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New Income Tax Bill To Be Introduced In Lok Sabha This Week: FM
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that the new income tax bill will be introduced in Lok Sabha in the coming week, after getting cleared from the cabinet.
“Yesterday, Friday, the cabinet cleared the new income tax bill proposal. I hope to have it introduced in the Lok Sabha in the coming week. Post that, it...
New ISRO Study Estimates The Age of the Region Where Chandrayaan-3 Landed To Be 3.7 billion Years Old
A new study published by ISRO has estimated the age of the region where Chandrayaan-3 landed on the moon to be 3.7 billion years old. This goes back to the time when primitive microbial life forms first emerged on planet Earth.
A team of ISRO scientists at the Physical Research Laboratory in Ahmedabad performed morphological...
2017 Goa Rape and Murder Case Expected to Close This Week
Years after the rape and murder of an Irish backpacker Danielle McLaughlin on one of the beaches of Goa, the Indian court will have its biggest hearing on the case this week. After nearly 8 years of the sensational incident, the court in Goa is expected to deliver the final ruling in the coming...
Atishi retains Kalkaji seat for AAP amidst major losses in 2025 Delhi Assembly Elections
During the 2025 Delhi Assembly elections, Delhi CM Atishi succeeded in holding Kalkaji's seat for AAP by surpassing Ramesh Bidhuri of BJP by more than 3,500 votes. This victory stood as a rare highlight for AAP since the party endured widespread defeat throughout Delhi where prominent leaders Arvind Kejriwal as well as Manish Sisodia...
Water Supply Schemes Inaugurated Under Jal Jeevan Mission In Jammu & Kashmir’s Kathua
The central government on Saturday inaugurated seven water supply schemes under Jal Jeevan Mission in Jammu & Kashmir’s Kathua. The schemes were launched by Union Minister of State for Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions of India Dr Jitendra Singh in a village named Jasrota.
The schemes costing Rs 25.31 crore is expected to benefit 15,881...
Historic win for BJP in Delhi after 27 years, AAP faces major loss
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) under Arvind Kejriwal faces a big political loss in its 10-year Delhi reign while the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shows promising results in the upcoming 2025 Delhi Assembly voting. The Bharatiya Janata Party has made a historic comeback by securing 48 out of 70 assembly seats, ending a 27-year...
Union Budget 2025: Key Highlights
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman presented the Union Budget 2025 on Feb 1, 2025 for the 8th consecutive time. The budget included several major changes in the tax slabs. Let us look at the key highlights of Budget 2025-26.
Income Tax
A major highlight of the latest budget is the significant increase in the income tax exemption...
Union Budget 2025: What Leaders Expect
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is all set to present the Union Budget 2025-26 in Parliament on 1 February 2025. This would be her eighth consecutive budget presentation. As such, it is expected that the budget will be neutral and in continuity to the previous budget - focused on increased capital spending, employment generation, controlling...
LDF Led Kerala Government Participated in World Economic Forum Meet In Davos, Switzerland
The Kerala government participated in the World Economic Forum (WEF) held in Davos, Switzerland. The gathering, held between January 20 and January 24, saw participation from Kerala after 19 years. It was also the first time that a Left Democratic Front (LDF) government attended the event. Every year, global elites gather at the WEF...
RG Kar junior doctor rape-murder case: Sanjay Roy sentenced to life imprisonment
Sanjay Roy, the culprit in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital trainee doctor rape and murder case has been sentenced to life imprisonment till death by a Kolkata court on Monday. He has also been fined Rs 50,000 by the Sealdah Civil and Criminal Court.
Sanjay Roy was found guilty by the Sessions Court...
India Becomes Fourth Nation in World to Achieve Space Docking
On January 16, India becomes the fourth nation in the world to achieve space docking. This technological milestone is expected to expand avenues for the dollar 400 billion global space market.
The two satellites launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation, ISRO, are Target and Chaser. The two satellites successfully lodged onto each other in...
National Startup Day: Indian Startup IPOs in 2024
January 16th is observed as National Startup Day in India every year. The day was announced by Prime Minister Narendra Modi under ‘Startup India’, a flagship project of the government of India. The day is aimed at encouraging the spirit of entrepreneurship to boost economic growth, innovation and job creation.
India’s startup ecosystem has expanded...