Relief for house owners, can claim zero tax on 2 self-occupied properties

The government on Saturday announced that taxpayers can claim annual value of two self-occupied properties as "nil" without any condition. Photograph: Reuters In her Budget speech, Finance......

Ooty in South shivers at 0 degrees Celsius

Normal life was affected in this hill town on Friday with mercury dipping to zero degree Celsius, for the second time in a month.   Officials, citing latest weather data, said Udhagamandalam,......

Memes mock Kejriwal's 'another birth to win Delhi' claim as BJP beats AAP

The tables have turned, and so have the memes. With the Bharatiya Janata Party set to sweep the Aam Aadmi Party out of power in Delhi polls, social media on Saturday exploded with hilarious posts......

Exit polls get BJP's 'capital gains' right

Most exit polls on the Delhi assembly elections hit close to home as the Bharatiya Janata Party marched ahead with an insuperable lead over the ruling Aam Aadmi Party in the national capital.......

New I-T bill may be introduced in LS next week: Sitharaman

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said she is likely to introduce the new income tax bill, which will replace the six-decade-old I-T Act, in the Lok Sabha in the coming week.......

Will Indian exporters gain from US-China trade war?

The trade war between the US and China is expected to benefit Indian exporters in increasing their shipments to the American market, sources said. Photograph: Jason Lee/Reuters They said the......

More the merrier? A tale of multiple self-regulatory organisations

Mint Road, on December 21, 2023, flagged the role of self-regulatory organisations (SROs) in strengthening the compliance culture in regulated entities (REs) and providing a consultative platform......

Sitharaman on the reforms that Budget will initiate

The government aims to initiate "transformative reforms" across six domains, including taxation and financial sector, in Union Budget 2025-26, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Saturday.......

Hathiram Chaudhary: A Hero For Our Times

We do not whistle for Hathiram Chaudhary. And yet the bond we feel towards him is spontaneous, almost effortless. This is because he shares something of our too-ideal dreams, our wry acceptance of......

Azaad Review: The Horse Is The Star

When Ajay Devgn and the horse are off the screen, Azaad loses the little spark it has, observes Deepa Gahlot. The problem with making a film to launch industry kids is that more often than not,......

'Everything Cannot Just Be Box Office'

'Failure teaches you far more than your successes do you.''Like they say, success has many fathers and failure is a bastard.' IMAGE: Aaman Devgn, Rasha Thadani and Abhishek Kapoor. Photograph:......

Zero Se Restart Review: Riveting

Zero Se Restart is a must watch for cinema students, and also, perhaps for the layperson who has never been on a film set, and is curious about what goes into the making of a movie, recommends......

Hero or Zero? Pakistan races against time for Champions Trophy venues

IMAGE: The Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore is undergoing renovation ahead of the Champions Trophy next month. Photograph: Kind Courtesy Screengrab via Pakistan Cricket Board/X The Pakistan Cricket Board......

'Rohit Plays With Zero Conviction'

IMAGE: In his last 16 innings across all three formats, Rohit has scored 166 runs at an average of 10.37. Photograph: BCCI   Rohit Sharma's form or lack thereof is for all to see. And his......

Pant or Rahul? Who will be India's first-choice WK?

IMAGE: If India opt to field KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant in the Playing XI, Shreyas Iyer will likely have to sit out. Photograph: BCCI Rishabh Pant's game-changing audacity or KL Rahul's quiet......

Henman reveals Why Wimbledon won't go beyond 14 days

IMAGE: Tim Henman, who is a member of the All England Tennis Club board, said the decision to move to 14 days by removing the middle Sunday rest day from 2022 had been a big decision. Photograph:......

How team bonding fuelled India's Davis Cup success

IMAGE: The Indian team celebrate after winning their Davis Cup play-off tie against Togo in Delhi on Sunday. Photograph: Delhi Lawn Tennis Association Official/X Often, it's the little things that......