Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto In a first, starting this year, the National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) will award negative scores to higher educational institutions for papers that have been retracted from journals in the last three calendar years and their corresponding citations. “This year, we will award some … Read more
According to judge, Appala Raju killed six members of a family, including three women and two children, over a personal grudge on April 15, 2021. Representational image. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The Fourth Additional District and Sessions Court on Friday awarded the death penalty to a 50-year-old man, after convicting him of murdering six … Read more
Markets regulator Sebi on Monday imposed a penalty of Rs 3 lakh on Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd for violating stock brokers’ norms. The fine needs to be paid within 45 days, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) said in its order. The regulator conducted a thematic inspection of Motilal Oswal Financial Services … Read more
Taking to the streets: Protesters take out a rally demanding justice for the victim in the R.G. Kar rape-murder case in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: File Photo The Calcutta High Court on Friday rejected an appeal filed by the West Bengal government seeking the enhancement of the life sentence to death penalty for Sanjay Roy, … Read more
ITR filing: Taxpayers with foreign income or assets must disclose them by December 31, 2024, to avoid penalties under the Income Tax and Black Money Acts. The Income Tax Department has outlined the necessary steps for taxpayers to meet this obligation. Previously, the Income Tax Department underscored the significance of reporting assets held overseas or income … Read more
Market regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has imposed a penalty of Rs 11 lakh on IIFL Securities after finding the company in violation of stock brokers’ norms. Sebi conducted an inspection of IIFL Securities between August 18 and August 25, 2022 to look into various compliance requirements for the period beginning April … Read more
ITR filing 2024: The deadline set by the Income Tax department for filing income tax returns for FY 2023-24 was July 31, 2024. Contrary to the requests of many taxpayers, the department decided not to extend the deadline. If you are a salaried or business taxpayer and missed the initial deadline, you still have the … Read more
A stock market trader who was being investigated for insider trading, sent abusive responses to market regulator Sebi, following which he attracted a fine of Rs 20 lakh. Rajat Mishra, the notice in the matter, replied to Sebi in the offensive phrase — “Notice de rxxe ho ya bxxxk mxxxg rxxe ho.” In this regard, … Read more
A jury in Idaho unanimously agreed Saturday that convicted killer Chad Daybell deserves the death penalty for the gruesome murders of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children, ending a grim case that began in 2019 with a search for two missing children. The 55-year-old Daybell, wearing a dress shirt and tie, sat with … Read more
The Income Tax Department on Tuesday issued a fresh notification to taxpayers to link their Permanent Account Number (PAN) with Aadhaar by May 31, which is this Friday. Posting on X (formerly Twitter), the IT department said that meeting this deadline is important in order to avoid higher tax deductions at source (TDS). The Income … Read more