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Budget proposes 15.5% minimum profit for taxing foreign tech units

BENGALURU, Feb. 1 -- The Centre has proposed ending a long-standing tax uncertainty for Indian units of overseas tech services firms and global capability centres (GCCs) by setting a uniform profit ma... Read More


Budget 2026: TCS slashed to 2%; how will it impact taxpayers? Explained

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- While presenting the Union Budget 2026, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a reduction in the rate of tax collected at source (TCS) from 5% (or 20% ) to 2% fo... Read More


Budget 2026 announces tax relief for accident victims, cuts TCS on foreign travel, education

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Sunday announced a series of tax-related proposals in the Union Budget 2026 aimed at improving ease of living, simplifying compliance,... Read More


Darren Aronofsky's AI series On This Day 1776 draws backlash; internet calls it 'embarrassing, most evil thing'

India, Feb. 1 -- Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky's AI studio, Primordial Soup, unveiled an animated AI short-form series about the American Revolution titled On This Day 1776 on January 29. As soon as the ... Read More


Bukit Jalil's Et Cetera is reborn as The Chinois, bringing French-Chinese fusion to Sunway Damansara, PJ

PETALING JAYA, Feb. 1 -- I'm standing in front of a newly painted - though otherwise bare-faced - industrial building in Sunway Damansara. The facade and outdoor area show clear signs of ongoing work... Read More


Anuga FoodTec India - 29 Sep to 1 Oct 2026 at Bombay Exhibition Center, Mumbai

India, Feb. 1 -- Designed for professionals focused on food processing, automation, food safety, packaging, cold chain logistics, digitalisation, and intralogistics, Anuga FoodTec India presents a cur... Read More


Budget 2026 Lays Out Three-Kartavya Framework for Growth

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- In an election-season global economy marked by trade frictions and capital volatility, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman used the Union Budget 2026 to signal continuity in refor... Read More


Union Budget 2026: Mountain trails, heritage sites get tourism push

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Centre proposed several measures in the Union Budget 2026 for the tourism sector, with Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman highlighting its importance in generating employment... Read More


HC advocate beaten with sticks after road rage altercation involving Thar in Mukherjee Nagar

New delhi, Feb. 1 -- An advocate practising in the Delhi High Court was allegedly assaulted and beaten with sticks by five to six men in an apparent road rage incident involving a black Thar and an SU... Read More


NRMU appoints convenor and co-convenors for media coordination

New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Northern Railway Men's Union (NRMU), Delhi Division, has nominated three office bearers to manage and coordinate its social media, electronic media, print media and other medi... Read More