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Income Tax Act 2025: Old refund claims and pending assessments won't end with the new law - what changed from April 2026

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The Income Tax Act, 2025, came into effect on April 1, 2026, repealing the Income-tax Act, 1961. However, several provisions of the old law continue to apply to earlier tax years... Read More


Reps summon MTN, Airtel, Glo CEOs over poor network quality

Nigeria, Oct. 22 -- The House of Representatives has given the chief executive officers of major telecommunications companies seven days to appear before it and explain the persistent deterioration in... Read More


eMudhra incident troubling, government must take action: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- BJP Keralam State President Rajeev Chandrasekhar on Thursday termed the eMudhra digital certificate security incident troubling, stressing the need to strengthen safety and trust... Read More


Tiger Shroff firing suspect left Bihar two years ago, worked as a cook, bike-taxi driver: Police

India, Oct. 22 -- One of the three suspects arrested for firing at Bollywood actor Tiger Shroff once worked with a catering agency in Delhi, then as a cook in Mumbai, before becoming a driver with an ... Read More


PM Modi, Polish counterpart Tusk condemn terrorism and violent extremism

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Polish counterpart Donald Tusk on Thursday condemned terrorism and violent extremism, pressing the global community to persist in eradicating... Read More


Fire breaks out at jewellery shop in Mumbai's Bhuleshwar market

Mumbai, Oct. 22 -- A fire erupted at an imitation jewellery shop in the busy Bhuleshwar Market in south Mumbai on Thursday, prompting the evacuation of the building as a precautionary measure, officia... Read More


IMF projects 1.3 percent economic contraction across Middle East, North Africa, and PakistanPublished on: October 22, 2026 12:49 PM

Pakistan, Oct. 22 -- The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected a sharp 1.3 percent contraction in economic output across the Middle East, North Africa, and Pakistan in 2026. Financial experts at... Read More


PVR Inox shares at 52-week high, already up 45% in 6 months - Is there more steam left in cinema stock? Experts say this

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- PVR Inox share price climbed nearly 3% intraday to hit a 52-week high on the BSE on Thursday, 22 October. Defying weak stock market sentiment and looking set to extend its gains ... Read More


De-notification of MSMER-2023 doesn't dilute regulatory oversight, Medical Education Standards: NMC

New Delhi, Oct. 22 -- The National Medical Commission on Thursday clarified that the de-notification of the Maintenance of Standards of Medical Education Regulations, 2023 (MSMER-2023), is a measure o... Read More


Anurag Thakur attacks Congress over SIR, EVMs; alleges foreign influence in Opposition politics

Shimla, Oct. 22 -- Former Union Minister and BJP MP Anurag Thakur on Thursday criticised the Congress and other opposition parties over their objections to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of elec... Read More