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Monthly Archives: February 2023

No tax on income up to Rs 7 lakh, standard deduction allowed under new...

NEW DELHI: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Wednesday tweaked the slabs to provide some relief to the middle class by announcing...

Intel slashes employee, executive pay amid PC market downturn

CALIFORNIA: Intel Corp said on Tuesday that it had made broad cuts to employee and executive pay, a week after the company...

Highest-ever capital outlay of Rs 2.40 lakh-crore for Railways in Budget

NEW DELHI: The capital outlay for the Railways has been increased to the highest-ever Rs 2.40 lakh-crore in the Union Budget for...

Armed forces can act against officers for adultery, says Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: The armed forces can take disciplinary action against its officers for adulterous conduct as the Supreme Court on Tuesday clarified...

Indira, Rajiv assassinations not martyrdom but ‘accidents’: Uttarakhand minister

DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand minister Ganesh Joshi on Tuesday said martyrdom is not the monopoly of the Gandhi family and the assassinations of Indira...

Collegium sends 2 more names for elevation to Supreme Court

NEW DELHI: Amid the ongoing standoff with the government over judicial appointments, the Supreme Court Collegium on Tuesday recommended elevation of Allahabad...

India, US to elevate ties with several initiatives in critical, emerging technologies

NEW DELHI: India and the US have agreed to foster greater cooperation in critical and emerging technologies from space to semiconductors besides...

President Lula to visit Biden on Feb 10

WASHINGTON: The US President Joe Biden will receive his Brazilian counterpart Luiz InĂ¡cio Lula da Silva in Washington on Feb 10, the...

Auckland hit by more rain as roads and homes flooded

WELLINGTON: Rain continued to lash flood-ravaged Auckland on Wednesday, with roads and rail lines shut, houses flooded again and trees blown over...

UK set for biggest strike action for years as teachers, civil servants walk out

LONDON: Up to half a million British teachers, civil servants, train drivers and university lecturers will strike on Wednesday in the largest...