The Modi government’s Union Budget 2024 proposed reducing the LTCG tax on property to 12.5% and eliminating indexation for post-April 2001 purchases. Industry groups are suggesting a gradual shift and options for higher tax rates with indexation. The finance ministry is reviewing these proposals.
Read MoreSawan Shivratri, celebrated in the month of Sawan, honored Lord Shiva with rituals and prayers. Devotees fasted and visited Shiva temples, offering water, milk, and bael leaves to the Shiva Lingam. The night was filled with prayers and chants, fostering spiritual unity. Wishes and messages were shared to honor the occasion.
Read MoreWhat may seem like a dull detail is in fact a sign of Madiga’s commitment to his cause. He has decided that he will keep wearing black as a mark of protest until discrimination against Dalits ends. Any picture from the past 30 years — there are many of him protesting — shows him...
Read MoreThe explosion shook the building, shattered some windows and caused the partial collapse of an exterior wall, according to the two Iranian officials, members of the Revolutionary Guard briefed on the incident.
Read MoreTOI has learnt that the projects include 68-km Ayodhya Bypass, 121-km Guwahati Ring Road, 516-km Kharagpur-Siliguri expressway, 6-lane Agra Gwalior greenfield highway (88 km) and an 30-km long elevated highway having eight lanes between Nasik and Khed (Pune). All the projects will be built on public private partnership (PPP) mode, sources said. NHAI has...
Read MoreLa Nina is a periodic cooling of ocean surface temperatures in the central and east-central equatorial Pacific. Such climatic conditions are generally associated with good monsoon rainfall in India. Nevertheless, certain parts of the country may still face ‘below normal’ rainfall like what eight states experienced in July.
Read MoreAs per health ministry, India has reported 148 AES cases from early June onwards, 140 cases from 24 districts of Gujarat, four from MP, three from Rajasthan and one from Maharashtra. Of total cases reported, 59 have died, the ministry said on Thursday. It added: “Chandipura virus (CHPV) is confirmed in 51 cases.”
Read MoreSurya was appointed India’s full-time T20I skipper ahead of allrounder Hardik Pandya, a topic that became a hot debate in India before BCCI announced the white-ball squads for the Sri Lanka tour. India whitewashed Sri Lanka 3-0 in the T20I leg of the tour. Rohit Sharma will lead India in the three-match ODI series...
Read MoreIndia captain Rohit Sharma was in full flow with the bat during the practice sessions in Sri Lanka after joining the ODI squad for the three-match series beginning on Friday, and one of his big hits in the nets got even head coach Gautam Gambhir looking skywards to see where the ball was headed.
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