The FM said the charge will apply to merchants and not to users and will help banks and fintech invest in infrastructure and innovation NEW DELHI: The Lok Sabha on Thursday passed a bill that seeks to ease tax rules to attract investments and remove the existing legal provision that prevents banks and payment service…
Following shipping minister’s directions, DGMA has put in place a mechanism to track every Indian seafarer operating in high-risk water NEW DELHI: Conflicts in West Asia and the Black Sea have claimed the lives of 15 Indian seafarers, while two remain missing in 57 separate incidents over the past three months, India’s maritime regulator, the…
Priyanka Chopra, may have not yet wrapped up work on director SS Rajamouli’s ‘Varanasi’, but she has already scheduled her next!The actress, on Thursday, announced her next big venture, a sci-fi action thriller ‘Bluefly’, that will see her play a leading role opposite Russell Crowe. Sharing the update with her fans, she wrote, “Onto the…
Three minority breakaway Trinamool Congress MPs will meet PM Modi over breakfast on Friday KOLKATA/NEW DELHI: Three minority breakaway Trinamool Congress MPs, who are now with the Nationalist Citizens Party of India (NCPI) and have so far refused to be a part of the BJP-led NDA, will meet PM Narendra Modi over breakfast on Friday.Murshidabad…
Karnataka recorded highest number of challans followed by Rajasthan, Andhra, Tamil Nadu and Uttarakhand NEW DELHI: More than 5.7 lakh people were fined for smoking in public across India in 2025-26, with authorities collecting over Rs 5.1 crore in penalties under the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA), according to data tabled in the…
The SC said that compulsory retirement is open to judicial scrutiny if the order is mala fide, arbitrary or perverse NEW DELHI: It is not punitive to hand out compulsory retirement to someone, particularly in the armed forces, whose performance is slackening over the years, the Supreme Court said Thursday while rejecting the plea of…
Gupta and his brothers are accused of political corruption and Zuma faced allegations of extending undue favour to them NEW DELHI: The South African high commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal, is understood to have been recalled for attending a meeting between former president Jacob Zuma and an Indian-origin businessman facing charges of corruption in that…
After Jean Grey and Emma Frost, it seems that Marvel Studios may have found its next Scott Summers.Kit Connor, best known for his breakout role in Netflix’s ‘Heartstopper’, is reportedly in talks to play Cyclops in Marvel Studios’ upcoming X-Men reboot. Kit Connor in talks to join ‘X-Men’ If finalised, it would land the star…
A few allies argued that opposition should join the discussion if govt puts FCRA bill on agenda NEW DELHI: Briefing the opposition parties about his discussion with parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on the delimitation bill a day earlier, LoP Rahul Gandhi Thursday said he told govt that the opposition stand remains the same, and…
Inside Beaverbrook Hotel, where Tom Holland and Zendaya celebrated their intimate marriage party; luxury suites cost over $2,300 a night Hollywood couple Tom Holland and Zendaya have reportedly celebrated their marriage with an intimate wedding party in England, months after quietly tying the knot.According to DeuxMoi and People, the Spider-Man co-stars hosted a private celebration…