Budget has very little to offer for marginalised: Rights groups

Various rights groups on Thursday alleged that the Union Budget for the financial year 2023-24 has very little to offer for the marginalised -- the vulnerable children, the disabled and the......

The Smart Thing Vs The Right Thing

What should one choose to do, asks Ajit Balakrishnan. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The other day, as I got into the aircraft on a flight from Delhi to Mumbai, realising that I was in......

IAF will start Agnipath recruitment process on June 24

The selection process by the Indian Air Force for recruitment under the Agnipath scheme will start from June 24, chief of air staff Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari said on Friday. IMAGE: IAF chief......

Defence forces to begin initial recruitment under Agnipath by next week

As protests against the Agnipath military recruitment scheme intensified, the Army, Navy and the Air Force on Friday announced that they will start the enrolment process under the new model by next......

Numbers decline in highest tax bracket

For the first time in the last seven years, the number of people declaring yearly incomes of over Rs 10 lakh (Rs 1 million) has dipped. In 2002-03, 71,000 individuals and Hindu undivided families......

Companies with turnover up to Rs 400 cr now in 25% tax bracket

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said: "This will cover 99.3 per cent of the companies. Now only 0.7 per cent of companies will remain outside this rate." The Union Budget 2019-20 on Friday......

'Huge demand for life insurance products in India'

'As our per capita income increases and various demographic segments emerge, the need for various kinds of protection and risk covers will become even more explicit.' Photograph: Kind courtesy LIC......

Budget 2022: Phasing out of some tax exemptions likely

FinMin also exploring the option of rationalising capital gains tax rates. Arup Roychoudhury reports. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com The Centre is considering a gradual phasing out of......