Tirupati temple board removes 18 non-Hindu employees

The Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD), the official custodian of Lord Venkateswara Swamy temple in Tirupati, has barred 18 employees from participating in all religious and spiritual activities......

US SC upholds law banning TikTok, app to be removed from stores

The US Supreme Court on Friday upheld a law that requires TikTok’s China-based parent company to divest from it, thus paving the way for the popular app to be banned from the US beginning......

Dense fog engulfs Delhi, over 100 flights delayed

More than 100 flights were delayed at the Delhi airport on Friday morning as low visibility conditions due to dense fog impacted operations. IMAGE: man crosses a road amid low visibility due to......

Life jackets made mandatory after Mumbai ferry mishap

Authorities have made life jackets mandatory for all people taking boat rides from the Gateway of India, a day after a ferry-Navy craft collision claimed 14 lives off the Mumbai coast. IMAGE: The......

For a slightly higher government capex outlay

While the capital spending is being maintained at 3.1 per cent of the GDP, a little more would have boosted economic growth even further, suggests Rajiv Memani. IMAGE: Union Finance Minister......

GST mop-up rises 12% to Rs 1.96 lakh cr in January

Gross GST revenue rose 12.3 per cent to Rs 1.96 lakh crore in January on higher domestic economic activity, government data showed on Saturday. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com This......

What Indian taxpayers want from CBDT

An Income-Tax Department internal committee reviewing the old direct tax law to pave the way for a new one has "largely" received suggestions for "simplifying" the language, better "structuring"......

More than 90% taxpayers may switch to new regime: CBDT chief

The Budget announcement of zero tax for earnings upto Rs 12 lakh per annum and the rejig of tax slabs across the board should prompt more than 90 percent of individual taxpayers to embrace the new......

'Blade Runner' Pistorius gets parole a decade after killing girlfriend

IMAGE: South African Paralympic gold medallist Oscar Pistorius was sent to prison for the 2013 murder of his girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, on Valentine's Day in 2013. Photograph: Reuters Jailed......