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BJP-led NDA releases manifesto for Kerala polls

India, April 1 -- The BJP-led NDA on Tuesday released its manifesto for the April 9 Kerala Assembly polls, promising monetary benefits for needy women and citizens over 70, two free LPG cylinders per ... Read More


Congress has brute majority: Yediyurappa

India, April 1 -- Veteran BJP leader BS Yediyurappa on Tuesday appealed to the voters of two Assembly seats going to bypolls, to defeat the Congress, claiming that the ruling party has a "brute majori... Read More


Voter list controversy in Bengal: Mamata Banerjee writes to CEC over suspicious Form 6 entries

India, April 1 -- West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee wrote to the Election Commission on Tuesday, accusing the BJP of attempting to illegally include voters from outside the State in bulk by m... Read More


PM, Shah visit TN frequently, not giving funds we ask: CM

India, April 1 -- Tamil Nadu Deputy Chief Minister Udhayanidhi Stalin on Tuesday took a dig at the "frequent" visits of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah to the State and ... Read More


Government notifies Finance Act 2026, changes in tax provisions

India, April 1 -- The Government has notified the Finance Act 2026, paving way for effecting changes in tax provisions. This Act gives effect to financial proposals of the central government for 2026... Read More


New I-T law, higher STT on F&O trade to kick in from today

India, April 1 -- The new income tax law and other budgetary provisions, including higher Securities Transaction Tax (STT) on F&O trade and lower TCS on overseas tour packages and LRS remittances for ... Read More


Animal spirits hound the rupee

India, April 1 -- One is not sure which animals are involved. They can be pure-bred bulls, standing bears, sheep in the clothing of the two, half-bull-half-bears, half-bear-half-bulls, wolves, foxes, ... Read More


'Lotto' to play for in the jackpot

India, April 1 -- A recent news item, like so many in the past, shocked readers as a 69-year-old woman from Michigan (the US) won more than a million dollars' Lotto 47 jackpot. The overjoyed winner im... Read More


Blase Capital black in RED SEA

India, April 1 -- The Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East remains as twisted as ever. The US President Donald Trump told his advisors that he was open to ending the Iran war, even if there was no agre... Read More


Supertech case: Regulator IBBI suspends insolvency professional's registration for 2 years

India, April 1 -- The Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) has suspended the registration of an insolvency professional for two years for multiple lapses in handling proceedings of Supertec... Read More