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The head of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) and French President Emmanuel Macron rejected Tuesday a Palestinian demand that Israel be barred from the Paris Games over the war in Gaza. As the Israeli team settled into the Athletes’ Village, the IOC studied a letter from the Palestine Olympic Committee asking for a…
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File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee was trading in a narrow range and fell 1 paisa to 83.70 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on July 24, weighed down by a weak risk appetite and dollar demand from importers. Forex traders said the increase in capital gains tax and removal of indexation benefits…
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HCLTech CEO C Vijayakumar’s base salary surpassed counterparts at Infosys, Wipro and TCS. HCLTechnologies CEO C Vijayakumar’s total salary for FY 2023-24 was approximately $10.06 million (around Rs 84.16 crore), a company report has revealed. This makes him the highest-paid among Indian IT services companies’ CEOs for the year. According to the HCLTech annual report…
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“Our Free Trade Agreement negotiations is the floor not the ceiling of our ambitions.” New Delhi: British Foreign Secretary David Lammy on Wednesday began a two-day visit to India to galvanise negotiations for an ambitious Free Trade Agreement and reset the overall bilateral partnership in crucial areas such as clean energy, new technologies and security….
Bhopal Gas Tragedy’s toxic aftereffects have impacted generations Bhopal: Nearly 40 years after the gas leak at Bhopal’s Union Carbide factory left over 5,000 people dead and severely affected thousands more, the Madhya Pradesh government is set to begin incinerating 345 metric tonnes of the toxic waste from the ruins of the factory. The department…
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Mumbai: Trainee IAS officer Puja Khedkar, who has come under the scanner for alleged irregularities in her selection for civil service, was to report at Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie yesterday, but she did not show up. Ms Khedkar faces a criminal case against her “misrepresenting and falsifying facts” in her…
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People walk past a display screen telecasting the Union Budget 2024-25 presentation by Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman at the Parliament House, outside the BSE in Mumbai on July 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI Indian benchmarks were little changed on July 24, with sentiment still sour a day after the government raised the tax…
Prince Harry will turn 40 on September 15. Prince Harry is set to receive a huge payout on his 40th birthday later this year, according to a report. The Duke of Sussex will turn 40 on September 15. In striking contrast to his elder brother Prince William, who received a ceremonial bell concert at Westminster…
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Income Tax Day, observed on July 24, commemorates the introduction of income tax in India. Income Tax Day, observed on July 24, honours the establishment of income tax by Sir James Wilson in 1860, a significant turning point in India’s fiscal history. This first tax was intended to tax income from different sources, as stated…
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Mumbai: Stock market benchmarks indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade on Wednesday, extending their Budget day fall, after the government proposed to hike securities transaction tax on futures & options. Foreign fund outflows and a weak trend in global markets also played spoilsport for the domestic markets. After a weak beginning, the 30-share…
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