New Delhi:: Personal income and corporate tax collections are likely to rise to more than Rs 19 lakh crore in 10 years of Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government, providing more leeway to come out with people-friendly tax measures. Driven by the increasing income of individuals, net direct tax collections after adjusting for refunds increased from…
AYODHYA (UP): Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Ayodhya on December 30, the streets in the temple town in Uttar Pradesh are being decorated with flowers to give the city a “divine look”. On Thursday, strings of orange and yellow marigolds were being wrapped around ornamental lamp posts installed on the median of…
Mumbai: A fine 82 from Jemimah Rodrigues and a brisk unbeaten 62 from Pooja Vastrakar propelled India Women to their highest ODI total of 282/8 against Australia in their opening match here on Thursday. India’s previous best against Australia in ODIs was 281/4 at Derby in 2017. With several top-order batters failing to convert starts,…
Centurion: South Africa were all out for 408 in their first innings in reply to India’s 245 on day 3 of the opening Test here on Thursday. South Africa added 152 runs to their overnight score of 256 for 5 to take their overall lead to 163 runs. Marco Jansen was unbeaten on 84, while…
New Delhi: Scientists have discovered links between the source and quality of macronutrients in low-carbohydrate diets (LCDs) and the resulting long-term weight changes in new research. They found that LCDs stressing on high-quality proteins, whole grain-derived fats and carbohydrates, and healthy plant-based foods were significantly linked with slower weight gain in the long term. In…
New Delhi: Having created businesses ranging from the world’s largest single-location oil refining complex to the nation’s largest mobile network operators in just a few years, billionaire Mukesh Ambani says his group Reliance Industries Ltd will never be complacent and will grow to be among the top 10 business conglomerates of the world. Addressing employees…
New Delhi: Purchase of three plots of land in Haryana in 2005-06 by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi’s son-in-law Robert Vadra from a real estate agent is being probed along with a land deal made by his wife Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, the ED claimed in a recently filed money laundering case charge-sheet. The federal agency filed…
New Delhi: A Qatar Court has commuted the death sentence given to eight former Indian Navy personnel in an alleged case of espionage, the External Affairs Ministry said on Wednesday. “We have noted the verdict today of the Court of Appeal of Qatar in the Dahra Global case, in which the sentences have been reduced,”…
Thrissur (Kerala): The BJP in Kerala urged the state unit of the Congress party on Thursday to clarify whether its leaders would participate in the consecration ceremony of the Ram temple in Ayodhya on January 22. Slamming the grand old party for not yet announcing a final decision on its participation, BJP state chief K…
New Delhi: The Congress has always worked towards building an India that is based on parliamentary democracy and equality, its president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Thursday as the party celebrates its 139th foundation day and kickstarts its Lok Sabha poll campaign with a mega rally in Nagpur. In a post on X, Kharge said, “The…
