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Revise India's income tax rules for simplicity as proposed but don't let evasion get easier

New Delhi, Feb. 11 -- The draft income tax rules released by India's government for public comments are a marked improvement on what's currently in force. For one, the number of rules and forms will a... Read More


DKS skips key pre-budget meet over election duties

Bengaluru, Feb. 11 -- Deputy chief minister DK Shivakumar on Tuesday skipped a key pre-budget meeting of his departments and left for New Delhi to attend an All India Congress Committee (AICC) electio... Read More


Cyber resilience becomes central to Union Budget

India, Feb. 11 -- When the Union Budget was presented this year, one message was clear beneath the spreadsheets and sectoral allocations: Digital growth without cyber resilience is no longer economica... Read More


Polling begins for Telangana municipal elections

Hyderabad, Feb. 11 -- Polling for municipal elections across Telangana began on Wednesday morning, February 11, covering a wide network of urban local bodies in the state. Voting is underway in seven ... Read More


Mumbai Court grants relief to Karan Johar, restrains CarryMinati from making 'objectionable' videos against him

India, Feb. 11 -- For years, filmmaker Karan Johar has frequently found himself at the centre of online backlash over allegations that he promotes nepotism in Bollywood. From social media memes to roa... Read More


Senate's 'escape clause' on e-transmission threatens credible 2027 election - PDP

Nigeria, Feb. 11 -- The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has warned that the Senate's insertion of an "escape clause" allowing manual transmission of election results where technology is said to fail po... Read More


Who was Jesse Strang? Reports identify 18-year-old as Canada's Tumbler Ridge school shooter

India, Feb. 11 -- Canadian authorities are conducting an investigation into a tragic shooting that resulted in the deaths of 10 people at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. Meanwhile, some reports have i... Read More


JioSaavn's India Superhits Awards: 'Saiyaara' tops charts, Shreya Ghoshal and Arijit Singh among most-streamed artists

Mumbai, Feb. 11 -- Music streaming platform JioSaavn, on Wednesday, announced the winners of the second edition of the India Superhits Awards, celebrating the top-charting songs and artists that shape... Read More


The weight of truth

Nepal, Feb. 11 -- The ghosts of September 8 and 9 still haunt Nepal after unarmed youth were shot down in a flurry of state-sponsored violence and chaotic reprisal. With 77 lives lost and property wor... Read More


Six hand bombs recovered in Bagerhat

Dhaka, Feb. 11 -- Members of a joint security force have recovered six hand bombs abandoned in Bagerhat. Md Masum Khan, chief of Bagerhat Sadar Model Police Station, said the bombs were recovered in ... Read More