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Finance Act 2025 provides substantial relief under new tax regime: Minister
The Finance Act, 2025, has increased the income threshold for...
India hasn’t directed oil refiners to stop buying Russian oil
India’s refiners have been singled out by the European Union and...
Water Risk: Maha has 2nd highest number of wells in India, but just 45% of its groundwater remains
Uttar Pradesh tops the list with over 3.9 million wells of all types, but pleasantly, Sikkim and Manipur are the only states that have no wells of any kind, while Delhi, Punjab and Chandigarh have no dug-wells, though they have borewells, as per the Centre’s official...
Red Sea Crisis: Commerce Min calls inter-ministerial meet On Jan 17 to discuss way forward on trade
The commerce ministry has also set up an internal strategic group, comprising additional secretaries of the ministry, to discuss global issues impacting the country's trade on a daily basis and prepare a strategy so that India's response can be quick and decisive The...
Received info from India on social security pact, more work required on this: USTR Katherine Tai
Katherine Tai, US Trade Representative Under this agreement, an expatriate in either country need not contribute to the social security scheme of the host country New Delhi: The US Trade Representative Katherine Tai on Saturday said they have received information from...
SC asks Centre to consider enhancing compensation in hit-and-run accidents
The bench noted that in the last five years, there were 660 deaths in hit and run cases and 113 injury cases, while only 205 claims were received under the Scheme during the financial year 2022-23 New Delhi: The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to consider...
Global unemployment to rise in 2024, and growing inequalities cause for concern: ILO report
Despite quickly declining after 2020, the number of workers living in extreme poverty (earning less than US$2.15 per person per day in purchasing power parity terms) grew by about 1 million in 2023. the number of workers living in moderate poverty (earning less than...
Nagaland’s population likely to be 23.67 lakh by 2030: govt
The importance and requirement of the district-wise population is for planning and policy formulation for distribution or allocation of funds for development purposes or for development of infrastructure like roads, electricity, hospitals, schools, etc for...
How Houthi attacks on ships in the Red Sea are affecting global trade
In fact, 40% of Asia-Europe trade normally goes through the area, including a huge amount of energy supplies like oil and diesel fuel for import-dependent Europe, said John Stawpert, senior manager of environment and trade for the International Chamber of Shipping,...
Crude oil prices rise after US, UK attack Houthis
The Houthis attack is forcing ships to take a far longer route around Africa and can cause insurance costs to rocket. Companies can pass on the increased cost of moving their goods to consumers, raising prices again at a time when governments around the world have...
Odisha govt asks docs to write prescription, post mortem report in proper handwriting
“In many cases, the casual approach of most of the doctors while writing the post- mortem report is affecting the comprehension medico-legal documents badly and the judicial system finds it very difficult to read those letters and come to a definite conclusion,” the...
LIC receives IT refund of Rs 25,464 crore relating to interim bonus
For LIC, this is second time in recent years large IT refund has happened. Earlier it had received a IT refund of Rs 6000 crore Mumbai: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) said it has received an income tax refund of Rs 25,464 crore relating to interim bonus to...