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There are several changes in the draft income tax rules that impact the way you pay income tax. (AI image) Draft Income Tax Rules 2026: The Income Tax Department has released a new set of draft income tax rules, which once finalised, will be applicable for financial year 2026-27. There are several changes in the...

NEW DELHI: Bharat Electronics Limited on Monday approved signing a Joint Venture Agreement with Safran Electronics & Defence, France, for the HAMMER weapon system project, formalising a 50:50 equity partnership between the two firms.The approval was granted at BEL’s board meeting, the company said in a stock exchange filing. The operationalisation of the joint venture...

VIJAYAWADA: Political and financial support continues to pour in for Shaik Shaiksha Vali, a vendor from Andhra Pradesh who was allegedly harassed by a group of YouTubers during the recent Medaram Jatara in Telangana.Vali, a resident of Kurnool district, had travelled to the tribal fair in Mulugu district to sell ‘Kova bun’, a traditional sweet...

Amazon recently posted its longest streak of daily losses in almost 20 years after the company’s shares fell 18% over the last 10 days, erasing about $463 billion in market valuation. Shares on the e-commerce giant fell 0.4% on February 13, marking their ninth straight negative session, per a Bloomberg report. This marks Amazon stock’s...

India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav, right, and Ishan Kishan celebrate against Pakistan (AP Photo/Eranga Jayawardena) NEW DELHI: India crushed Pakistan by 61 runs to secure a place in the Super 8s stage of the T20 World Cup on Sunday. Ishan Kishan starred with a brilliant 77, helping India reach 175/7, before the bowlers dismissed Pakistan for...

File photo of Bhupen Borah (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: Former Assam Congress chief Bhupen Kumar Borah resigned from the party ahead of the upcoming elections in the state.In his letter to the Congress, he claimed that he was being “ignored” by the party leadership and was not being accorded his due in the state unit.“I...

The Court emphasized that Section 7 does not prescribe a uniform ritual requirement but recognizes diversity of customary practices. (AI image) Restating the legal presumption in favor of the validity of marriage, the Delhi High Court has held that, in the absence of direct evidence showing performance of Saptapadi, the traditional taking of seven steps...

ALWAR: At least seven workers died after a massive fire broke out at a chemical plant in the Bhiwadi industrial area of Rajasthan’s Alwar district on Monday. At least 10 workers are feared trapped inside the factory, sources said. The fire broke out in Bhiwadi’s Khushkhera-Karoli industrial area. Officials said police learned about the incident...

Shoaib Akhtar slams PCB chief Mohsin Naqvi (Agency photos) NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar launched a fierce attack on Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi after Pakistan’s heavy 61-run loss to India in the T20 World Cup.Akhtar said Pakistan’s current situation is the result of poor leadership and bad decisions over...

Mackenzie Scott, former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has said that her approach to large-scale philanthropy is shaped by acts of kindness she received during her early years. In an essay published on her philanthropic organisation, Yield Giving website in October, Scott said she often thinks about the people who helped her when she...