KPMG in India did a survey in January 2025 to gather industry perspectives on the Income Tax Act review. (AI image) New Income Tax Bill: The government announced in July 2024 its intention to conduct a thorough review of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The primary objective is to transform the Income Tax Act 1961 into…
A federal court on Sunday blocked the Trump administration from sending three Venezuelan immigrants held in New Mexico to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba as part of the president’s immigration crackdown. In a legal filing earlier in the day, lawyers for the men said the detainees “fit the profile of those the administration has…
NEW DELHI: The Calcutta high court has admitted an appeal filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) challenging the trial court’s decision to sentence Sanjay Roy, the convict in the RG Kar medical college and hospital rape-murder case, to life imprisonment without parole. However, the court refused to admit a separate appeal by the…
NEW DELHI: The Union government’s efforts on infrastructure development and investments in critical sectors such as railways, defence, power, and data centres are expected to drive growth momentum into the financial year (FY) 2026 and beyond, says a report by financial services firm Prabhudas Lilladher (PL). According to the report, the foundations for a gradual…
NEW DELHI: Quality education cannot be achieved through privatisation and financial incentives, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said Saturday, underlining the importance of governments spending more on education and strengthening public institutions. In a conversation with IIT Madras students held sometime back, the Leader of the Opposition in Lok Sabha talked on a host of issues…
Tamil Nadu will continue to follow no-detention policy upto class 8: Education Minister Poyyamozhi CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu will continue to follow the ‘no-detention policy‘ up to class 8, Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi said on Tuesday.“The Union Government’s move to allow schools to detain students in the same class (class 5 or 8) if they…
SHIMLA: Himachal Pradesh Minister Vikramaditya Singh on Friday said that employement generation is one of the top priorities of the Congress government in the state.Vikramaditya Singh told that the state government has given 31,000 employment in the government sector in the last two years.“Our Chief Minister has put so much emphasis on certain things –…
NEW DELHI: Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) director Nilesh Desai said that the government has approved the Venus Orbiting satellite project, Shukrayaan.“The Indian government has recently given a nod to our Venus Orbiting Satellite — Shukrayaan. It will be launched in 2028. The idea of Chandrayaan 4 has been proposed as a follow up of…
NEW DELHI: BJP on Thursday aggressively responded to Rahul Gandhi’s allegations against PM Narendra Modi over the indictment of Gautam Adani in the US, accusing the Congress functionary of seeking to undermine the PM without any justification.While staying clear of the charges against the Adani group by US agencies, BJP MP and spokesperson Sambit Patra…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed all NCR states to implement Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) Level 4 even if the AQI drops below 400, and ordered all state and central governments to file compliance affidavits. The apex court also ordered all states to immediately constitute teams to monitor the implementation of actions…