NEW DELHI: Amid expectations of a relief in income tax in the Budget, govt is keen to keep the new tax regime free of concessions, while it looks at raising the threshold and offering concessions through a rejig of slabs.Income tax rates are usually among the last set of announcements to be finalised and typically…
NEW DELHI: Despite efforts by India Inc and regulations to address gender diversity, women still occupy just 19% of C-suite roles in India, far below the global average of 30%, highlighting the need for targeted talent search initiatives.A key barrier preventing women from accessing and excelling in these leadership positions is work-life integration, with around…
NEW DELHI: NDA will further improve its tally in the Upper House of Parliament as resignation of one more YSRCP Rajya Sabha member, V Vijayasai Reddy – the fourth since the party’s rout in 2024 assembly elections – would give the BJP-led alliance one additional seat in the imminent by-election. Reddy, leader of the party…
NEW DELHI: Amid tensions in South China Sea, PM Narendra Modi and visiting Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto reaffirmed the importance of maintaining and promoting peace, stability, maritime safety and security, freedom of navigation and overflight in the region, and other lawful uses of the seas, including unimpeded lawful maritime commerce.In a joint statement issued a…
ROORKEE/DEHRADUN: Making a mockery of the law, two senior politicians in Uttarakhand – Kunwar Pranav Singh Champion, former MLA from Khanpur and a BJP member, and the independent MLA from the same seat, Umesh Kumar – went at each other with loaded weapons, even as their supporters clashed, spreading fear and panic in the region…
LUCKNOW: UP STF arrested the mastermind of a ‘digital arrest’ cyber fraud syndicate from IGI Airport in New Delhi Sunday. STF identified the suspect as Suresh Kumar Sain, 43, a school dropout hailing from Rajasthan. He fled to Cambodia after a series of scams across India, including ‘digital arrest’ frauds. Vishal Vikram Singh, additional SP,…
DHAKA: Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma Sunday said both nations are important stakeholders in “peace and development” of Bay of Bengal, and collaboration between the two is vital to address shared challenges of environmental sustainability & climate change.India’s partnership with Bangladesh must benefit people on both sides, he said. “As a neighbour with…
Mallikarjun Kharge (File photo) Wishing the country on the 76th Republic Day, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said the Constitution is under a serious assault under BJP govt, with institutions being degraded, opposition netas being targeted, minorities being assaulted and “secular” politicians being tarnished by propaganda. He said citizens should be ready for sacrifice to save…
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma DIBRUGARH: Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced Sunday that the district headquarters town of Dibrugarh, located 478km east of Guwahati, will be developed into the state’s second capital within the next three years.The move is part of a larger plan to distribute administrative functions more evenly, enhance development in…
NEW DELHI: Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) on Sunday welcomed govt’s decision to confer Padma Bhushan on Sadhvi Ritambhara for her contributions to social work even as critics pointed to her controversial past and argued that this could not be overlooked.VHP spokesperson Vinod Bansal said, “Sadhvi ji dedicated her entire life to the upliftment of society…
