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has commanded the income tax department to issue an order asking tax collectors to allow all applications for pending tax settlements until 30th September 2021. In a decree published on 28th September, CBDT directed the commissioner income tax to enable pending applications to settle the cases. The taxpayers can now file their applications before the interim board.  What was directed in the amendment of ITSC  The Income Tax Act 1961 was amended through a modification in the Finance Act via the Union Budget of 2021-22. This resulted in the ceasing of operations for…

Maharashtra government decides to reopen all the schools in the state from October 4th, 2021. On Friday, Maharashtra Education Minister Varsha Gaikwad announced that after consulting with the task force and health department, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray permitted the decision’s implementation. The schools in rural areas of the state will function from class 5 to class 12, but in urban areas, physical classes will resume from class 8 to class 12. How the decision will operate According to the plan, the schools will get reopened in a phased manner. Until now, only schools were functioning only in those areas where…

At Wednesday’s distinguished General Assembly session, Ghana’s President, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, attacked several European countries who have denied recognising Indian Covishield as a proper dose of protection against Coronavirus. Although he has not specified any name, he sure nailed the point that these countries are using unrecognition as a tool to uphold anti-immigration. What did he precisely state? President Afuko-Addo, in his General Debate of the 76th session of the UN General Assembly, stated that it is “unfortunate” to see several European countries repudiating the Oxford/AstraZeneca Covishield vaccine, produced in India for travellers. These countries use this situation as…

FDA approves booster vaccines for aged Americans and those people who are susceptible to virus contraction very quickly. The boosters are also available for those exposed to the virus for their work and institutions. On Wednesday, the U.S Food and Drug Administration permitted Pfizer and BioNTech’s Covid-19 booster vaccines for people of age sixty-five and above. These booster shots can also be administered to Americans whose conditions are vulnerable and have a high chance of getting the infection. For them, the booster shots need to get taken after six months after their Covid vaccine. People who require doing in-office work…

It is no secret that several prominent Bollywood celebs have starred in some of the most illustrious movies of the West. From Anupam Kher to Priyanka Chopra, almost every well-known actor of the Bollywood industry has made it big in Hllywood in one way or another. This year is no different as several new names get added to the already glamorous list of Bollywood A-listers who have bagged esteemed Hollywood projects.  Shabana Azmi in Spielberg’s ‘Halo’  In the latest Halo series produced by Steven Spielberg, Azmi will play a crucial supporting role. The role is extremely important to her, and…

Babul Supriyo, former Union Minister and BJP MP from Asansol twice, deserted the party ruling at Centre to join Trinamool Congress. Last Saturday, he officially joined TMC holding the hands of the Trinamool General Secretary, Abhishek Banerjee. Supriyo’s dilemma In July, the former Union Minister declared that he would be leaving active politics and remove himself from this position as MP. However, later he took to social media to voice his change of heart and decision to continue as the MP. He commented that his excellent work deserves to be rewarded, and the extension of such a good opportunity from…

Sex Education season 3 review: Boldly progressive, subtly empathetic and highly relatable; Netflix’s illusively titled show do not forget to tug at one’s heartstrings. In the latest season of Sex Education, the position of Headteacher at Mooredale Secondary gets filled with new Hope (Jemima Kirke), specific rules are implemented, and lines (literal ones) are drawn to keep the hormonally charged teenagers from committing “sin”. The highly anticipated season shows every character’s transformation that astonishingly saves the series from becoming a ‘risqué teen comedy’ that it previously threatened to be. About the Show The first two seasons saw Otis (Asa Butterfield)…

Covid may soon become manageable as third-wave threats seem vague. With the fresh beginning of festivities all around, India may quickly avoid another wave of the Covid-19 virus if regulations are appropriately maintained. Good news awaits India as the Director of the National Centre of Disease Control, Sujeet Singh, announces that Covid-19 will start to reach its endemic stage in the next six months in India. Although the pandemic has challenged most of the experts’ predictions, this virus will not defy this forecast in the upcoming period of six months. Why It Matters? When any disease becomes endemic, it essentially…

On Tuesday 16th September, Apple globally launched its iPhone 13 series. The range includes four variants: iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, and iPhone 13 pro max. The celebrated smartphones will be available in India for sale starting from 24th September of this year. Apple Where it was announced; and what’s new Apple announced the series at its highly anticipated ‘California Streaming’ virtual event that a worldwide audience could access. The four smartphones do not have a significant size difference. Still, alterations and up-gradation were done regarding their battery life, revamped cameras, an audio-video mode that provides cinematic…