Lok Sabha passes Finance Bill, amends LTCG tax provision on immovable properties
NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Wednesday passed the Finance Bill 2024, after the government relaxed the just-introduced new capital gains tax on real estate, giving taxpayers the option to switch to a new lower tax rate or stay with the old…
Rahul urges government to declare Wayanad calamity a national disaster
NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday called on the government to declare the recent calamity in Kerala's Wayanad a national disaster.
Speaking during Zero Hour, Gandhi also demanded higher…
Congress raises dropping of Preamble from NCERT textbooks
NEW DELHI: Opposition Congress party on Wednesday raised in Rajya Sabha the issue of dropping of Preamble to the Constitution from certain NCERT textbooks saying this was an attempt to impose communal ideology on the country - a claim which…
Vinesh Phogat disqualified for being overweight ahead of final
PARIS: It usually never happens in professional sports. But in Vinesh Phogat's case, it has happened. She was found 100g overweight and has been disqualified after the weigh in on the morning of her gold medal bout. As per the rules, she…
Sri Lanka crush India by 110 runs to win ODI series 2-0
COLOMBO: The shockingly clueless Indian batting unit was strangled by crafty Sri Lankan spinners, led by five-wicket man Dunith Wellalage, as Rohit Sharma's men crashed to an embarrassing 110-run defeat in the third and final ODI here on…
India’s Dagar ‘inspiring’ deaf people with Olympic golf medal bid
FRANCE: India's Diksha Dagar has shrugged off a car accident and is now hoping to "inspire" fellow deaf people as well as challenge for a women's golf medal in Paris this week.
The 23-year-old made her Olympic debut in Tokyo at the…
Mirabai Chanu’s bid for 2nd Olympic medal falls short, finishes fourth
PARIS: Indian weightlifter Mirabai Chanu came tantalisingly close to clinching a second Olympic medal but a faltered lift in her final attempt cruelly snatched the dream from her grasp, leaving her with a fourth place finish in the women's…
Everything Simone Biles did at the Paris Olympics was amplified
PARIS: Every single thing Simone Biles has done at the Paris Olympics has been spotlighted: four medals, an online feud with a former teammate and a social media post that appeared to take a swipe at presidential candidate Donald Trump.…
Adani Enterprises to raise Rs 12K cr via QIP
NEW DELHI: The flagship Gautam Adani Group firm -- Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) – will be testing waters in the equity market for the first time since its aborted follow-on offer in February 2023. The company is planning to raise Rs…
‘About 70% of 2-wheelers will be electric by 2030’
BENGALURU: Though charging infrastructure in the country remains low, Guruprasad Mudlapur, President of the Bosch Group in India, and managing director, Bosch Limited, is confident that by 2030, 20% of passenger cars and 70% of two-wheelers…
RIL’s capex falls 7% to Rs 1.32L cr in FY24
MUMBAI: Even as the government and bankers claim that credit demand from corporates are inching up indicating a revival in the much-delayed and much-desired animal spirit of India Inc, the largest corporate Reliance Industries’ capital…
Sebi to ease entry barriers for registered advisors
MUMBAI: Market regulator Sebi is planning to make it easier for new registered investment advisers to register by reducing entry barriers for them by cutting compliance costs and making it more lucrative for new entrants.
In a…
Consultation for satellite spectrum grant to begin
NEW DELHI: Citing the ongoing growth momentum led by government capex, deleveraged balance sheets of corporate quality banks’ assets, and a likely revival in private corporate capex, India Ratings has upped its growth forecast for the…
Tata Motors enters mid-size SUV segment with Curvv.ev
Mumbai: Marking its entry in the mid-size SUV segment, Tata Motors on Wednesday launched the Curvv.ev and showcased the internal combustion engine (ICE) versions of the vehicle. The Tata Curvv EV 45 is priced between Rs 17.49 lakh and Rs…
Saudi delivery drivers bake in ‘deadly’ summer heat
RIYADH: Sheltering under a palm tree in Saudi Arabia's capital, a Pakistani delivery driver stole a quick break during the lunch rush when orders -- and scorching temperatures -- are at their peak.
Gulping a bottle of cold water as the…
Yunus appeals to ‘brave students’ for peace, order
BENGALURU: Nobel laureate and the head of the caretaker government in Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, is flying back to his country on Thursday. A day before his departure from Paris, he asked the students in Bangladesh to shun violence and…
Turkey formally asks to join the genocide case against Israel at the UN court
ANKARA: Turkey on Wednesday filed a request with a U.N. court to join South Africa's lawsuit accusing Israel of genocide in Gaza, the foreign minister said.
Turkey's ambassador to the Netherlands, accompanied by a group of Turkish…
Five individuals died in a helicopter collision northwest of Kathmandu.
KATHMANDU, Nepal: All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest of Nepal’s capital, authorities said.
The bodies of four men and a woman were pulled from the wreckage, said…
Rajapaksas officially ditch Wickremesinghe
COLOMBO: Namal Rajapaksa, the 38-year-old heir to the Rajapaksa dynasty, was on Wednesday named as the SLPP candidate for the presidential election, thus officially ending Rajapaksa family's backing to the incumbent Ranil Wickremesinghe.…
UK prepares for another night of uncertainty amid far-right violence.
LONDON: British police are gearing up for another night of violence amid concerns that far-right groups plan to target as many as 30 locations around the United Kingdom on Wednesday following a week of rioting and disorder.
Authorities…
