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The Central Board of Direct Taxes has cautioned that non-compliance will have financial consequences. (AI image) PAN-Aadhaar linking deadline: The final date to complete your PAN–Aadhaar card linkage is December 31, 2025. Beginning January 1, 2026, the Income Tax Department will declare all PANs that remain unlinked as inoperative.As per Notification No. 26/2025, issued on…
Sticky cards in card games can be revived with a simple kitchen hack: a light dusting of flour. This natural method works by creating a drier microenvironment, minimizing friction and restoring the cards’ smooth feel. We have all been in that awkward situation when playing a game of rummy or even just some friendly game…
NEW DELHI: The European Union has renotified the list of products on which preferential tariffs for Indian goods will continue until Dec 2028, officials said.Over the years, benefits for Indian exports under the generalised system of preferences (GSP) have been reduced and around 47 per cent of India’s exports to the EU, valued at $35.6…
The year 2026 will be a turning point for your heart. There will be a transition from the pursuit of thrills to a desire for something lower-key and solidly grounded. This year’s early eclipses (February and March) could jolt you into feeling bad about old emotional habits and force you to be honest about what…
The United States government has issued an urgent travel alert for Americans in several Mexican states after the reported killing of one of the country’s most powerful cartel leaders triggered violent unrest and major security operations.The US State Department warned that ongoing military and law enforcement operations, together with criminal activity and road blockages, are…
An Indian-origin truck driver has admitted causing a fatal crash in Canada as he was playing a mobile phone game behind the steering wheel. The deadly pileup killed 2 people.29-year-old Baljeet Singh is an Ontario resident who pleaded guilty in a Longueuil courthouse to dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm over…
The audience was still not over ‘Dhurandhar’ which released in December and ‘Dhurandhar 2’ hit everyone in the face. The sequel surpassed the collections of the first part and became the first Bollywood film to cross Rs 1000 crore net in India. At the worldwide box office, the film has crossed Rs 1300 crore. While…
AGRA: The headless body of a 26-year-old taxi driver missing since Friday evening was found in a tubewell room in a field in UP’s Firozabad district on Sunday morning.Police said Saurabh Singh, originally from Etah, lived with his wife, Preeti, their minor son, and his elder brother, Mithun, in Laxmi Nagar under Firozabad North police…
Is our higher education compliance centric? The answer is yes, because higher education institutions (HEIs) lay larger focus on securing timely approvals from regulating bodies, subsequently accreditation with a good score, good national/international ranking, etc. Indisputably, the compliances are supposed to assure quality, but the obsession with compliance estranges the HEIs from achieving excellence in…
NEW DELHI: The military strikes on Saturday put the spotlight on the Strait of Hormuz, a critical global shipping route for India and other Asian countries, prompting officials here to activate contingency plans to safeguard energy supplies, reports Atul Mathur.While keeping a close watch on the unfolding situation, they also have an eye on crude…
