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The government remains confident about India’s growth outlook despite rising fuel and fertiliser import costs triggered by the Middle East crisis, with official sources saying GDP momentum remains intact, domestic consumption is holding up and there is no immediate need for additional borrowing.Sources told news agency PTI the FY27 Budget had already factored in global…
NEW DELHI: A moment of high drama and controversy unfolded during the Tri-Nation A Series clash between India A and Sri Lanka A at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium on Tuesday, with India A left fuming over a run-out decision that could have dramatically altered the course of the match.The incident occurred in the 42nd…
Harmanpreet Kaur (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Women’s T20 World Cup in England and Wales, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur has received a timely boost, returning to the top 10 of the ICC Women’s T20I batting rankings following her match-winning performance against England.The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Tuesday released the latest women’s rankings,…
Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee ruled unlawful The H-1B visa has long been a debate about who gets access to the American labour market, how much employers should pay for foreign talent, and how far a president can go in altering immigration policy without Congress.The same debate returned to the spotlight this week after a…
Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, and Raashii Khanna are moving ahead with work on their yet-untitled romantic comedy directed by Anees Bazmee. The actors recently shot parts of a romantic track in Mumbai after finishing the film’s Kerala schedule in May. The team will next travel to Dehradun in July to complete the remaining portions of…
One of the most important financial skills is knowing the difference between needs and wants. Needs are things that we must have, for example, food, clothing, education, and shelter. Wants are things we would like to have but can do without. Wants are the latest toy, gadget, or treat. Learning to distinguish between the two…
NEW DELHI: A Puducherry consumer commission has held a restaurant liable for serving contaminated food and directed it to compensate the customer along with providing 10 free plates of biriyani after a dead insect was found in a plate of biriyani.The District Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission, Puducherry, comprising S. Mouttouvel (President), A.S. Suvitha (Member) and…
Does your house number have an impact on the energy you feel every day? The numbers of your home can affect the vibe, the opportunities, and the general flow of life in your home, according to numerology. Numerologists believe that each number has a different vibration. By summing the digits of a house number and…
Economic theory says that for individuals a graded income tax rate based on income levels is a ‘progressive’ method of taxation and an indirect tax method on goods and services (not looking at the income level of the spender / purchaser) is a ‘regressive’ manner of taxation. In India, we have income tax (direct tax…
Four kilometres beneath the surface of the Atlantic Ocean, beyond the reach of sunlight and far from shipping lanes, lies a forgotten chapter of the nuclear age.Scattered across a vast stretch of seabed are more than 200,000 barrels of radioactive waste. They were lowered into the ocean over several decades during the second half of…
