TDS limit raised for seniors, rents and remittances

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday proposed to double the limit for Tax Deduction at Source (TDS) on interest income for senior citizens to Rs 1 lakh, and also increase the threshold to......

Budget Prepares For Rise In Cancer Cases

Do we have enough trained oncologists and medical professionals in India to man these over 4,500 beds in the public sector? IMAGE: Union Home Minister Amit A Shah at the Shri Mahavir Health and......

V Narayanan takes charge as ISRO chairman

V Narayanan has assumed charge as the chairman of ISRO, replacing S Somanath, the space agency said. Photograph: V Narayanan (left) succeeds S Somanath as ISRO chairman. Photograph: Courtesy,......

Kota coaching hub sees 50% drop in student suicides in 2024

The Kota district administration has claimed that there has been a 50 percent decline in the number of suicides by students this year as compared to 2023 in this coaching hub of Rajasthan known for......

India's services sector grows at slowest pace in over 2 years in Jan

India's services sector activity expanded at the slowest pace in over two years in January amid softer increases in sales and output, a monthly survey said on Wednesday. Illustration: Dominic......

Sensex drops 313 points ahead of RBI's rate decision

Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended lower in a volatile session on Wednesday as investors turned cautious ahead of the RBI's monetary policy decision later this week and trade war concerns.......

FPIs' incessant selling continues; withdraw Rs 7,300 cr

The exodus of FPIs from the Indian equity markets continued unabated, as they withdrew over Rs 7,300 crore (about $840 million) in the first week of this month due to global trade tensions, with......

How the markets will fare this week

Investors would track a host of macroeconomic data announcements scheduled this week, including inflation numbers, and also monitor global market trends, and trading activity of foreign......

Ranji Trophy: Service complete record chase; J&K in quarters

IMAGE: Services duo of Shubham Rohilla and Suraj Vashisht's unbroken 376-run partnership is the second highest stand in a successful fourth-innings run-chase in the history of first class cricket.......

Deepti Sharma replaces Healy as UP Warriorz captain

IMAGE: Deepti Sharma scored 295 runs in eight innings and took 10 wickets in WPL 2024. Photograph: BCCI UP Warriorz have named seasoned all-rounder Deepti Sharma as their captain for WPL 2025......

Ranji: Thakur, Kotian shine as Mumbai crush Meghalaya

IMAGE: Shardul Thakur took four wickets for 48 runs in Meghalaya’s second innings as defending champions Mumbai won the Ranji Trophy Elite Group A match by an innings and 456 runs.......

Ranji Trophy: Lord Shardul's century rescues Mumbai on Day 2

IMAGE: Shardul Thakur celebrates his century on Day 2 of the Ranji Trophy match against Jammu and Kashmir in Mumbai on Friday. Photograph: BCCI Domestic/X A resolute Shardul Thakur played the......

Ranji: Maharashtra crush Baroda; Vidarbha thrash Rajasthan

Seamers Mukesh Choudhary and Rajneesh Gurbani struck lethal blows as Maharashtra thumped Baroda by a whopping 439-run margin in a Group A league match, a result that kept defending champions Mumbai......