GST officials use artificial intelligence to detect 14,597 cases of tax evasion between April and December 2023

Goods and services tax officials are using data analytics and artificial intelligence tools such as business intelligence and fraud analysis to identify high-risk taxpayers suspected of passing or availing fake input tax credits, Parliament was informed on Monday. In a written reply to the Lok Sabha, Finance Minister Pankaj Chaudhary said that between April and … Read more

India’s missing TB cases to fall from 1 million in 2015 to 260,000 in 2023: Mandaviya

Last updated: February 7, 2024 09:45 UTC After two challenging years of the pandemic, India’s tuberculosis (TB) incidence has fallen by 16 per cent, almost twice the global rate of decline, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Tuesday. times. Addressing the Stop TB Partnership’s 37th Board Meeting virtually, he also said that the number … Read more

India reports 124 new cases of COVID-19, Karnataka reports 1 death

Last updated: February 6, 2024 16:57 UTC The number of COVID-19 cases in India increased by 124 in a single day, taking the number of active infections to 1,508, the health ministry said on Tuesday. Karnataka reported one new death in 24 hours, according to data updated by the ministry at 8 am. As of … Read more

Samsung executives were acquitted in major cases that have been ongoing since 2015

Last updated: February 5, 2024 15:19 UTC A Seoul court on Monday acquitted Samsung Electronics Chairman Lee Jae-yong in a case involving the controversial 2015 merger of two Samsung subsidiaries that it said was designed to help him take over control of South Korea’s largest conglomerate. The Seoul Central District Court acquitted Lee Jae-yong three … Read more

UK’s Suella Braverman attacks church for facilitating false asylum cases

Suella Braverman says too many asylum seekers are fake and “using our laws against us” (File/AFP) London: Former UK home secretary Suella Braverman has slammed several churches across the country that facilitate false asylum claims on an “industrial scale” by falsely authenticating non-Christians. The Indian-origin Conservative MP, who became a backbencher after being sacked from … Read more

UP: 15 cases of community wedding scams involving fake brides and grooms amounting to Rs 2,000

As many as 15 people, including two government officials, have been arrested for allegedly running a massive wedding fraud using the chief minister’s mass marriage scheme. The scam was first reported on Wednesday when a video depicting a bride wearing a garland at a mass wedding went viral on social media. The community wedding took … Read more

The World Health Organization warns that cancer cases will soar 77% by 2050, driven by lifestyle and environment

There are many different types of cancer, each with its own cause. The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the World Health Organization’s cancer agency, issued a stark warning today: Newly diagnosed cancer cases are expected to surge by 77% by 2050, to more than 35 million cases per year. This alarming increase has … Read more

Karnataka: 31 cases of monkey fever reported in Uttara Kannada district

Last updated: February 2, 2024 20:45 UTC Health officials said on Friday that 31 cases of monkey fever were reported in Uttar Kannada district of Karnataka state in the past 15 days. Among the infected, 12 were hospitalized and the rest were treated at home. The situation is currently stable and no serious cases have … Read more

World Health Organization: Cancer cases will increase by 77% by 2050

“More than 35 million new cancer cases are expected in 2050,” a statement said Geneva, Switzerland: The World Health Organization’s cancer agency warned on Thursday that the number of new cancer cases will rise to more than 35 million by 2050, a 77% increase from 2022. The World Health Organization’s International Agency for Research on … Read more

‘Syphilis epidemic’: STD cases surge in US

Syphilis rates have been rising for years, made worse by drug shortages. In the United States, cases of the sexually transmitted disease syphilis have surged to levels not seen in more than seven decades.according to a new report Cases increased nearly 80% between 2018 and 2022, to more than 207,000, according to the Centers for … Read more