Kalaignar TV office. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The 18-year-old alleged 2G spectrum scam has come back to haunt Kalaignar TV Private Limited, with the Income Tax (I-T) department reviving its inquiry into the receipt of ₹200 crore by the television channel during the assessment years 2009-10 and 2010-11. The Madras High Court has, … Read more
Jananayak Janata Party (JJP) leader Digvijay Chautala. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Jannayak Janta Party (JJP) has questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s Deen Dayal Lado Lakshmi Yojana, calling it a “breach of promise” as the latter had promised during the election to provide the ₹2,100 monthly financial assistance to all women. As per the notification for the scheme, women above 23 years of … Read more
The Parliamentary Select Committee appointed to review the new Income Tax Bill 2025 proposed by the government has retained the provisions in the new Bill empowering tax officials to access, forcibly if necessary, the social media and private emails of people they are conducting search and seizure operations on. The Income Tax Bill 2025 was … Read more
The female calves produced by using the sex-sorted semen technology under the Accelerated Breed Improvement Programme in Andhra Pradesh. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The Andhra Pradesh Livestock Development Agency (APLDA) has planned to promote artificial insemination of cattle using sex-sorted semen technology extensively to ensure more female calves, thereby increasing milk production and income … Read more
On February 1, 2025, in her 74-minute Union Budget speech, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said there will be no tax on income up to ₹12,00,000 per annum, under the New Tax Regime (NTR). Factoring in Standard Deduction of ₹75,000, this limit would be extended to ₹12,75,000 per annum for salaried taxpayers. On top of it, … Read more
A view of the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: Shiv Kumar Pushpakar The Supreme Court on Wednesday (March 19, 2025) questioned the claims of high development rate and per capita income when certain States have about 70% of their population living below poverty line, and wondered whether distribution schemes of … Read more
New Delhi, Feb 11 (ANI): Proceedings of the Lok Sabha underway during the Budget Session of Parliament, in New Delhi on Tuesday. (ANI Photo/Sansad TV) | Photo Credit: ANI The government is all set to introduce a new Bill to reform the income tax laws on Thursday (February 13, 2025), the last day of the … Read more
Stating that the existing order book for both rail and defence remains strong, Deepak Ramaraju, Senior Fund Manager, Shriram AMC, says given the recent corrections in capex stocks, valuations seem comfortable, which may offer selective investment opportunities in these sectors. “While the budgeted allocations appear subdued in terms of incremental growth, the existing order book … Read more
The PAN 2.0 Project, initiated by the Income Tax Department, has been approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA). This ambitious project aims to digitise and upgrade the management systems for PAN and TAN, making them more accessible and efficient for users. The revamped system is designed to offer enhanced service efficiency, stronger … Read more
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