The stipend was received while the taxpayer was pursuing MS (General Surgery) and was connected with her postgraduate education. Is the stipend you receive as part of your scholarships taxable? A postgraduate medical student received a stipend of Rs 18.34 lakh from Aligarh Muslim University during her PG Medical course and compulsory residency training. She...
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From Mecca’s red line to the ‘Gate of Tears’: How US-Iran war is closing in on MBS
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Cabinet approves raising EPFO wage ceiling to Rs 25,000; why it matters
Raising the limit to Rs 25,000 will bring a sizeable number of employees earning between Rs15,000 and Rs 25,000 within the statutory social security system. The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Ministry of Labour & Employment’s proposal to increase the wage ceiling for mandatory coverage under the Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) from Rs...
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‘Have a spine, don’t lie down in front of Trump’: Rahul flays PM Modi over ‘UPI tax’
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Endometriosis and insulin resistance: What current research says
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Actress Ambika on Trisha, CM Vijay’s Silverstone appearance: ‘Avoid it’
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Read the 6 am email Oracle Leadership reused for its second round of layoffs this year
Oracle’s layoff email, word for word again Oracle’s second mass layoff of 2026 came with a message its employees had already read once. The termination email that reached staff on Monday, signed “Oracle Leadership”, carried the same opening, the same reasoning and the same instructions as the note sent on March 31. Employees who had...
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Gurgaon hit-and-run case: Kalyan Bainsla, cousin sent to 2-day police custody
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20 dead, dozens missing after building damaged during Israel-Hamas war collapses in Gaza
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New Orleans turns 12 million pounds of glass into sand to rebuild wetlands
Representative Image (AI-generated) A bottle tossed away in New Orleans does not necessarily have to end its life in a landfill. A project launched in 2020 is giving discarded glass a second purpose; crushing bottles into sand that can be used in coastal restoration. Glass Half Full, founded by Tulane University students Franziska Trautmann and...
