Press Club of India

preschool owner commits suicide A preschool owner aged 34yrs decided to commit suicide and dicided to hand himself in the school in northeast Delhi's Harsh Vihar, after informing his family unit through a WhatsApp message of his choice to end his life, New Delhi . Police said Vikas Kumar, who was going through monetary crisis that provoked him to hang himself and end his life in his school on the ground floor of his residence yesterday morning. Mr Kumar had taken a loan of  Rs.  five lakh. He had lent the total to his cousin, who was not returning the cash. Mr Kumar was under stress to pay back the credit but was incapable to do so, police said. Police said they were investigating  whether Mr Kumar had typed the WhatsApp message himself. The phone has been sent for further examination. A suicide note was also recovered from the spot stating that he had communicated his family about his choice. His body was discovered by the help of their family membe...

Aadhaar-PAN linking must from July 1, govt notifies rules NEW DELHI: The government has forced taxpayers to link existing Aadhaar numbers with PAN cards as of July 1. By amending the income tax rules and notifying it, the government has made the  Aadhaar  12-digit biometric quote or the identification of the inscription a necessity at the time of application of the permanent account number (PAN). Finance Minister Arun Jaitley through an amendment to the tax proposals in the Finance Act for 2017-18 had made Aadhaar mandatory to file income tax returns and provided the linkage of PAN with Aadhaar to control tax evasion Through the use of multiple PAN cards. The revenue department said that "to each person to whom PAN has been assigned on July 1, 2017 and who, in accordance with the provisions of subsection (2) of section 139AA, must indicate his / her number  Aadhaar , El Director general of income tax (systems) or DGIT (systems) ". In addition, it en...

Eid is special for these kids as they find time with their father For four years Daniah Fatima and six years Mohammed Fuzail, the youngest members of the Mohammed family at Central Street near Shivajinagar, Eid is not just the end of Ramzan's month, but one of two days a year coming to spend with theirfather and uncle. Mohammed Suhail, 28, his father and Mohammed Salman, 25, uncle, who run a retail store in town, are able to leave work twice a year, after Eid and the other at Bakrid. "Unless my 54-year-old mother fractured her arm in an accident a few days ago, everything is as bright and colorful as she can on Eid . Wearing new clothes and shoes to celebrate the occasion with exquisite sauces and gift exchanges, Eid is always the day we look forward to," Salman said. " Eid 's night is the best part of the celebration, the home is filled with guests and relatives, and I also have some time to chat with my friends and family," said Nazm...

Elderly man held for molesting minorption BENGALURU: A 62-year-old retired government member of staff was under arrest under the Pocso Act, for barging into a residence and sexually assaulting a 12-year-old girl, in Indira Colony,   Chandra Layout   on Sunday.  Chinnamariah stayed with his wife and three children in the same locality and he was known to the girl's parents. Around noon, when the girl's mother had gone to the market, Chikkamaraiah barged into the home and sexually assaulted the girl. Suspect thrashed by mob: The girl's screams drew the attention of neighbors who rushed and grabbed the suspect. He was thrashed by the mob and handed over to the jurisdictional Chandra Layout police. A 25-year-old youth from Peenya was caught by passersby when he tried to grab the chain of a lady on her morning walk in Soladevanahalli, north Benglauru, on Sunday morning. Around 5.30am, Jyothi, 37, and her neighbour, both residents of Maruthi ...

Akshay Kumar to play PM Narendra Modi To play the role of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a biopic,  Akshay Kumar is perfect. CBFC chairperson Pahlaj Nihalani and Shatrughan Sinha are all for it, as they feel that Akshay Kumar has the right image to depict the role with sincerity. Madhur Bhandarkar’s Indu Sarkar and   Anupam Kher   playing the role of earlier prime minister   Manmohan Singh. The fortuitous Prime Minister seem to have set a movement of sorts in Bollywood. Next, the drone in the industry is that Toilet: Ek Prem Katha star   Akshay Kumar   might essay the role of Prime Minister   Narendra Modi   in a biopic . While there are no reports about what the film is, who is making it etc, Akshay seems to have got a lot of votes. After projects like Padman, which is about menstrual sanitation and Toilet: Ek Prem Katha, which is about open defecation, the star has shaped an image that is appropriate to play the existing prime minist...

International Yoga Day Today, the International Yoga Day 2017, massive Yoga practice sessions and demonstrations are taking place across the country and the world. There are many organizations trying to create a Guinness World Record today with the longest human chains and other Yoga related activities. Here's a essence of what is happening today. Three years ago, the United Nations stated June 21 as the International Yoga Day. Prime Miinister Narendra Modi an avid yoga practitioner had appealed to the United Nations for such a declaration. Since then, thousands of people hold yoga programmes across the world on this day to stay fit. The effort to promote this ancient practice has been on the climb. In Delhi, NDMC civic body has organized four events to mark the day, with yoga demonstrations to take place at Connaught Place, Lodi Garden, Nehru Park, Talkatora Garden and Children’s Park at India Gate. Addressing a huge assembly at the Ramabai Ambedkar M...

Metro Namma Metro is faster and more at ease than other modes of travel is an easy guess; but on our test drive, we found how the Metro just manages to edge the others out at the finish line So the Metro Green line has zipped into service. Bangalore Mirror took a test drive on Monday morning to appreciate the travel time and cost-effectiveness of taking the Metro. Three modes of transportation were used to check how supportive the Metro Green line is. While some people of the team took the Metro, some rode to the destinations on their bikes and some took the BMTC bus. Five junctions were checked out: Yelechanahalli to Mysore Road, Mysore Road to Nagasandra, Nagasandra to Baiyappanahalli, Baiyappanahalli to Yelachenahalli and Yelachenahalli to Nagasandra. Among them, taking a two-wheeler and the Metro were equal in terms of time and expense. And if you are taking the bus, be ready to squander even twice the time taken by Metro or bike. And, we give two signals to the Met...