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Net direct tax collections jump 23% to Rs.8.11 trillion by 10 August

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- India's net direct tax collections rose 23.09% year-on-year to Rs.8.11 trillion between 1 April and 10 August, from Rs.6.59 trillion in the corresponding period a year earlier, p... Read More


Lower or nil TDS certificate: Govt plans online application route to reduce compliance burden

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- Are you a taxpayer expecting your final tax liability to be lower than the Tax Deducted at Source (TDS)? Then you may soon have an easier way to seek relief. The Income Tax Depar... Read More


FCRA bill may impact Christian groups, Nagaland CM tells Amit Shah

India, Aug. 11 -- Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio wrote to Union home minister Amit Shah expressing concerns over proposed amendments to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA), becoming ... Read More


No basis for US to reopen Adani case unless fresh material surfaces: Senior Supreme Court Advocate Vikas Singh

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The legal case in the United States against Gautam Adani and Sagar Adani came to a complete closure after US District Judge Nicholas Garaufis of the US District Court for the Eas... Read More


Rajya Sabha passes Tribunals Reforms Bill

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- The Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the Tribunals Reform Bill, 2026, which proposes a new body to oversee India's sectoral quasi-judicial forums. Law minister Arjun Ram Meghwal int... Read More


Deadlock over names delaying ambassadorial nominations

Kathmandu, Aug. 11 -- The government has delayed recommending ambassadors to around a dozen and a half countries until at least next week, as ruling party leaders remain divided over the names to be p... Read More


Krystal Integrated Services consortium bags Rs 740 cr contract from Govt. of Maharashtra

Mumbai, Aug. 11 -- Krystal Integrated Services in consortium with LC Infra Projects (lead member) has received two work orders from Government of Maharashtra, Urban Development Department, Maharashtra... Read More


Zuckerberg calls for AI decentralisation, takes swipe at OpenAI, Anthropic: 'Balance of power at stake' | 5 takeaways

New Delhi, Aug. 11 -- On Monday, Mark Zuckerberg laid out a vision of what artificial intelligence can do for the world, saying that in the future, everyone will have their own all-knowing AI agent to... Read More


INR extends downside as oil prices renew surge

Mumbai, Aug. 11 -- The Indian rupee extends downside in opening trades on Tuesday as oil prices renew surge, holding around a one-week high amid heightened uncertainty over a potential deal between th... Read More


Environmental compensation: Recovering rRs.r1 cr from Sirhind civic body, PPCB tells NGT

Chandigarh, Aug. 11 -- The Punjab Pollution Control Board (PPCB) has initiated action to recover Rs.1.06 crore in environmental compensation from the Sirhind Municipal Council over continued "violatio... Read More