Spread the love At present, foreign investors are required to pay a 12.5% long-term capital gains tax on listed equities and bonds held for more than a year. (AI image) In a bid to stem foreign capital outflow amid the Middle East crisis, the government is looking to do away with capital gains tax on foreign portfolio investors’ holdings in...
‘Suffocated’ Firhad Hakim likely to quit as Kolkata mayor
Spread the love KOLKATA: City mayor Firhad Hakim, reportedly rattled by the loss of control over Kolkata Municipal Corporation after Trinamool’s poll defeat, is likely to step down this week, possibly on Friday.Hakim is said to have told party chairperson Mamata Banerjee that he was feeling “suffocated”, and sought her permission to resign.“I have not resigned,” Hakim said on Wednesday,...
‘I’m not running at all’: Lalit Modi on the ‘fugitive’ tag and whether he’ll return to India
Spread the love Former cricket administrator Lalit Modi NEW DELHI: Former IPL chairman and businessman Lalit Modi has pushed back strongly against being labelled a “fugitive”, insisting that he has “never been convicted” of any crime.He also dismissed the tag as a product of “media sensationalism” rather than legal reality.In an exclusive interview with news agency ANI, Lalit Modi rejected...
‘Stupid game’: Lalit Modi claims he ‘begged’ Sachin, Dravid to play 2007 T20 WC
Spread the love Photo/Agencies Former IPL chairman Lalit Modi has claimed that many star Indian cricketers were unwilling to play the inaugural ICC T20 World Cup in 2007, saying he personally approached players during India’s tour of England that year and urged them to take part in the tournament.India toured England from July 19 to September 8, 2007, for a...
‘Everything works in Delhi’: Hotel owner blames ‘other person’ in Malviya Nagar fire probe
Spread the love Police have arrested Lovkesh Bajaj, the co-owner of Hotel Flourish Stays. NEW DELHI: The hotel in south Delhi’s Malviya Nagar where a fire killed at least 21 people on Wednesday was allegedly operating nearly four times beyond its permitted capacity, had no fire safety clearance and was functioning from a building where additional floors were constructed without...
Donald Trump says US, Iran to jointly remove buried nuclear material; Tehran sees no breakthrough in talks
Spread the love Image credit: AP US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that talks with Iran are going “very well” and that Tehran has agreed to allow American personnel, in coordination with Iranian authorities, to enter Iran and recover buried nuclear material once the war ends.“It’s very, very hard to get it … but nevertheless, I want to get...
CBSE blocks 3.8 million cyberattack packets amid revaluation rush
Spread the love CBSE blocks DoS attack while processing over 56,000 verification and re-evaluation requests NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday said it had successfully thwarted a massive cyberattack targeting its verification and re-evaluation portal, even as the platform continued to process tens of thousands of student requests amid ongoing scrutiny of the Board’s digital...
‘I am hopeful’: RCB’s Krunal Pandya sets sights on India comeback after five years
Spread the love Krunal Pandya Royal Challengers Bengaluru all-rounder Krunal Pandya has said he remains hopeful of making an India comeback despite being out of the national side for almost five years.Krunal, who played a key role in RCB’s successful IPL 2026 title defence, contributed with both bat and ball during the season. He scored 226 runs at a strike...
Monsoon 2026: How to track clouds through IMD’s INSAT satellite imagery?
Spread the love The southwest monsoon’s onset and declaration is expected today (June 4, 2026), with all eyes on Kerala. The IMD (Indian Meteorological Department), had earlier said the monsoon onset over Kerala would take place on May 26. However, it was delayed, and the department stated on May 29 that the onset could occur the following week. How to track...
‘Lack of effort’ to free Imran Khan? PTI lawmakers revolt against party leadership
Spread the love Photo credit: ANI A deep internal rift has surfaced within Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, with a group of lawmakers expressing dissatisfaction over what they described as a ‘lack of effort’ by the party leadership to secure the release of jailed founder and former prime minister Imran Khan.The disgruntled members of the Provincial Assembly (MPAs), many...
